H2H: Sittard vs. Sparta Rotterdam – Score prediction (28.09.2019)

Overview.

Though Fortuna Sittard are one of just two winless Eredivisie sides after a midweek battering at Ajax (5-0), they have won both of their home clashes vs promoted opposition by a 3-1 scoreline since the beginning of last term, winning at half-time in each. One thing that’s almost always guaranteed with Sittard’s league games are goals galore. Twenty of their last 24 Eredivisie matches have produced over 2.5 total goals, whilst their defence is currently the second-worst in the Eredivisie, conceding 3.0 goals on average per fixture (4.14 total goals per match).

A worry for the hosts then, will be the fact that Sparta Rotterdam have scored more than any of the promoted sides so far this season (2.29 per match average). In fact their games average a league-high 4.43 total goals per match. Though Sparta have been solid on the road, scoring at least twice in three of their four away games so far, and only losing to AZ, their games can be turbulent affairs. Of the five occasions in which Sparta took an away lead, they conceded an equaliser four times, and have only scored an equalising goal themselves on one of the two occasions they have gone behind.

Match Info and Score Prediction.

Competition: NETHERLANDS Eredivisie – Round 8
Kick off: 28.09.2019, 18:45 UTC.
Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion (Sittard).
Referee: Martens R. (Ned).

Sittard	Draw	Sparta Rotterdam

Quick Facts.

Amadou Ciss scored the first goal of his senior career in Sittard’s last home game – he has scored or been booked in three of his five appearances this term.

Sittard have averaged just 1.43 cards per Eredivisie match.

Sparta’s Ibrahim Dervisoglu has scored three goals across seven Eredivisie appearances (all second half) – he has 38 goals from 81 games between the Jong and senior sides.

The half-time result has mirrored the full-time result in six of Sparta’s seven league games.

Sparta have scored an average of 2.17 goals per match across the last six H2Hs.