Evenly matched teams: Fortuna Sittard vs ADO Den Haag match preview

Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Wed 03.April
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion (12500 seats)

It's an important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 13th place.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fortuna Sittard and ADO Den Haag. Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game! ADO Den Haag play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for ADO Den Haag when playing on grass are 2 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from twelve matches. They have scored 18 goals and conceded 20 times in these games.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

When playing at home, Fortuna Sittard, who have the most conceded goals (64) in Eredivisie, have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games.

Fortuna Sittard lost their last game at Willem II after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against FC Emmen.

This is expected to be a close game, with Fortuna Sittard perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Fortuna Sittard as a small favourite), we find one game. Fortuna Sittard has won 0 of these, drawn 1 and lost 0. There will be little rest for Fortuna Sittard after this match as they are travelling to PEC Zwolle for a Eredivisie game in only three days.

The Fortuna Sittard manager R. Eijer has got the team scoring with 26 from 13 home games. Fortuna Sittard have conceded 20 from these games.

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ADO Den Haag form and stats

ADO Den Haag has only collected 13 points from their away games after 3-4-6 (13 played).

ADO Den Haag's last game was the home draw against Vitesse (3-3). Prior to that match, the ADO Den Haag manager A. Groenendijk faced defeat in their match when travelling to FC Groningen and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by ADO Den Haag in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for ADO Den Haag, 5 draws and 9 defeats. After this away game ADO Den Haag return home for a Eredivisie game against FC Utrecht. That game is only two sleeps after this.

ADO Den Haag are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 13 games. For ADO Den Haag, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was ADO Den Haag - Fortuna Sittard 3-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 0 - 1 - 3 (Fortuna Sittard wins - draws - ADO Den Haag wins).

Top Goalscorers

A. El Khayati
14 goals / 7 assists
A. Novakovich
8 goals / 2 assists
L. Lamprou
7 goals / 5 assists

Fortuna Sittard missing players

ADO Den Haag missing players

Fortuna Sittard ADO Den Haag
Total Home Statistic Away Total
27 13 Played 13 27
45 26 Scored 19 38
64 20 Conceded 26 55
96% 92% Over 0.5 100% 96%
96% 92% Over 1.5 92% 81%
81% 77% Over 2.5 54% 56%
59% 38% Over 3.5 38% 44%
41% 23% Over 4.5 38% 37%
67% 62% Both teams to score 69% 63%
15% 23% Clean Sheet 8% 19%
22% 23% Failed To Score 23% 22%
Key stats this season:
  • ADO Den Haag hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSV 27 21 4 2 80 19 13 12 1 0 46 4 14 9 3 2 34 15 61 67
2 Ajax 27 21 2 4 91 23 14 12 2 0 56 8 13 9 0 4 35 15 68 65
3 AZ 27 15 5 7 53 30 14 9 3 2 30 11 13 6 2 5 23 19 23 50
4 Feyenoord 27 14 5 8 57 36 13 11 0 2 36 12 14 3 5 6 21 24 21 47
5 FC Utrecht 27 12 7 8 48 36 14 7 4 3 25 14 13 5 3 5 23 22 12 43
6 Heracles 27 13 3 11 48 51 13 9 0 4 32 22 14 4 3 7 16 29 -3 42
7 Vitesse 27 11 8 8 50 39 13 8 4 1 30 18 14 3 4 7 20 21 11 41
8 Willem II 27 11 4 12 46 52 13 5 2 6 21 23 14 6 2 6 25 29 -6 37
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 9 9 57 59 14 3 5 6 22 31 13 6 4 3 35 28 -2 36
10 FC Groningen 27 10 5 12 31 35 13 7 1 5 21 15 14 3 4 7 10 20 -4 35
11 VVV-Venlo 27 9 6 12 33 45 13 6 3 4 18 12 14 3 3 8 15 33 -12 33
12 PEC Zwolle 27 9 5 13 33 41 14 4 3 7 21 25 13 5 2 6 12 16 -8 32
13 ADO Den Haag 27 7 8 12 38 55 14 4 4 6 19 29 13 3 4 6 19 26 -17 29
14 Fortuna Sittard 27 8 5 14 45 64 13 6 3 4 26 20 14 2 2 10 19 44 -19 29
15 Excelsior 27 7 5 15 32 60 14 5 3 6 21 31 13 2 2 9 11 29 -28 26
16 Graafschap 27 7 4 16 32 57 14 5 2 7 22 23 13 2 2 9 10 34 -25 25
17 FC Emmen 27 6 7 14 30 63 13 2 5 6 16 26 14 4 2 8 14 37 -33 25
18 NAC Breda 27 4 6 17 24 63 14 4 4 6 17 25 13 0 2 11 7 38 -39 18

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