In a weekend match in week 17, on Saturday Dec 18th, Fortuna Sittard hosts FC Utrecht at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Fortuna Sittard sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against PEC Zwolle. Nigel Lonwijk scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 63rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, PEC Zwolle couldn’t muster any offence and Fortuna Sittard ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 6th placed FC Utrecht is fresh off their 2-3 loss against NAC Breda. Mike Van der Hoorn scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 34th minute, then Thom Haye tied it up for NAC Breda in the 55th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a goal by Kotzebue to cap off a wild match. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season FC Utrecht won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
FC Utrecht’s most prolific scorer has been Mike Van der Hoorn. The Dutch defender has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Fortuna Sittard’s top weapon lately has been Zian Flemming, who has two goals in the last 5 matches
Roel Janssen, Arianit Ferati and Lisandro Semedo are unavailable to play for Sjors Ultee’s team, while FC Utrecht will be without Maarten Paes and Sander van de Streek.