Eredivisie: The middle-of-the-table placements tell a story of the journey Fortuna Sittard and RKC Waalwijk have been on so far. Both sides are set to play; let's get this boat on the water!
- Fortuna Sittard have scored in all their home matches so far.
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard's stadium, Fortuna Sittard Stadion, has a grass surface. RKC Waalwijk have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for RKC Waalwijk when playing on grass; 5 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses from 25 matches. They have scored {34 goals} in these games and conceded 42.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for Fortuna Sittard at their home stadium (Fortuna Sittard Stadion) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Fortuna Sittard after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Fortuna are returning here after visiting Vitesse and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Vita and Ferati scored the goal(s). The victory against Vitesse came after Vita's winning goal. The Fortuna Sittard manager Santiago was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 78th minute. Midfielder Ferati was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.81 (out of ten) in that game. Ferati scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Volendam in a game that was won 2-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Fortuna Sittard as they are travelling to their away game against NEC in the KNVB Beker. That match is four days after this one.
The Fortuna fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Fortuna Sittard with 11 goals conceded in these matches.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, RKC Waalwijk have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Waalwijk, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus FC Groningen (placed 15th) last time out. Goalkeeper Vaessen was absolutely vital in the RKC Waalwijk victory against FC Groningen, making six saves. Defender Buijs was the best team player with a rating of 7.61. Buijs scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 4 of 10 duels.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sparta Rotterdam.RKC Waalwijk have another fixture away in just four nights, a KNVB Beker match against De Treffers. A difficult itinerary for the visiting team!
Waalwijk has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as RKC Waalwijk have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Fortuna Sittard wins - draws - RKC Waalwijk wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 4 goals |   I. Bel Hassani 4 goals |  M. Kramer 4 goals |
Fortuna Sittard missing players
RKC Waalwijk missing players
| Fortuna Sittard | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 60% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 60% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 22% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 6.6 |
| 7.8 | 6.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 8.2 | 6.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 16.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11.2 | 12.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 32% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 45% |
| 17.6 | 17.2 | 21 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 21.2 | 15.7 |
| 6.4 | 6.2 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.8 | 5.3 |
- Fortuna Sittard have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- RKC Waalwijk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have the most points from losing position (10) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- RKC Waalwijk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Ajax | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 22 |
| 3 | PSV | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 21 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 20 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | NEC | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | Vitesse | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -13 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -14 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -17 | 5 |
