Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when PEC Zwolle welcomes Fortuna Sittard

Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sun 07.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: MAC³PARK Stadion (14000 seats)

With their 2 point advantage in the league table, PEC Zwolle fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Fortuna Sittard.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Fortuna Sittard's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Fortuna Sittard have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats with the goal stats 18-19 (scored/conceded).

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

4-3-7 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for PEC Zwolle so far this season.

The fans are hoping that PEC Zwolle will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Eredivisie game against PSV. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against FC Emmen.

The PEC Zwolle fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Fortuna Sittard, who have the most conceded goals (44) away in Eredivisie, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-10 (win-draw-lose). seven defeats in a row for Fortuna Sittard in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Feyenoord.

There were no winners in Fortuna Sittard's previous match, a Eredivisie home game that ended 0-0 vs ADO Den Haag. Prior to that match, the Fortuna Sittard manager R. Eijer faced defeat in their match when travelling to Willem II and losing 2-3.

Fortuna Sittard are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 19 away goals from 14 games. Fortuna Sittard can't defend away. 44 goals have been scored by the opposition in 14 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fortuna Sittard - PEC Zwolle 3-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: PEC Zwolle won 7, Fortuna Sittard won 2 and 1 draw.

Top Goalscorers

V. van Crooij
8 goals / 1 assists
A. Novakovich
8 goals / 2 assists
M. van Duinen
7 goals / 2 assists

PEC Zwolle missing players

Fortuna Sittard missing players

PEC Zwolle Fortuna Sittard
Total Home Statistic Away Total
28 14 Played 14 28
33 21 Scored 19 45
45 25 Conceded 44 64
93% 86% Over 0.5 100% 93%
82% 86% Over 1.5 100% 93%
50% 64% Over 2.5 86% 79%
29% 43% Over 3.5 79% 57%
18% 36% Over 4.5 57% 39%
39% 57% Both teams to score 71% 64%
32% 29% Clean Sheet 7% 18%
36% 29% Failed To Score 21% 25%
Key stats this season:
  • Fortuna Sittard hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Fortuna Sittard is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
  • PEC Zwolle is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSV 28 22 4 2 84 19 14 13 1 0 50 4 14 9 3 2 34 15 65 70
2 Ajax 28 22 2 4 96 25 14 12 2 0 56 8 14 10 0 4 40 17 71 68
3 AZ 28 15 6 7 55 32 14 9 3 2 30 11 14 6 3 5 25 21 23 51
4 Feyenoord 28 15 5 8 60 36 14 12 0 2 39 12 14 3 5 6 21 24 24 50
5 FC Utrecht 28 13 7 8 54 38 14 7 4 3 25 14 14 6 3 5 29 24 16 46
6 Vitesse 28 11 9 8 52 41 14 8 5 1 32 20 14 3 4 7 20 21 11 42
7 Heracles 28 13 3 12 51 55 14 9 0 5 35 26 14 4 3 7 16 29 -4 42
8 Willem II 28 12 4 12 50 55 13 5 2 6 21 23 15 7 2 6 29 32 -5 40
9 FC Groningen 28 11 5 12 32 35 14 8 1 5 22 15 14 3 4 7 10 20 -3 38
10 SC Heerenveen 28 9 9 10 57 62 14 3 5 6 22 31 14 6 4 4 35 31 -5 36
11 VVV-Venlo 28 9 6 13 35 51 14 6 3 5 20 18 14 3 3 8 15 33 -16 33
12 PEC Zwolle 28 9 5 14 33 45 14 4 3 7 21 25 14 5 2 7 12 20 -12 32
13 ADO Den Haag 28 7 9 12 38 55 14 4 4 6 19 29 14 3 5 6 19 26 -17 30
14 Fortuna Sittard 28 8 6 14 45 64 14 6 4 4 26 20 14 2 2 10 19 44 -19 30
15 Excelsior 28 7 5 16 33 62 15 5 3 7 22 33 13 2 2 9 11 29 -29 26
16 Graafschap 28 7 4 17 32 58 14 5 2 7 22 23 14 2 2 10 10 35 -26 25
17 FC Emmen 28 6 7 15 32 68 14 2 5 7 18 31 14 4 2 8 14 37 -36 25
18 NAC Breda 28 5 6 17 26 64 14 4 4 6 17 25 14 1 2 11 9 39 -38 21