Only a win will satisfy the Vitesse supporters in this GelreDome clash with Fortuna Sittard, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Eredivisie table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Vitesse form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for Vitesse so far this season.
The home team returns to GelreDome after being equal after 90 minutes with FC Groningen (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Eredivisie game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Vitesse won a home game hosting FC Emmen (3-1).
Vitesse are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found seven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew zero and lost one.
Vitesse are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at GelreDome in their league games, having scored an impressive 10 goals in 4 matches. Vitesse have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The manager K. Hofland was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground Fortuna Stadion. Fortuna Sittard suffered a 1-3 loss to Feyenoord (placed 3rd). Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs PEC Zwolle.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Fortuna played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, one were draw and the home team won as expected three times.
Fortuna have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Fortuna Sittard concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Vitesse three wins, zero draws and Fortuna Sittard one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Openda 5 goals |  O. Tannane 4 goals |  A. Broja 4 goals |
Vitesse missing players
Fortuna Sittard missing players
| Vitesse | Fortuna Sittard | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 11 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 78% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 78% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 78% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | 47 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 29 | 45 | 111 |
| 47 | 25 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| 38% | 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 28% |
- All of Fortuna Sittard's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Vitesse's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Fortuna Sittard has the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fortuna Sittard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Fortuna Sittard have yet to win a game.
- Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitesse has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Fortuna Sittard have scored away.
- Vitesse have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vitesse have won all their matches at home so far.
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitesse is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 32 | 24 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | PSV | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 20 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 12 | Willem II | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 13 | Heracles | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 8 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -14 | 8 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 3 |