Oct 29th features a match where Sparta Rotterdam plays host to Fortuna Sittard in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 1-3 loss against FC Utrecht. Daishawn Redan struck first for FC Utrecht in the 6th minute, then Anastasios Douvikas added another in the 48th minute on a feed from Taylor Booth. Sparta Rotterdam is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while fortuna Sittard sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Feyenoord. Íñigo Córdoba scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 9th minute, but Javairô Dilrosun got the equalizer for Feyenoord in the 46th minute earning them at least the one point. Fortuna Sittard is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Oğuzhan Özyakup and Umaro Embalo are the top scorers for Fortuna Sittard in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For Sparta Rotterdam, their top scorers are Arno Verschueren and Tobias Lauritsen, each having 2 goals in their last five matches
Maurice Steijn’s squad will be without Tim Coremans, Younes Namli and Laros Duarte, while Julio Velázquez Santiago’s squad will be without Dimitrios Siovas.