Fortuna Sittard fights Willem II in Eredivisie battle

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 05.December
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion (12500 seats)

Fortuna Sittard are welcoming Willem II for another important game after their 0-2 result against 2nd-placed Vitesse.

Insights:
  • Fortuna Sittard has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Eredivisie
  • Willem II has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Eredivisie

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

Fortuna Sittard have played 5 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). All in all it has been a very rough period for Fortuna who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against FC Twente, 83 days ago.

Fortuna lost their last game at Vitesse (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that match was the home game against Feyenoord that was lost 1-3.

Fortuna Sittard have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion with 8 goals in 5 league matches. As for conceded goals, Fortuna's unpleasant statistic is 14 goals surrendered.

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Willem II form and stats

0-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Willem II, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Eredivisie, in their Eredivisie matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Willem II are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Willem lost away at FC Groningen (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs VVV-Venlo.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Willem's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 5 matches. Willem have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last eight meetings between the teams: Fortuna won two, Willem II won three and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Willem IIV. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
4 goals
Fortuna SittardG. Cox
G. Cox
3 goals
FortunaZ. Flemming
Z. Flemming
3 goals

Fortuna Sittard missing players

Willem II missing players

Fortuna Sittard Willem II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 5 0 Played P 1 5 10
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 2
7 3 0 Lost L 0 3 6
12 8 0 Scored S 1 1 9
27 14 0 Conceded C 1 7 18
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 90%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 80%
70% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 20% 60%
70% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 30%
20% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
70% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 20% 40%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 20%
30% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 80% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 2.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.2 13.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 15 9.8 10.3
4.4 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.2
27% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 6% 28%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of Fortuna Sittard's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Fortuna Sittard has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Eredivisie
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • 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 at least twice as many goals at home as Willem II have scored away.
  • Fortuna Sittard have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Fortuna Sittard have yet to win a game.
  • Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Willem II has the fewest scored goals (1) away in Eredivisie
  • Willem II has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Eredivisie
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Willem II 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 10 9 0 1 42 5 5 5 0 0 20 4 5 4 0 1 22 1 37 27
2 Vitesse 10 8 1 1 20 6 5 5 0 0 12 2 5 3 1 1 8 4 14 25
3 PSV 10 7 2 1 21 6 5 5 0 0 12 1 5 2 2 1 9 5 15 23
4 Feyenoord 10 6 4 0 23 11 5 2 3 0 9 5 5 4 1 0 14 6 12 22
5 FC Twente 10 5 3 2 21 11 6 3 2 1 12 6 4 2 1 1 9 5 10 18
6 SC Heerenveen 10 5 3 2 18 13 4 3 0 1 7 3 6 2 3 1 11 10 5 18
7 AZ 9 4 5 0 21 13 4 2 2 0 7 3 5 2 3 0 14 10 8 17
8 FC Groningen 10 5 2 3 11 11 6 3 2 1 6 5 4 2 0 2 5 6 0 17
9 FC Utrecht 9 2 5 2 10 13 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 0 4 1 4 7 -3 11
10 Sparta Rotterdam 10 2 3 5 15 18 5 1 2 2 12 10 5 1 1 3 3 8 -3 9
11 PEC Zwolle 10 1 6 3 12 17 5 1 2 2 5 6 5 0 4 1 7 11 -5 9
12 RKC Waalwijk 10 2 3 5 8 16 5 0 3 2 4 7 5 2 0 3 4 9 -8 9
13 VVV-Venlo 10 2 3 5 16 30 5 1 2 2 7 20 5 1 1 3 9 10 -14 9
14 Willem II 10 2 2 6 9 18 5 2 0 3 8 11 5 0 2 3 1 7 -9 8
15 Heracles 10 2 2 6 11 21 5 2 1 2 8 5 5 0 1 4 3 16 -10 8
16 ADO Den Haag 10 1 2 7 9 27 5 0 2 3 5 10 5 1 0 4 4 17 -18 5
17 Fortuna Sittard 10 0 3 7 12 27 5 0 2 3 8 14 5 0 1 4 4 13 -15 3
18 FC Emmen 10 0 3 7 11 27 5 0 2 3 8 16 5 0 1 4 3 11 -16 3

Read more about Eredivisie

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.