In this week 14 match on Nov 27th, Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen will play a match in Sittard in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Fortuna Sittard recorded a 1-3 loss against Heracles. Ismail Azzaoui scored the first goal for Heracles in the 6th minute, then Zian Flemming got the equalizer for Fortuna Sittard in the 9th minute on a feed from Ben Rienstra. Fortuna Sittard looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while fC Groningen is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Go Ahead Eagles. Jörgen Strand Larsen struck first for FC Groningen in the 50th minute on a feed from Wessel Dammers, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Go Ahead Eagles was frustrated by FC Groningen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Groningen ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Groningen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season FC Groningen won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Jörgen Strand Larsen has been the most prolific scorer on FC Groningen in the last five matches with three goals. Both George Cox and Mats Seuntjens have been the hottest scorers for Fortuna Sittard in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.