VVV-Venlo are welcoming Fortuna Sittard for another important game after their 1-0 result against 8th-placed FC Groningen.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
4 - 3 - 7 with 21-31. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Fortuna Sittard when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Fortuna Sittard play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what VVV-Venlo have to build on here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel in the Eredivisie.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Thorsten Kirschbaum not having conceded a league goal in 201 minutes.
A strong away win for VVV-Venlo against FC Groningen the last match, as Oussama Darfalou were on target. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Heracles in a game that was won 1-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does VVV-Venlo handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and two defeats.
VVV-Venlo has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
Fortuna Sittard have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 0-3-9 (12 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Fortuna Sittard are travelling again after losing away to Feyenoord in their previous match (1-2). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against FC Emmen.
Fortuna Sittard are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of one match.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fortuna Sittard as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Fortuna Sittard's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 35 goals in 12 travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Fortuna Sittard - VVV-Venlo 4-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (VVV-Venlo wins - draws - Fortuna Sittard wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 M. Diemers 7 goals |   J. Opoku 6 goals | A. Ciss 6 goals |
VVV-Venlo missing players
Fortuna Sittard missing players
| VVV-Venlo | Fortuna Sittard | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 24 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 28 |
| 48 | 21 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 35 | 51 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 79% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 79% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 29% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 58% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 21% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 6.2 | 6.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 12 | 8.9 | 7.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 238 | 136 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 109 | 273 |
| 80 | 47 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 34 | 96 |
| 30% | 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 21% | 29% |
- Fortuna Sittard has the the worst goal difference (-28) away
- Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- 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.
- VVV-Venlo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
- VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VVV-Venlo 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 45 | 53 |
| 2 | AZ | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 50 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | PSV | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 45 |
| 5 | Willem II | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Heracles | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -12 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -24 | 27 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -23 | 24 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -19 | 22 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 18 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -32 | 12 |