Fortuna Sittard have some points to catch up on from their 13th spot, and the job starts versus SC Heerenveen. Read more!
It's no vacation for neither Fortuna Sittard nor SC Heerenveen 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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. Fortuna Sittard have only managed 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.
In their previous game, the manager Santiago led his Fortuna Sittard to a defeat away at AZ. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Fortuna Stadion. Midfield player Ferati got a match rating of 7.35 in that game, the max score being 10. Ferati dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 42 successful passes (of 48 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus PSV that ended 2-2.The manager Santiago will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to SC Cambuur in only four days.
Fortuna Sittard are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Fortuna Sittard defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
The visitors are W3-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.
Sarr (2) and van Amersfoort scored in SC Heerenveen's previous match, the home game against FC Groningen that ended 3-1. Haye got a match rating of 8.22 in that game, top player of the team. Haye served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A 0-2 loss hosting AZ before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Heerenveen are hosting Vitesse in the Eredivisie only three days away.
SC Heerenveen find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have played previously this season: SC Heerenveen - Fortuna Sittard 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Fortuna Sittard three wins, one draw and SC Heerenveen five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Yılmaz 6 goals |   S. van Hooijdonk 6 goals |  A. Sarr 5 goals |
Fortuna Sittard missing players
SC Heerenveen missing players
| Fortuna Sittard | SC Heerenveen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 32 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 94% | 89% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 62% | 71% |
| 82% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 59% |
| 59% | 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 47% |
| 41% | 44% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 24% |
| 24% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 6% |
| 65% | 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 41% |
| 18% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 62% | 41% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 47% |
| 4.4 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 7.4 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 13.4 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.2 | 13.1 |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 29% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 31% | 26% |
| 18.2 | 18.1 | 17.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 12.8 | 11.9 |
| 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 25 | 38 |
| 2 | AZ | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 34 |
| 5 | Ajax | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 33 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | NEC | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -19 | 19 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 12 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 12 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -24 | 12 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -19 | 9 |
