Eredivisie preview: Home supporters expecting a win when Vitesse host Fortuna Sittard

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 21.September
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: GelreDome (25500 seats)

Fortuna Sittard have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Vitesse. Prepare for the match with this Eredivisie preview!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Vitesse form and stats

Seven points from three Eredivisie home games is a great start for Vitesse, who are hoping to build on that form here at GelreDome. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Vitesse after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The fans are hoping that Vitesse will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Eredivisie game against PSV (placed 2nd). Before that, Vitesse had a home game versus AZ which ended with a victory 2-1.

The Vitesse manager L. Slutskiy has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. On the other hand, Vitesse have conceded 3 goals.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Eredivisie for Fortuna Sittard, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Eredivisie, with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Fortuna Sittard failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs FC Twente (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 2-3. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to SC Heerenveen.

With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Fortuna Sittard as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The outsiders lost 3 of these games by at least two goals.

The schedule is very tough for Fortuna Sittard now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eredivisie game at Ajax is waiting in only four days.

It's early days yet, but Fortuna Sittard has scored 1 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Vitesse victory, 0 draws and 1 Fortuna Sittard win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Matavž
3 goals / 2 assists
M. Bero
2 goals
B. Linssen
2 goals / 2 assists

Vitesse missing players

Fortuna Sittard missing players

Vitesse Fortuna Sittard
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Away vs top Away Total
6 3 0 Played 1 2 5
3 2 0 Won 0 0 0
2 1 0 Drew 0 1 2
1 0 0 Lost 1 1 3
10 7 0 Scored 0 1 6
9 3 0 Conceded 4 5 12
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 100% 50% 60%
33% 33% 0% Over 3.5 100% 50% 60%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 40%
50% 67% 0% BTTS 0% 50% 80%
33% 33% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score 100% 50% 20%
 
3.7 2.3 0 Corners For (avg) 1 1 4.4
6.8 7.7 0 Corners Against (avg) 14 14 9.4
2 2.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1 1.4
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats This season:
  • All of Fortuna Sittard's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Vitesse's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Fortuna Sittard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Fortuna Sittard have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fortuna Sittard have yet to win a game.
  • Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vitesse have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Vitesse have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Vitesse have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Vitesse
All Eredivisie Europa League Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
10-08-19 ER Willem II 0 - 2 Vitesse
16-08-19 ER Vitesse 3 - 0 PEC Zwolle
24-08-19 ER Heracles 1 - 1 Vitesse
01-09-19 ER Vitesse 2 - 1 AZ
14-09-19 ER PSV 5 - 0 Vitesse
21-09-19 ER Vitesse 18:45 Fortuna Sittard
29-09-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 10:15 Vitesse
05-10-19 ER Vitesse 17:45 FC Utrecht
19-10-19 ER VVV-Venlo 18:45 Vitesse
26-10-19 ER Vitesse 17:45 ADO Den Haag
Fortuna Sittard
All Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
04-08-19 ER AZ 4 - 0 Fortuna Sittard
11-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 1 - 1 Heracles
18-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 2 - 3 Willem II
31-08-19 ER SC Heerenveen 1 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
15-09-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 2 - 3 FC Twente
21-09-19 ER Vitesse 18:45 Fortuna Sittard
25-09-19 ER Ajax 18:45 Fortuna Sittard
28-09-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 18:45 Sparta Rotterdam
06-10-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 12:30 Feyenoord
20-10-19 ER FC Emmen 12:30 Fortuna Sittard

  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 5 4 1 0 19 5 2 2 0 0 9 1 3 2 1 0 10 4 14 13
2 PSV 5 4 1 0 14 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 2 1 0 6 2 11 13
3 FC Twente 6 3 3 0 13 8 3 1 2 0 7 5 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 12
4 Vitesse 6 3 2 1 10 9 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 1 1 1 3 6 1 11
5 AZ Alkmaar 5 3 1 1 12 3 3 2 1 0 9 1 2 1 0 1 3 2 9 10
6 FC Utrecht 6 3 1 2 13 10 3 2 0 1 7 4 3 1 1 1 6 6 3 10
7 Feyenoord 5 2 3 0 8 6 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 9
8 Willem II 6 3 0 3 9 11 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 2 0 1 7 7 -2 9
9 VVV-Venlo 6 3 0 3 9 12 3 2 0 1 6 6 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 9
10 Heracles 6 2 2 2 8 10 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 8
11 Sparta Rotterdam 6 2 2 2 12 15 2 1 0 1 5 5 4 1 2 1 7 10 -3 8
12 PEC Zwolle 6 2 1 3 13 14 3 1 1 1 9 7 3 1 0 2 4 7 -1 7
13 SC Heerenveen 6 1 3 2 7 8 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 5 6 -1 6
14 ADO Den Haag 6 2 0 4 10 12 3 1 0 2 4 6 3 1 0 2 6 6 -2 6
15 FC Groningen 5 1 1 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 -3 4
16 FC Emmen 6 1 0 5 5 14 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 3 2 10 -9 3
17 Fortuna Sittard 5 0 2 3 6 12 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 5 -6 2
18 RKC Waalwijk 6 0 1 5 7 20 3 0 0 3 1 8 3 0 1 2 6 12 -13 1

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