In a weekend match on Sat Dec 11th, in week 16, Fortuna Sittard will travel to Zwolle to battle PEC Zwolle in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 18th placed PEC Zwolle is fresh off their 1-1 draw against FC Groningen. Mees De Wit scored the first goal for PEC Zwolle in the 14th minute, then van den Belt tied it up for FC Groningen on an own goal in the 75th minute earning FC Groningen at least a draw. PEC Zwolle looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while fortuna Sittard sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Feyenoord. Guus Til struck first for Feyenoord in the 8th minute, then Bryan Linssen added another in the 26th minute on a feed from Orkun Kökçü At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fortuna Sittard couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On the 17th of December, Fortuna Sittard hosted PEC Zwolle at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion in their last match together. Fortuna Sittard won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of just over two thousand jubilant spectators. Bassala Sambou struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 17th minute, then Rasmus Karjalainen added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed PEC Zwolle couldn’t manage to score, and Fortuna Sittard took the shutout win.
Fortuna Sittard’s top weapon lately has been Zian Flemming, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Mees De Wit has been the most prolific scorer on PEC Zwolle in his last 5 matches with 3 goals
Pelle Clement, Sai Van Wermeskerken, Mustafa Saymak, Bram Van Polen and Kenneth Paal are unavailable to play for PEC Zwolle, while Arianit Ferati and Lisandro Semedo are unavailable to play for Sjors Ultee’s team.