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Willem II
Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie | Gameweek 5
Sep 2, 2022 at 7pm UK
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
FC Utrecht

Sittard
3 - 4
Utrecht

Guth (67'), Yilmaz (82' pen.), Noslin (90+6')
Tirpan (71')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Dost (64'), Douvikas (71' pen., 77', 86')
Toornstra (81'), van der Maarel (83')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Eredivisie clash between Fortuna Sittard and FC Utrecht, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Utrecht 0-2 Ajax
Sunday, August 28 at 11.15am in Eredivisie

We said: Fortuna Sittard 1-3 FC Utrecht

Although both sides are winless this season, we think that Utrecht have enough quality in their squad to beat a Fortuna Sittard side who have conceded at least two goals in all four games this season. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Utrecht win with a probability of 53.18%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 23.68% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.65%) and 0-2 (8.69%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 (6.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.86%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Utrecht would win this match.

Result
Fortuna SittardDrawFC Utrecht
23.68% (-1.091 -1.09) 23.13% (-0.649 -0.65) 53.18% (1.742 1.74)
Both teams to score 56.4% (0.926 0.93)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.02% (1.804 1.8)43.98% (-1.804 -1.8)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.63% (1.736 1.74)66.36% (-1.736 -1.74)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.55% (0.055000000000007 0.06)32.44% (-0.055 -0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.03% (0.061 0.06)68.96% (-0.060000000000002 -0.06)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.49% (1.303 1.3)16.51% (-1.303 -1.3)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.75% (2.296 2.3)46.25% (-2.297 -2.3)
Score Analysis
    Fortuna Sittard 23.68%
    FC Utrecht 53.18%
    Draw 23.13%
Fortuna SittardDrawFC Utrecht
2-1 @ 6.11% (-0.196 -0.2)
1-0 @ 6.03% (-0.477 -0.48)
2-0 @ 3.39% (-0.263 -0.26)
3-1 @ 2.29% (-0.07 -0.07)
3-2 @ 2.07% (0.027 0.03)
3-0 @ 1.27% (-0.096 -0.1)
Other @ 2.51%
Total : 23.68%
1-1 @ 10.86% (-0.36 -0.36)
2-2 @ 5.51% (0.063 0.06)
0-0 @ 5.36% (-0.432 -0.43)
3-3 @ 1.24% (0.068 0.07)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 23.13%
1-2 @ 9.78% (0.098000000000001 0.1)
0-1 @ 9.65% (-0.34 -0.34)
0-2 @ 8.69% (0.073 0.07)
1-3 @ 5.87% (0.304 0.3)
0-3 @ 5.22% (0.262 0.26)
2-3 @ 3.31% (0.176 0.18)
1-4 @ 2.64% (0.242 0.24)
0-4 @ 2.35% (0.212 0.21)
2-4 @ 1.49% (0.138 0.14)
1-5 @ 0.95% (0.123 0.12)
Other @ 3.24%
Total : 53.18%

How you voted: Sittard vs Utrecht

Fortuna Sittard
21.1%
Draw
14.0%
FC Utrecht
64.9%
57
Head to Head
Apr 9, 2022 5.45pm
Dec 18, 2021 3.30pm
Sittard
2-2
Utrecht
Cox (23'), Flemming (77')
Cox (33')
Mahi (21'), Van de Streek (50')
van de Streek (45'), Maher (70'), Janssen (84')
Mar 20, 2021 3.30pm
Dec 19, 2020 8pm
Utrecht
1-1
Sittard
Mahi (52')
Kerk (82')
Polter (63')
Angha (86'), Polter (90+1')
Apr 12, 2020 1.30pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306


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