Match Report
Sittard edged past Groningen 3-2 on 28 August 2026. Mohammed Ihattaren opened the scoring inside the first 12 minutes for Sittard, set up by Lequincio Zeefuik, to make it 1-0. David van der Werff levelled it in the 20th minute for Groningen, set up by Jorg Schreuders, to make it 1-1. Sittard regained the lead through Lequincio Zeefuik in the 28th minute, set up by Edouard Michut, to make it 2-1. Anthony Descotte added to the tally 72 minutes into the game for Sittard, set up by Edouard Michut, to make it 3-1. Justin Hubner (an own goal) pulled one back late on, in the 87th minute for Groningen to make it 2-3. 7 players were booked, among them Rodrigo Guth (4'), Jacob Ondrejka (66'), Justin Hubner (69'), Etienne Vaessen (88'), Lequincio Zeefuik (88') and Edouard Michut (90'). Our current Elo ratings make Groningen slightly the stronger side, by 84 rating points over Sittard, even though it was Sittard who won this one. On current ratings our Elo-Poisson model gives Sittard only a 18.3% chance in this pairing, the least likely of the three outcomes.