Delightful dogfight as daring Go Ahead Eagles duel with determined Fortuna Sittard

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Adelaarshorst (8000 seats)

Get set for Go Ahead Eagles - Fortuna Sittard! Even considering the recent results, this fixture should be a riot!

Insights:
  • Go Ahead Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Fortuna Sittard have yet to win a game away.

It's no vacation for neither Go Ahead Eagles nor Fortuna Sittard 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.

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Go Ahead Eagles form and stats

3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for Go Ahead Eagles so far this season.

It's back home for Eagles, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Almere City away with the result 2-0. Iñigo Córdoba and L. Brouwers found the net in that victory.

In the game before, an away victory in the Eredivisie match versus Vitesse with a 2-1 scoreline.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Eagles have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost two.

The Eagles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Eagles have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

Playing away, Fortuna Sittard have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Eredivisie this season. Two points from the last two away games for Fortuna, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

The supporters enjoyed Fortuna's previous game versus FC Oss, a KNVB Beker 3-0 win played at home.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Willem II.

We have checked recent matches where Fortuna have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, three draws and two defeats.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Fortuna have conceded 6 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two participants are: four wins for Eagles, one draw and five wins for Fortuna Sittard. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

Fortuna SittardM. Seuntjens
M. Seuntjens
5 goals
Go Ahead EaglesL. Brouwers
L. Brouwers
4 goals
EaglesI. Córdoba Kerejeta
I. Córdoba Kerejeta
4 goals

Go Ahead Eagles missing players

Fortuna Sittard missing players

Go Ahead Eagles Fortuna Sittard
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 3 Played P 1 4 9
4 3 3 Won W 0 0 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
5 2 0 Lost L 1 2 4
13 8 7 Scored S 0 3 9
19 5 2 Conceded C 1 6 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 60% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 78%
50% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 56%
30% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 44%
30% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
50% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 67%
20% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
30% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 22%
 
3.9 4.2 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.2 4.2
5.7 6.4 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6 5.1
1.3 0.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.5 2.1
2 2 2 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.1 13.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 14 7.8 8.3
4.5 4.8 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 3.3
29% 33% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 20% 30%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Fortuna Sittard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Fortuna Sittard have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fortuna Sittard have yet to win a game away.
  • Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Sittard have scored away.
  • Go Ahead Eagles 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 10 8 1 1 37 2 6 5 0 1 27 1 4 3 1 0 10 1 35 25
2 PSV 10 7 0 3 22 17 5 4 0 1 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 8 5 21
3 FC Utrecht 10 6 2 2 21 11 5 4 1 0 16 5 5 2 1 2 5 6 10 20
4 Feyenoord 9 6 1 2 25 13 4 3 1 0 12 6 5 3 0 2 13 7 12 19
5 Willem II 10 5 3 2 14 12 5 3 1 1 6 7 5 2 2 1 8 5 2 18
6 Vitesse 10 5 1 4 10 17 5 1 1 3 5 11 5 4 0 1 5 6 -7 16
7 FC Twente 10 4 3 3 16 13 5 2 2 1 7 5 5 2 1 2 9 8 3 15
8 NEC 10 4 2 4 12 17 4 1 1 2 2 4 6 3 1 2 10 13 -5 14
9 SC Heerenveen 10 4 1 5 12 16 5 2 0 3 7 10 5 2 1 2 5 6 -4 13
10 Go Ahead Eagles 10 4 1 5 13 19 5 3 0 2 8 5 5 1 1 3 5 14 -6 13
11 AZ 9 4 0 5 19 15 3 2 0 1 10 4 6 2 0 4 9 11 4 12
12 SC Cambuur 10 4 0 6 18 25 6 3 0 3 13 11 4 1 0 3 5 14 -7 12
13 RKC Waalwijk 10 2 4 4 13 15 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 0 3 2 8 10 -2 10
14 Heracles 9 3 1 5 11 15 5 3 0 2 7 7 4 0 1 3 4 8 -4 10
15 FC Groningen 10 2 4 4 10 15 5 1 3 1 4 3 5 1 1 3 6 12 -5 10
16 Fortuna Sittard 9 2 3 4 9 17 5 2 1 2 6 11 4 0 2 2 3 6 -8 9
17 Sparta Rotterdam 10 1 4 5 8 18 5 1 3 1 6 8 5 0 1 4 2 10 -10 7
18 PEC Zwolle 10 1 1 8 4 17 5 1 1 3 2 5 5 0 0 5 2 12 -13 4

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.