In total; 26 league fixtures have been played and Fortuna Sittard are 12 points in front of FC Groningen. What happens?
- FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
This promises to be an exciting match with lots of action and excitement as both participants are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
Fortuna Sittard's results here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in the Eredivisie have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Fortuna Sittard, their manager Santiago and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Fortuna Sittard lost their last game at FC Volendam (placed 13th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Bistrović (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Bistrović hit four key passes.
Preceding that match was a defeat to FC Twente (0-3).Goals are plenty in this club's league rounds, with 5 in a row containing three or more goals (over 2.5).
Fortuna are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fortuna Sittard defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
FC Groningen form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Groningen so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
FC Groningen aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 294 league minutes without a goal. van Gelderen was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Groningen in their previous game as they lost hosting SC Heerenveen, 0-2. Midfield player Hove was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.41/10. Hove hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against AZ wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.FC Groningen are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 6 matches.
The attacking power of FC Groningen when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Groningen have conceded 29 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen have faced each other before this season: FC Groningen - Fortuna Sittard 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Fortuna Sittard three wins, one draw and FC Groningen four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 4 red cards from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 9 goals |   R. Pepi 9 goals |  T. Noslin 5 goals |
Fortuna Sittard missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| Fortuna Sittard | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| 46 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 29 | 52 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 81% | 69% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 62% | 46% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 54% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 35% |
| 19% | 31% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| 62% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 46% | 50% |
| 23% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 23% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 38% |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.5 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 13.3 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 8.3 | 11.1 |
| 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| 30% | 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 25% | 29% |
| 16.5 | 17.2 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.7 | 16.7 | 15.3 |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
- FC Groningen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- FC Groningen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 18 | 34 | 61 |
| 2 | Ajax | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 72 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 44 | 55 |
| 3 | PSV | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 53 |
| 4 | AZ | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 53 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 47 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 38 |
| 8 | NEC | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -14 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Volendam | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -25 | 26 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -16 | 24 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 38 | -36 | 23 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 28 | -22 | 21 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 29 | -27 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 26 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -29 | 16 |
