Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of 23 July 2026

Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard: match statistics

Groningen crest
Groningen
1 : 2half-time 1:2
Fortuna Sittard crest
Fortuna Sittard
165%(1.60)
X22%(4.05)
213%(5.00)

Groningen presents a clear advantage in this clash, especially considering their excellent home form and recent results. The hosts are unbeaten in their last five matches (3 wins, 2 draws) and have conceded just one goal in this period, evidencing a solid defense. At their own stadium, Groningen wins 44% of matches with only 22% losses, averaging 1.56 goals scored and conceding only 0.78 goals per game. Fortuna Sittard, on the other hand, has a dismal away record—winning only 11% of matches on the road and losing as many as 67%, without recording a single clean sheet. The visitors concede an average of 2 goals per away match, and their current form (only 1 victory in the last 5 games) plus a negative goal difference (-7) in away matches further weaken their chances. Groningen's advantage in possession (57% vs 47%), higher xG effectiveness (1.94 vs 1.2), and decidedly better form make the hosts the clear favorite for this meeting.

Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Groningen play Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 25 January 2026 at 14:30. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Groningen: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Fortuna Sittard: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Groningen scores 1.40 and concedes 1.34 goals per match. Fortuna Sittard scores 1.44 and concedes 1.85. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Groningen 54%, Fortuna Sittard 76%. Over 2.5: Groningen 54%, Fortuna Sittard 68%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Groningen has higher xG: 1.71 vs 1.38. Groningen: 15.6 shots per match, Fortuna Sittard: 12.7.

Match halves

Groningen: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.80. Fortuna Sittard: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

Groningen: 76-90+ (13 goals). Fortuna Sittard: 0-15 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.17 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Groningen presents a clear advantage in this clash, especially considering their excellent home form and recent results. The hosts are unbeaten in their last five matches (3 wins, 2 draws) and have conceded just one goal in this period, evidencing a solid defense. At their own stadium, Groningen wins 44% of matches with only 22% losses, averaging 1.56 goals scored and conceding only 0.78 goals per game. Fortuna Sittard, on the other hand, has a dismal away record—winning only 11% of matches on the road and losing as many as 67%, without recording a single clean sheet. The visitors concede an average of 2 goals per away match, and their current form (only 1 victory in the last 5 games) plus a negative goal difference (-7) in away matches further weaken their chances. Groningen's advantage in possession (57% vs 47%), higher xG effectiveness (1.94 vs 1.2), and decidedly better form make the hosts the clear favorite for this meeting.

Half-by-half

1 : 2
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

60Possession (%)40
GroningenFortuna Sittard
25Shots10
GroningenFortuna Sittard
5Shots on target6
GroningenFortuna Sittard
2.44xG1.23
GroningenFortuna Sittard
16Corners3
GroningenFortuna Sittard
72Dangerous attacks24
GroningenFortuna Sittard
12Fouls15
GroningenFortuna Sittard
3Cards2
GroningenFortuna Sittard

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

GroningenFortuna Sittard
1.4Goals scored / match1.44
GroningenFortuna Sittard
1.34Goals conceded / match1.85
GroningenFortuna Sittard
50%Average possession45%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
5.66Shots on target / match4.44
GroningenFortuna Sittard

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15.57Shots per match12.68
GroningenFortuna Sittard
5.66Shots on target4.44
GroningenFortuna Sittard
9%Shot conversion11.4%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
50%Possession45%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
1.71xG for1.38
GroningenFortuna Sittard
1.32xG against1.74
GroningenFortuna Sittard

Shooting quality

Groningen: AttackingFortuna Sittard: Balanced
GroningenFortuna Sittard
Accuracy (shots on target)36%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.32

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Groningen is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Groningen · 0.8 pts / match - Fortuna Sittard

Groningen
LLWWL
Season result split
40% W17% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-6-15
1.37 pts / match · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-4-6
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WWDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.21Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Fortuna Sittard
DLLWL
Season result split
32% W18% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-17
1.15 pts / match · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-11
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.27Opponent xG: 1.72BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Groningen is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.34 goals / match - Groningen · 1.85 goals / match - Fortuna Sittard

Groningen scoring profile: very strong

Groningen scores in 77% of matches (27 of 35 matches), while Fortuna Sittard keeps a clean sheet in 9% (3 of 34 matches).

Fortuna Sittard scoring profile: very strong

Fortuna Sittard scores in 85% of matches (29 of 34 matches), while Groningen keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 35 matches).

49Goals scored (season)49
GroningenFortuna Sittard
47Goals conceded (season)63
GroningenFortuna Sittard
2.74Average goals in match3.29
GroningenFortuna Sittard
7Goals scored (last 5)6
GroningenFortuna Sittard
10Goals conceded (last 5)9
GroningenFortuna Sittard

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal85%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
49%2 goals41%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
11%3 goals15%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
3%4 goals3%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal91%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
43%2 goals65%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
14%3 goals18%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
6%4 goals9%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time38%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
11%BTTS in both halves15%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
43%Scored in both halves26%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

BTTS and goal count

46%Min. 3 goals and BTTS68%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
80%BTTS - last 580%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time91%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

2nd half

91%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time56%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Groningen is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / match - Groningen · 1.21 pts / match - Fortuna Sittard

Groningen - half-time state
26% leading54% draw20% trailing
Fortuna Sittard - half-time state
29% leading32% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per match (1st half)1.21
GroningenFortuna Sittard
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.74
GroningenFortuna Sittard
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.91
GroningenFortuna Sittard
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.65
GroningenFortuna Sittard
57%Clean sheet before half-time32%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
46%No goal before half-time38%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)0.94
GroningenFortuna Sittard
0.8Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
GroningenFortuna Sittard
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.94
GroningenFortuna Sittard
1.6Average goals (2nd half)1.65
GroningenFortuna Sittard
43%Clean sheet after half-time29%
GroningenFortuna Sittard
34%No goal after half-time50%
GroningenFortuna Sittard

Groningen - second-half results

34% W29% R37% P
46
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Fortuna Sittard - second-half results

15% W50% R35% P
41
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Groningen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.61.8
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Fortuna Sittard - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match0.82.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%0%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Groningen
ScoredConceded
6
6
0-15
5
6
16-30
10
7
31-45
8
11
46-60
7
6
61-75
13
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (13 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Fortuna Sittard
ScoredConceded
10
11
0-15
5
11
16-30
10
9
31-45
8
8
46-60
6
9
61-75
10
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.02
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
65%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
65%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Groningen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.17
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Fortuna Sittard

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

GroningenLigaFortuna Sittard
Average goals in match 2.743.17 3.29
Both teams scored 54%63% 76%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%61% 68%
Clean sheets 29%20% 9%
Goal before half-time 69%80% 91%
Goal after half-time 91%84% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.17
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Groningen 1 - 0 - 0 Fortuna Sittard. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Fortuna Sittard
1 : 2
FC Groningen

FAQ

What was the result of Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard?

The Eredivisie match finished Groningen 1:2 Fortuna Sittard. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard?

Groningen score 1.40 goals per game on average and Fortuna Sittard 1.44. The Eredivisie average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Groningen's matches and 76% of Fortuna Sittard's.

What form are Groningen and Fortuna Sittard in?

Over the last 5 games Groningen have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Fortuna Sittard 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard?

The statistical background for Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.