Fortuna Sittard vs Heracles Almelo betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion (12500 seats)

Crucial battle in the lower section of the Eredivisie, with both Fortuna Sittard and Heracles Almelo experiencing more anxiety than bliss. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the hosts at 16th and the visiting team in 13th position.

Insights:
  • Fortuna Sittard have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Eredivisie
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest points (2) away in Eredivisie

Heracles Almelo play their home games on artifical turf, while this match will take part on grass. Recent statistics for Heracles Almelo when featuring on grass are 3 wins, 4 draws and 20 defeats from 27 matches. They have managed to score 18 goals and conceded 58 times on these occasions.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

Fortuna Sittard have played 12 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Fortuna Sittard are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus PSV.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Willem II.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Fortuna Sittard have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost two.

Fortuna are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. Fortuna Sittard has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Heracles Almelo form and stats

Heracles Almelo have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 0-2-11 (13 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row.

The attacking players of Heracles Almelo have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 201 minutes.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Heracles Almelo, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus SC Heerenveen (placed 11th).

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting SC Heerenveen's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Heracles Almelo playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were zero Heracles wins, two draws and five defeats.

The attacking power of Heracles Almelo when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Heracles have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have played earlier this season: Heracles Almelo - Fortuna Sittard 3-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Fortuna Sittard victories, one draw and four Heracles Almelo wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Fortuna SittardM. Seuntjens
M. Seuntjens
8 goals
FortunaZ. Flemming
Z. Flemming
6 goals
Heracles AlmeloK. Sierhuis
K. Sierhuis
4 goals

Fortuna Sittard missing players

Heracles Almelo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fortuna Sittard Heracles Almelo
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 3 Played P 2 13 27
6 4 1 Won W 0 0 7
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 6
16 6 1 Lost L 1 11 14
26 14 3 Scored S 1 8 27
58 24 3 Conceded C 2 24 37
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 89%
77% 75% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 63%
65% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 54% 41%
46% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 22%
27% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
58% 58% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 48%
19% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 22%
23% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 46% 41%
 
3.7 3.9 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.2 5
6 5 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.8 4.4
1.8 1.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.7 10.8 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.8 12.8
3.6 3.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.8 4.2
28% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 22% 24%
 
16.7 14.3 15 Shots against (avg) S A 10 15.3 13.1
6.4 4.7 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 6.4 4.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Eredivisie
  • Fortuna Sittard have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Eredivisie
  • Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Heracles Almelo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heracles Almelo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Heracles Almelo have the fewest points (2) away in Eredivisie
  • Heracles Almelo have yet to win a game 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 27 21 3 3 80 13 14 11 1 2 52 7 13 10 2 1 28 6 67 66
2 PSV 27 21 1 5 68 31 14 11 0 3 40 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 37 64
3 Feyenoord 27 17 4 6 61 27 13 9 2 2 32 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 34 55
4 FC Twente 27 16 6 5 41 30 13 8 4 1 19 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 54
5 AZ 27 16 4 7 52 32 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 7 2 5 24 19 20 52
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 33 40 13 5 2 6 16 24 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 27 11 7 9 44 36 14 7 4 3 28 17 13 4 3 6 16 19 8 40
8 FC Groningen 27 9 9 9 35 37 13 4 6 3 14 12 14 5 3 6 21 25 -2 36
9 SC Cambuur 27 10 3 14 43 58 13 5 1 7 25 29 14 5 2 7 18 29 -15 33
10 NEC 27 8 8 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 32
11 SC Heerenveen 27 8 6 13 24 36 14 4 2 8 14 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -12 30
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 8 6 13 30 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -13 30
13 Heracles Almelo 27 7 6 14 27 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 0 2 11 8 24 -10 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 27 6 9 12 30 43 13 4 2 7 11 21 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 27
15 Willem II 27 6 5 16 23 46 14 4 3 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 23
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 4 16 26 58 12 4 2 6 14 24 14 2 2 10 12 34 -32 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 25 4 9 12 19 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 21
18 PEC Zwolle 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 2 4 7 9 15 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 20

Table
  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 27 21 3 3 80 13 14 11 1 2 52 7 13 10 2 1 28 6 67 66
2 PSV 27 21 1 5 68 31 14 11 0 3 40 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 37 64
3 Feyenoord 27 17 4 6 61 27 13 9 2 2 32 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 34 55
4 FC Twente 27 16 6 5 41 30 13 8 4 1 19 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 54
5 AZ 27 16 4 7 52 32 13 9 2 2 28 13 14 7 2 5 24 19 20 52
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 33 40 13 5 2 6 16 24 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 27 11 7 9 44 36 14 7 4 3 28 17 13 4 3 6 16 19 8 40
8 FC Groningen 27 9 9 9 35 37 13 4 6 3 14 12 14 5 3 6 21 25 -2 36
9 SC Cambuur 27 10 3 14 43 58 13 5 1 7 25 29 14 5 2 7 18 29 -15 33
10 NEC 27 8 8 11 33 43 13 2 5 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 32
11 SC Heerenveen 27 8 6 13 24 36 14 4 2 8 14 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -12 30
12 Go Ahead Eagles 27 8 6 13 30 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -13 30
13 Heracles Almelo 27 7 6 14 27 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 13 0 2 11 8 24 -10 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 27 6 9 12 30 43 13 4 2 7 11 21 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 27
15 Willem II 27 6 5 16 23 46 14 4 3 7 12 20 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 23
16 Fortuna Sittard 26 6 4 16 26 58 12 4 2 6 14 24 14 2 2 10 12 34 -32 22
17 Sparta Rotterdam 25 4 9 12 19 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 21
18 PEC Zwolle 27 5 5 17 20 42 13 2 4 7 9 15 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 20

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.