In this week 15 match on the 7th of January, Fortuna Sittard will host Go Ahead Eagles in a clash of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 12th placed Fortuna Sittard is fresh off their 3-2 win against FC Groningen. Ricardo Pepi struck first for FC Groningen in the 45th minute on a feed from Ragnar Oratmangoen, then in the 78th minute, Ivo Pinto sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Paul Gladon But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 94th minute on a goal by Tijanni Noslin. Fortuna Sittard is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Vitesse. Philippe Rommens struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 8th minute, then Rommens added another in the 20th minute . Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having earned 15 points 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.
Go Ahead Eagles’s most prolific scorer has been Philippe Rommens. The midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Paul Gladon has been the most effective weapon for Fortuna Sittard lately. The Dutch attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches
Julio Velázquez Santiago’s squad will be without Dimitrios Siovas and Vasilios Sourlis, while Erwin Mulder is unavailable to play for René Hake’s team.