Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 31

Regular Season Table

Heerenveen 8 · Fortuna Sittard 11

Referee Stats

Edwin Van de Graaf

3 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.33
Reds avg	0.33
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	67%
Draws	33%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (15-16).
Heerenveen controlled possession (59%).
Fortuna Sittard had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 1.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fortuna Sittard (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 34

Avg: 1.24 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76

PPG

0.82

1.94

1.24

1.41

2.00

71%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

71%

41%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th

Fortuna Sittard rank11th

Heerenveen points51

Fortuna Sittard points39

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Fortuna Sittard: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14

26 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-3

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Fortuna Sittard last 5 away

L L L W W

Points6/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Fortuna Sittard trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home82%

Heerenveen clean sheet at home12%

Fortuna Sittard score away71%

Fortuna Sittard clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first57%

Fortuna Sittard score first18%

Fortuna Sittard win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 71% · Fortuna Sittard 17%

Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 28.7' · Fortuna Sittard 11.0'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.94 vs 1.80

Heerenveen concede at home1.41 vs 1.38

Fortuna Sittard score away1.24 vs 1.38

Fortuna Sittard concede away2.00 vs 1.80

Heerenveen score 8% above league average, while Fortuna Sittard score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: Heerenveen are 3% above league average at home, and Fortuna Sittard are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Heerenveen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Fortuna Sittard goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

0-15 7

16-30 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

551

387

Passes Accurate

451

298

Passes %

82%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

P. Brittijn

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Limnios

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Meerveld

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Trenskow

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ M. Rivera

1st substitution · For: L. Oyen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ L. Nordås

2nd substitution · For: D. Vente

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ P. Brittijn

1st substitution · For: Y. Oukili

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Sierhuis

2nd substitution · For: P. Gladon

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ M. Ihattaren

3rd substitution · For: Ivo Pinto

74' ⚽

⚽

74' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Linday

Normal Goal · Assist: J. van Overeem

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ J. Dahlhaus

4th substitution · For: K. Peterson

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ R. Meerveld

3rd substitution · For: L. Brouwers

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Iván Márquez

5th substitution · For: O. Johnson

88'

88' O. Braude

90'

90' Ivo Pinto

90+5'

90+5' B. Klaverboer

Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heerenveen beat Fortuna Sittard 2-1 on Saturday, 25 April 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Edwin Van de Graaf. It was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

First half: Fortuna Sittard took the lead at 12' when P. Brittijn scored, with the assist credited to D. Limnios, making the score 0-1. Heerenveen leveled the score at 16' when R. Meerveld scored, with the assist credited to J. Trenskow, making the score 1-1. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 43', with M. Rivera replacing L. Oyen.

Second half: Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 69', with L. Nordås replacing D. Vente. Fortuna Sittard made their 1st substitution at 70', with P. Brittijn replacing Y. Oukili. Fortuna Sittard made their 2nd substitution at 70', with K. Sierhuis replacing P. Gladon. Fortuna Sittard made their 3rd substitution at 70', with M. Ihattaren replacing Ivo Pinto. Heerenveen took the lead at 74' when M. Linday scored, with the assist credited to J. van Overeem, making the score 2-1. Fortuna Sittard made their 4th substitution at 79', with J. Dahlhaus replacing K. Peterson. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 84', with R. Meerveld replacing L. Brouwers. Fortuna Sittard made their 5th substitution at 87', with Iván Márquez replacing O. Johnson. O. Braude received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 88'. Ivo Pinto received a red card for Fortuna Sittard at 90'. B. Klaverboer received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 90+5'.

Heerenveen used 3 substitutions while Fortuna Sittard used 5 substitutions. Heerenveen got 2 yellow cards, while Fortuna Sittard got 1 red card.