Preview

• In the Regular Season of the 2024-2025 Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard face Utrecht on 2025-05-18 (kick-off 13:30 GMT) at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.
• On average in 10 games, Referee M. Vos registers 2-3 yellows and 0 reds, and 28 fouls.
• In the last 7 clashes, head-to-head was 3-1 in favor of R. Jans, with 3 draws against D. Buijs.
• With 40 points, Fortuna Sittard sit 10th, while Utrecht have 63 points to occupy 4th.
• Fortuna Sittard misses 7 players: S. Adewoye (Injury), M. Aiko (Injury), S. Bastien (Illness), R. Bayram (Knee Injury), A. Halilovic (Ankle Injury), D. Sinkgraven (Knee Injury), A. Da Cruz (Injury) but Utrecht misses 5 players: C. Bozdogan (Ankle Injury), S. Horemans (Inactive), Z. Iqbal (Knee Injury), R. Van Hees (Knee Injury), R. el Arguioui (Injury).
• Our forecast has Fortuna Sittard in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Utrecht set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
• The previous match saw B. Radulović lead Fortuna Sittard with a 6.9 TheyScored rating, and M. van der Hoorn top-rating for Utrecht at 7.7.
• Fortuna Sittard played out a 1-1 draw with Almere City, and Utrecht shared the spoils 1-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam.
• Fortuna Sittard's form is 2-1-2 recently, but Utrecht are on a roll with 3-1-1 in their last 5 matches.
• Utrecht lead this rivalry - 4 wins from 12 matches versus Fortuna Sittard (who've won just 3 games), alongside 5 draws.
• Expect Utrecht to edge a 1-2 win: their 9-6-1 record on the road and 1.65 goals per away match tip the balance.

Predictions

Summary

Stats

Lineups

Fortuna SittardUtrecht

Fortuna Sittard 4-2-3-1 D. Buijs

8.2

Mattijs Branderhorst

7

Bojan Radulović

?

Tristan Schenkhuizen

7.9

Syb van Ottele

8.3

Rodrigo Guth

7.2

Jasper Dahlhaus

7.3

Édouard Michut

6.3

Darijo Grujčić

6.3

Luka Tunjić

6.9

Kaj Sierhuis

6.6

Josip Mitrović

Substitute Players

12

Ivo Pinto

32

Rosier Loreintz

33

Ezequiel Bullaude

7

Kristoffer Peterson

30

Alhaji Bah

36

Owen Johnson

25

Niels Martens

80

Ryan Fosso

Excluded Players

S. AdewoyeInjuryM. AikoInjuryS. BastienIllnessR. BayramKnee InjuryA. HalilovicAnkle InjuryD. SinkgravenKnee InjuryA. Da CruzInjury

Utrecht 4-2-3-1 R. Penders

7.3

Michael Brouwer

6.7

Kolbeinn Finnsson

7.9

Matisse Didden

7.2

Nick Viergever

7.6

Souffian El Karouani

6.9

Alonzo Engwanda

7.3

Victor Jensen

6.2

Jens Toornstra

6.3

Paxten Aaronson

6.7

Adrian Blake

6.9

Noah Ohio

Substitute Players

23

Niklas Vesterlund

22

Miguel Rodríguez

6

Oscar Fraulo

20

Yoann Cathline

9

David Min

32

Tom de Graaff

44

Joshua Mukeh

3

Mike van der Hoorn

41

Massien Ghaddari

91

Sébastien Haller

33

Kevin Gadellaa

Excluded Players

C. BozdoganAnkle InjuryZ. IqbalKnee InjuryM. JonathansInactiveR. Van HeesKnee InjuryR. el ArguiouiInjuryS. HoremansInactive

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	PSV	34	25	4	5	103	39	64	79	W W W W W
2	Ajax	34	24	6	4	67	32	35	78	W D L D L
3	Feyenoord	34	20	8	6	76	38	38	68	L W L W W
4	Utrecht	34	18	10	6	62	45	17	64	D D L W W
5	AZ Alkmaar	34	16	9	9	58	37	21	57	D W W W D
6	Twente	34	15	9	10	62	49	13	54	L L W W L
7	G.A. Eagles	34	14	9	11	57	55	2	51	L W D L D
8	Nijmegen	34	12	7	15	51	46	5	43	W W W D L
9	Heerenveen	34	12	7	15	42	57	-15	43	W L L W W
10	Zwolle	34	10	11	13	43	51	-8	41	W W D W L
11	Sittard	34	11	8	15	37	54	-17	41	D D W L W
12	Sparta Rotterdam	34	9	12	13	39	43	-4	39	L D W L D
13	Groningen	34	10	9	15	40	53	-13	39	L D L W W
14	Heracles	34	9	11	14	42	63	-21	38	L L W L L
15	NAC Breda	34	8	9	17	34	58	-24	33	D L L L D
16	Willem II	34	6	8	20	34	56	-22	26	D L L D L
17	Waalwijk	34	6	7	21	44	74	-30	25	W L W L L
18	Almere City	34	4	10	20	23	64	-41	22	D D L D L

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Promotion - Europa League (Qualification: )

Promotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs: )

Promotion - Europa League (League phase: )

Eredivisie (Relegation)

Relegation - Eerste Divisie

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