Groningen (home)
- FC Groningen should prove too strong for Fortuna Sittard when they face off in the Dutch Eredivisie 2025-2026 this Sunday.
- Dick Lukkien’s men have been a very consistent top-half side this season, occupying fifth place with 31 points from 19 games.
- Groningen’s form has been mixed over the last month, but the key thing is they are not losing many games.
- In their last five Eredivisie matches, they have won two, drawn two and lost one.
- Groningen is a much improved unit since Lukkien took over and his adjustments have made the Cheese Heads a tough team to break down at home.
- Their back four and defensive midfielders are well drilled to play with patience and structure when in possession and be a threat in transition, while they can also press high and hard when out of possession.
Fortuna Sittard (away)
- They enter this fixture in mediocre form after one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five Eredivisie games, which sees them languish in 12th spot with 22 points from 19 matches.
- Mohammed Ihattaren is a creative spark for Fortuna with three assists in his team’s last five and should be a factor here.
- Fortuna’s average of 1.22 goals scored per game on the road in the Eredivisie is not bad, but they can leak goals at the other end.
- Fortuna Sittard will come at Groningen with Kaj Sierhuis in the form of his life.
- He has six goals in 16 Eredivisie appearances this term and four in his last five.
- Danny Buijs has been a very solid appointment at Fortuna as he has instilled a degree of defensive discipline and an understanding that goals can come from set-piece situations and in transition.
Head-to-Head
- Fortuna Sittard has won just one of their last nine Eredivisie away matches and have been conceding an average of 2.00 goals per game.
- Fortuna Sittard has failed to win in their last two away visits to Groningen.
Groningen
Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson is the team’s biggest goal threat with six in 15 Eredivisie matches .
Fortuna Sittard
- Kaj Sierhuis has six goals in 16 appearances and four in his last five.
- Mohammed Ihattaren has been influential with three assists in his team’s last five.
Betting Insights
- The bookies have Groningen down as odds-on favourites at 1.57 and Fortuna at 5.3.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 seems worthwhile given the teams' recent attacking output.
Prediction
The hosts are a decent team that can be a bit of a handful in the last 20 minutes when opponents start to tire and we’re taking Groningen to get all three points in what could be an open game.
