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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
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FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie | Gameweek 18
Jan 25, 2023 at 7pm UK
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Heerenveen

Sittard
2 - 0
Heerenveen

Embalo (58'), Yilmaz (90+8' pen.)
Cox (88')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Sarr (72')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Eredivisie clash between Fortuna Sittard and Heerenveen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 3-1 Sittard
Sunday, January 22 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 3-1 Groningen
Sunday, January 22 at 11.15am in Eredivisie

We said: Fortuna Sittard 1-2 Heerenveen

Fortuna need a win to ease their relegation fears this season but now come up against a Heerenveen side who have proven to be very difficult customers on the road so far this campaign. De Superfriezen face two struggling sides in Fortuna and Vitesse before a crucial clash with Utrecht at the start of February, and we suspect Van Wonderen's men will be confident of collecting maximum points from their next pair of fixtures. 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 Heerenveen win with a probability of 46.25%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 28.93% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.3%) and 0-2 (7.74%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 1-0 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.

Result
Fortuna SittardDrawHeerenveen
28.93% (-0.437 -0.44) 24.81% (0.194 0.19) 46.25% (0.239 0.24)
Both teams to score 55.63% (-0.935 -0.93)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.77% (-1.1 -1.1)47.22% (1.098 1.1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.54% (-1.033 -1.03)69.45% (1.03 1.03)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.95% (-0.871 -0.87)30.04% (0.868 0.87)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.83% (-1.056 -1.06)66.17% (1.055 1.06)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.52% (-0.346 -0.35)20.48% (0.343 0.34)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.05% (-0.548 -0.55)52.95% (0.547 0.55)
Score Analysis
    Fortuna Sittard 28.93%
    Heerenveen 46.25%
    Draw 24.81%
Fortuna SittardDrawHeerenveen
1-0 @ 7.4% (0.162 0.16)
2-1 @ 7.05% (-0.089 -0.09)
2-0 @ 4.45% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 2.83% (-0.105 -0.11)
3-2 @ 2.24% (-0.108 -0.11)
3-0 @ 1.78% (-0.047 -0.05)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 28.93%
1-1 @ 11.73% (0.14 0.14)
0-0 @ 6.15% (0.278 0.28)
2-2 @ 5.59% (-0.131 -0.13)
3-3 @ 1.19% (-0.071 -0.07)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 24.81%
0-1 @ 9.76% (0.341 0.34)
1-2 @ 9.3% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
0-2 @ 7.74% (0.191 0.19)
1-3 @ 4.92% (-0.048 -0.05)
0-3 @ 4.09% (0.059 0.06)
2-3 @ 2.96% (-0.101 -0.1)
1-4 @ 1.95% (-0.04 -0.04)
0-4 @ 1.62% (0.006 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.17% (-0.054 -0.05)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 46.25%

How you voted: Sittard vs Heerenveen

Fortuna Sittard
21.2%
Draw
23.1%
Heerenveen
55.8%
52
Head to Head
Aug 27, 2022 8pm
Feb 5, 2022 5.45pm
Sittard
2-0
Heerenveen
Flemming (14', 70')
Rienstra (77'), Angha (86')

Haye (90+2')
Sep 18, 2021 3.30pm
Heerenveen
1-0
Sittard
Veerman (5')
Dresevic (64')

Sambou (59'), Baghdadi (76'), Lake (90+4'), Duarte (90+5')
Jan 10, 2021 1.30pm
Sep 19, 2020 8pm
Sittard
1-3
Heerenveen
Polter (73')
Janssen (62'), Ninaj (69'), Cox (72'), Flemming (87')
Batista Meier (15'), Veerman (29' pen.), Veerman (34')
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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