In this 26th week match, on Sun Mar 13th, Fortuna Sittard will host Willem II at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Fortuna Sittard is fresh off their 0-1 loss against PEC Zwolle. Oussama Darfalou struck first for PEC Zwolle in the 77th minute on a feed from Daishawn Redan, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fortuna Sittard couldn’t manage to score, and PEC Zwolle took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 15th placed Willem II, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against SC Heerenveen. Willem II had 16 on net, and SC Heerenveen had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Willem II looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10.
On Oct 22nd, Willem II hosted Fortuna Sittard at the Koning Willem Ii Stadion in their last match together. Willem II and Fortuna Sittard battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over 14000. Tijanni Noslin struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 54th minute on a feed from George Cox, then Mats Köhlert got the equalizer for Willem II in the 59th minute on a feed from Max Svensson earning Willem II a comeback draw.
Willem II’s most prolific scorer has been Thijs Oosting. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Fortuna Sittard’s most prolific scorer has been Zian Flemming. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches
Michael Verrips, Ivo Pinto and Arianit Ferati are unavailable to play for Sjors Ultee’s team, while Fred Grim’s squad will be without Pol Llonch and .