Eredivisie match prediction: Little separates Fortuna Sittard and Heracles in quality

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sun 11.August
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion (12500 seats)

The Fortuna Sittard manager S. Ultee attacks this game with the team placed 13th so far. In the visitors dressing room Heracles and their manager F. Wormuth are in 14th place before this match.

It's no vacation for neither Fortuna Sittard nor Heracles 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.

This pitch has grass, which is not Heracles's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Heracles have performed like this: Played 28 matches resulting in 3 wins, 7 draws and 18 defeats with the goal stats 26-66 (scored/conceded).

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

Only one draw at home so far for Fortuna Sittard. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Heracles in the Eredivisie last time out and are looking for a win here. Heartbreak before that as Fortuna Sittard lost 0-4 at AZ Alkmaar's place.

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 nine games. Fortuna Sittard has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Fortuna Sittard has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game.

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Heracles form and stats

As the visiting team Heracles have produced an overall stat of 0-1-0 so far.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Fortuna Sittard in their previous outing. The Eredivisie match ended in a draw 1-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-4 defeat against SC Heerenveen.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Heracles in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Heracles, 1 draw and 0 defeats.

1 goal so far away for Heracles, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Fortuna Sittard - Heracles 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 1 - 1 - 1 (Fortuna Sittard wins - draws - Heracles wins). As for goals, 2 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

S. van der Water
1 goals

Fortuna Sittard missing players

Heracles missing players

Fortuna Sittard Heracles
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost 0 0 1
1 1 0 Scored 0 1 1
5 1 0 Conceded 0 1 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 50%
 
2.5 4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 12 8
13 12 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 4 3
1.5 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Fortuna Sittard Last season Heracles
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   18 36
9 7   Won   4 15
7 5   Drew   3 3
18 5   Lost   11 18
50 30   Scored   19 61
80 26   Conceded   39 73
94% 88%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
94% 88%   Over 1.5   94% 92%
79% 71%   Over 2.5   72% 72%
53% 35%   Over 3.5   28% 44%
38% 24%   Over 4.5   11% 31%
65% 65%   BTTS   56% 56%
15% 24%   Clean Sheets   11% 17%
26% 24%   Failed To Score   33% 28%
 
4.5 5.1   Corners For (avg)   4.3 5.3
6.5 6.5   Corners Against (avg)   5.8 5.3
1.8 1.8   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.9 1.9
7 4   Red Cards   1 4
Key stats last season:
  • Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Heracles have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Heracles haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Fortuna Sittard
All Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
15-05-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 1 - 4 Feyenoord
13-07-19 CF Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
27-07-19 CF Fortuna Sittard 1 - 5 PAOK
04-08-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 4 - 0 Fortuna Sittard
11-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 1 - 1 Heracles
18-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 10:15 Willem II
31-08-19 ER SC Heerenveen 16:30 Fortuna Sittard
15-09-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 14:45 FC Twente
21-09-19 ER Vitesse 18:45 Fortuna Sittard
25-09-19 ER Ajax 18:45 Fortuna Sittard
Heracles
All Eredivisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
17-07-19 CF Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 0 - 1 Heracles
20-07-19 CF FC Volendam 2 - 1 Heracles
27-07-19 CF Heracles 5 - 0 Helmond Sport
04-08-19 ER Heracles 0 - 4 SC Heerenveen
11-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 1 - 1 Heracles
18-08-19 ER Heracles 18:00 PSV
24-08-19 ER Heracles 17:45 Vitesse
31-08-19 ER FC Groningen 17:45 Heracles
15-09-19 ER Heracles 12:30 Willem II
20-09-19 ER FC Twente 18:00 Heracles

  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 AZ Alkmaar 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 6
2 FC Utrecht 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 6
3 Ajax 2 1 1 0 7 2 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 4
4 SC Heerenveen 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 4
5 Sparta Rotterdam 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
6 FC Twente 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
7 PSV 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
8 Vitesse 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
9 Willem II 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
10 FC Groningen 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
11 VVV-Venlo 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 -1 3
12 Feyenoord 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
13 Fortuna Sittard 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
14 Heracles 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
15 ADO Den Haag 2 0 0 2 3 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 0
16 PEC Zwolle 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 0
17 RKC Waalwijk 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 0
18 FC Emmen 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -6 0

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