FC Groningen 2-3 Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie
FC Groningen lost to Fortuna Sittard 2-3 in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
FC Groningen and Fortuna Sittard met in the Eredivisie at Euroborg Stadium in Groningen on Friday, 28 August 2026.
Goalscorers
FC Groningen: D. v. d. Werff 19'; J. Hubner 87'. Fortuna Sittard: M. Ihattaren 12'; L. Zeefuik 28'; A. Descotte 72'.
How the match went
FC Groningen saw more of the ball, 68% of it. FC Groningen had 22 shots with 2 on target, Fortuna Sittard 9 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 7 to FC Groningen and 2 to Fortuna Sittard. FC Groningen conceded 8 fouls, Fortuna Sittard 8. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for FC Groningen, 4 for Fortuna Sittard).
Line-ups
FC Groningen started in a 4-2-3-1: Etienne Vaessen, Jorg Schreuders, Thijmen Blokzijl, Márk Csinger, Wouter Prins, Tygo Land, Tika de Jonge, David van der Werff, Thom van Bergen, Pelle Clement, Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson.
Fortuna Sittard started in a 5-3-2: Mattijs Branderhorst, Ivo Pinto, Philip Brittijn, Rodrigo Guth, Justin Hubner, Jasper Dahlhaus, Mohamed Ihattaren, Édouard Michut, Shiloh 't Zand, Anthony Descotte, Lequincio Zeefuik.
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