Home advantage could prove decisive in PEC Zwolle - Fortuna Sittard battle

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 23.November
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Mac3Park Stadion (14000 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Eredivisie, PEC Zwolle holding 16th place and Fortuna Sittard lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Fortuna Sittard play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Fortuna Sittard when playing on artificial turf are 8 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from 17 matches. They have scored 33 goals and conceded 32 times in these games.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

Overall Eredivisie stats at home this season for PEC Zwolle are 2-1-3 (wins-draw-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on PEC Zwolle to get some points in this home game.

The fans are hoping that PEC Zwolle will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Eredivisie game against FC Twente (placed 11th). Ahead of that match, PEC Zwolle lost 2-4 at home to Ajax.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier PEC Zwolle matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat (from five games).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), PEC Zwolle's attacking play is working. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, PEC Zwolle having conceded 16 goals here at Mac3Park Stadion so far.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

Fortuna Sittard, who have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Eredivisie, have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 0-1-5 (6 played). A depressing four 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 SC Heerenveen.

Fortuna Sittard are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Eredivisie against ADO Den Haag (placed 15th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against FC Utrecht wasn't a success with a 0-6 loss.

Goalkeeper Alexei Koşelev was absolutely vital in the Fortuna Sittard victory against ADO Den Haag, making 6 saves.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Fortuna Sittard when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fortuna Sittard as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. There are big problems for the Fortuna Sittard defense as they have conceded 22 goals in 6 away games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 8 PEC Zwolle victories, 1 draw and 1 Fortuna Sittard win. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PEC ZwolleR. Ghoochannejhad
R. Ghoochannejhad
6 goals
Fortuna SittardA. Ciss
A. Ciss
5 goals
Fortuna SittardM. Diemers
M. Diemers
5 goals

PEC Zwolle missing players

Fortuna Sittard missing players

PEC Zwolle Fortuna Sittard
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 1 6 13
3 2 2 Won W 0 0 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
9 3 0 Lost L 1 5 7
19 14 9 Scored S 1 4 18
32 16 3 Conceded C 2 22 32
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
85% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 69%
69% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 62%
15% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 54%
62% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 62%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
38% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 31%
 
4 3 2.5 Corners For (avg) C F 7 3.2 4.6
7.2 5.7 6.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 8.7 7.8
1.6 1.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 1.7 1.8
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Fortuna Sittard's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of PEC Zwolle's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Fortuna Sittard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 away.
  • PEC Zwolle have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Sittard have scored away.
  • PEC Zwolle have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • PEC Zwolle 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 13 11 2 0 43 9 6 6 0 0 24 1 7 5 2 0 19 8 34 35
2 AZ Alkmaar 13 9 2 2 31 8 7 5 1 1 19 5 6 4 1 1 12 3 23 29
3 PSV 13 7 3 3 29 17 6 4 1 1 16 8 7 3 2 2 13 9 12 24
4 FC Utrecht 13 7 2 4 28 18 6 5 0 1 18 4 7 2 2 3 10 14 10 23
5 Vitesse 13 7 2 4 24 19 7 4 1 2 14 10 6 3 1 2 10 9 5 23
6 Willem II 13 7 1 5 16 18 7 4 1 2 8 7 6 3 0 3 8 11 -2 22
7 Heracles 13 6 3 4 24 18 7 4 1 2 17 9 6 2 2 2 7 9 6 21
8 SC Heerenveen 13 5 6 2 20 14 7 2 5 0 7 5 6 3 1 2 13 9 6 21
9 FC Groningen 13 6 2 5 17 14 6 4 0 2 11 5 7 2 2 3 6 9 3 20
10 Feyenoord 13 5 5 3 25 24 7 3 3 1 15 12 6 2 2 2 10 12 1 20
11 FC Twente 13 5 3 5 23 24 7 3 2 2 15 11 6 2 1 3 8 13 -1 18
12 Sparta Rotterdam 13 4 4 5 22 24 6 3 1 2 14 10 7 1 3 3 8 14 -2 16
13 FC Emmen 13 4 1 8 16 28 7 4 1 2 13 9 6 0 0 6 3 19 -12 13
14 Fortuna Sittard 13 3 3 7 18 32 7 3 2 2 14 10 6 0 1 5 4 22 -14 12
15 ADO Den Haag 13 3 1 9 14 23 6 1 1 4 5 10 7 2 0 5 9 13 -9 10
16 PEC Zwolle 13 3 1 9 19 32 6 2 1 3 14 16 7 1 0 6 5 16 -13 10
17 VVV-Venlo 13 3 0 10 12 37 6 2 0 4 6 16 7 1 0 6 6 21 -25 9
18 RKC Waalwijk 13 1 1 11 14 36 6 1 0 5 5 12 7 0 1 6 9 24 -22 4