Feb 26th features a match where Fortuna Sittard will play host to Feyenoord in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Fortuna Sittard recorded a 1-3 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Burak Yılmaz struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 49th minute on a feed from Íñigo Córdoba, then Michiel Kramer got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 76th minute on a feed from Florian Jozefzoon Finally they completed the comback in the 86th minute on a goal by Julen Lobete to cap off a wild match. Fortuna Sittard is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Feyenoord recorded a 2-1 win against AZ Alkmaar. Javairô Dilrosun struck first for AZ Alkmaar on an own goal in the 17th minute, then Alireza Jahanbakhsh tied it up for Feyenoord in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Marcus Pedersen to cap off a wild match. Feyenoord is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches.
On Sat Oct 22nd, Feyenoord hosted Fortuna Sittard at the Stadion Feijenoord in their last match together. Feyenoord and Fortuna Sittard battled to a 1-1 draw. Íñigo Córdoba scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 9th minute, then in the 46th minute, Quinten Timber sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Javairô Dilrosun earning them at least the one point.
Feyenoord is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Santiago Giménez and Alireza Jahanbakhsh each having 3 goals in their last 5. Fortuna Sittard’s most prolific scorer has been Burak Yılmaz. He has netted three goals over the last five matches
Roel Janssen, Ivo Pinto and Vasilios Sourlis are unavailable to play for Julio Velázquez Santiago’s team, while Feyenoord will be without Sebastian Szymański, Gernot Trauner, Justin Bijlow and Patrik Wålemark.