Match preview: Vitesse odds-on to triumph over Fortuna Sittard at GelreDome

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 09.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: GelreDome (25000 seats)

Take hard look at their own playing style or make adjustments according to the opponent? Both Vitesse and Fortuna Sittard have to try something separate than what they have done uptil now. Read more!

Insights:
  • Vitesse have the fewest points (2) at home in Eredivisie
  • Fortuna Sittard have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Eredivisie

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Vitesse form and stats

When playing at home in the Eredivisie, Vitesse have managed 0 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In their previous game, the manager Cocu led his Vitesse to a defeat away at FC Twente. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at GelreDome. Defender Flamingo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 6.91/10. Flamingo won 4 of 4 duels.

In the match before that, Vitesse hosted FC Volendam and drew the game 1-1.

Vitesse has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

The Eredivisie season is young and Fortuna Sittard have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.

Fortuna Sittard have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ivor Pandur. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Eredivisie.

Fortuna Sittard go into this game after a win, the home game against FC Volendam that ended 2-0. Cox was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Cox hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Excelsior.

The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

Vitesse have won or drawn the last 6 fixtures (4-2-0) against Fortuna Sittard.

Top Goalscorers

Fortuna SittardB. Yılmaz
B. Yılmaz
4 goals
VitesseM. Bero
M. Bero
2 goals
VitesseN. Frederiksen
N. Frederiksen
2 goals

Vitesse missing players

Fortuna Sittard missing players

Vitesse Fortuna Sittard
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 0 3 8
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 1
5 2 0 Lost L 0 2 5
7 5 1 Scored S 0 2 11
19 12 1 Conceded C 0 6 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 88%
62% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 62%
50% 75% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 38%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 38%
50% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 62%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 12%
 
7 7.2 11 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 4.4
4.5 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 10.3 7.9
1.5 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.5 13.5 14 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7 12.8
4.4 5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.3 4.5
20% 25% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 31%
 
11.9 12.2 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 21.7 18.9
5 5.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 8.7 7.1
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • All of Fortuna Sittard's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Vitesse's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Fortuna Sittard have the most conceded goals in the second half (13) in Eredivisie
  • Fortuna Sittard have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Eredivisie
  • Fortuna Sittard have yet to win a game away.
  • Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vitesse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vitesse have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Sittard have scored away.
  • Vitesse have the fewest points (2) at home in Eredivisie
  • Vitesse have the most conceded goals (12) at home in Eredivisie
  • Vitesse have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Eredivisie
  • Vitesse have yet to win a game at home.
  • Vitesse 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 AZ 8 6 2 0 17 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 4 0 0 11 3 11 20
2 Ajax 8 6 1 1 23 6 4 3 1 0 16 2 4 3 0 1 7 4 17 19
3 PSV 8 6 0 2 28 13 4 4 0 0 16 5 4 2 0 2 12 8 15 18
4 Feyenoord 8 5 2 1 21 10 3 2 1 0 7 0 5 3 1 1 14 10 11 17
5 FC Twente 8 5 1 2 15 5 4 4 0 0 12 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 10 16
6 SC Heerenveen 8 3 4 1 8 7 4 2 2 0 4 2 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 13
7 FC Utrecht 8 3 3 2 10 10 4 1 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1 9 8 0 12
8 Sparta Rotterdam 8 3 2 3 11 10 4 2 0 2 8 5 4 1 2 1 3 5 1 11
9 RKC Waalwijk 8 2 4 2 17 12 5 2 2 1 14 8 3 0 2 1 3 4 5 10
10 NEC 8 1 6 1 8 6 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 3 0 5 2 2 9
11 Excelsior 8 3 0 5 10 19 4 2 0 2 6 9 4 1 0 3 4 10 -9 9
12 FC Groningen 8 2 2 4 8 16 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 1 1 2 4 9 -8 8
13 Go Ahead Eagles 8 2 1 5 11 16 4 1 0 3 7 10 4 1 1 2 4 6 -5 7
14 Fortuna Sittard 8 2 1 5 11 17 5 2 0 3 9 11 3 0 1 2 2 6 -6 7
15 SC Cambuur 8 2 1 5 8 14 4 1 0 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 5 10 -6 7
16 Vitesse 8 1 2 5 7 19 4 0 2 2 5 12 4 1 0 3 2 7 -12 5
17 FC Emmen 8 1 2 5 6 18 4 1 2 1 4 6 4 0 0 4 2 12 -12 5
18 FC Volendam 8 1 2 5 8 23 3 1 0 2 4 7 5 0 2 3 4 16 -15 5

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.