Season ticket holders at Fortuna Sittard Stadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Fortuna Sittard languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting FC Groningen will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
It's no vacation for neither Fortuna Sittard nor FC Groningen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
Fortuna Sittard have played 7 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Sparta Rotterdam here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Fortuna Sittard has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Fortuna Sittard's previous game was a Eredivisie match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus FC Groningen (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting PEC Zwolle (1-3).
Fortuna Sittard can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 14 times. 10 goals have been conceded.
FC Groningen form and stats
Playing away, FC Groningen have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
Two away games in a row for FC Groningen, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Feyenoord.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 9 goals have been conceded by FC Groningen in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Fortuna Sittard - FC Groningen 1-0 entered in the official records. Fortuna Sittard-FC Groningen H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Fortuna Sittard 1 win, FC Groningen 1 win, 1 draw. 1 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Ciss 5 goals |  M. Diemers 5 goals |  V. Damaşcan 3 goals |
Fortuna Sittard missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| Fortuna Sittard | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | 15 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 35 | 10 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 93% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 93% |
| 80% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 80% |
| 67% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 47% | 50% | 60% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 62% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 20% | 38% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 40% |
| 27% | 12% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 20% |
| 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 10 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | 6.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 173 | 112 | 78 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 89 | 184 |
| 66 | 45 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 27 | 58 |
| 30% | 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 22% | 31% |
- Fortuna Sittard has the most conceded goals in the second half (24)
- Fortuna Sittard have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Groningen have scored away.
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 37 | 38 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 32 |
| 3 | PSV | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 27 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | FC Utrecht | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Willem II | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Heracles | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 10 | Feyenoord | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -12 | 14 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 25 | -16 | 12 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -24 | 12 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -22 | 5 |