Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Fortuna Sittard in 12th and Sparta Rotterdam in 9th place.
- Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sparta Rotterdam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fortuna and Sparta Rotterdam.
5-5-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Sparta Rotterdam when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 25 matches are 27-48 (scored/conceded).
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Fortuna Sittard have to build on here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in the Eredivisie. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Fortuna after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Happy days for Fortuna Sittard in their previous game, a Eredivisie match away at SC Heerenveen (placed 8th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Fortuna won a home game hosting RKC Waalwijk (2-1).
Fortuna are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at PEC Zwolle awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Fortuna Sittard in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 league matches. Fortuna are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (17 from 7 played).
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Rotterdam, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Sparta Rotterdam's previous game was their home loss versus Feyenoord (0-2). Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Twente at their stadium, the result 2-0.
A new game in only three days for Sparta Rotterdam, the Eredivisie home match versus PSV. Busy days.
Sparta Rotterdam are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 7 games (in the league). 9 goals have been conceded by Rotterdam in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Fortuna Sittard victory, five draws and four Sparta Rotterdam wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Thy 8 goals |   S. Polter 6 goals |  Z. Flemming 5 goals |
Fortuna Sittard missing players
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
| Fortuna Sittard | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| 33 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 47% |
| 60% | 86% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 40% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 13.1 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.3 | 12.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| 33% | 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 35% |
- All of Fortuna Sittard's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Fortuna Sittard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Fortuna Sittard have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sparta Rotterdam 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 | Ajax | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 42 | 35 |
| 2 | PSV | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 34 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 32 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 28 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 13 | Heracles | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 15 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -14 | 12 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 17 | Willem II | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -21 | 5 |