The home fans look for three points in this match, and the home advantage might do the trick against a struggling visitor. FC Groningen are in 10th position while the guesting Fortuna Sittard sweat at 16th.
- Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals (50) in Eredivisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
FC Groningen form and stats
FC Groningen have collected 12 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 2-6-2.
The FC Groningen fans enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Go Ahead Eagles and win 2-1. Larsen, who usually features in attack, was the top player for the team in that fixture, collecting a rating of 8.34 (out of 10). Larsen scored two goals and hit two key passes.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Vitesse with a 3-1 scoreline.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Groningen handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and one defeat.
FC Groningen have scored 9 league goals here from 10 matches, not a lot. FC Groningen have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
Fortuna Sittard have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-2-8 (11 played). Fortuna Sittard has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Fortuna Sittard won their last game, 2-0 versus SC Heerenveen played at home. Flemming, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.14. Flemming scored two goals.
Prior to that match, the Fortuna Sittard manager Ultee faced defeat when travelling to RKC Waalwijk and losing 1-2.Fortuna are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.
The attacking power of Fortuna Sittard when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Fortuna Sittard have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Fortuna Sittard - FC Groningen 1-4. Data for the prior six meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for FC Groningen, one draw and one win for Fortuna Sittard. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Strand Larsen 9 goals |   M. Seuntjens 8 goals |  C. Ngonge 7 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
Fortuna Sittard missing players
| FC Groningen | Fortuna Sittard | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 25 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 30 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 27 | 50 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 86% |
| 43% | 10% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 71% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 62% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 67% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 19% |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 5.3 | 6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 10.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 28% | 23% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 24% | 30% |
| 13 | 12.5 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 18.5 | 16.3 |
| 4.8 | 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
- Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals (27) away in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals (50) in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals in the first half (24) in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have the the worst goal difference (-17) away in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have the the worst goal difference (-27) in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 59 | 51 |
| 2 | PSV | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 45 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | AZ | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -8 | 30 |
| 9 | NEC | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 25 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 25 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -10 | 22 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 22 |
| 14 | Willem II | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -19 | 21 |
| 15 | Heracles | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -8 | 20 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -27 | 16 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -19 | 14 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -20 | 13 |
