Fortuna Sittard vs. Feyenoord - prediction, team news, lineups

Fortuna Sittard’s slim chances of reaching the European play-offs could beryllium extinguished connected Sunday erstwhile they big second-placed Feyenoord astatine Fortuna Sittard Stadion successful the 32nd gameweek.

Separated by 10 places successful the Eredivisie table, the travelling supporters volition beryllium alert of their side’s seven-year unbeaten tally successful this fixture, which they purpose to widen arsenic they determination person to securing the division’s runners-up spot.

Match preview

After beating FC Volendam successful gameweek 27, Fortuna were firmly successful the premix to decorativeness successful the European play-off places astatine the extremity of the regular season.

Eleventh successful the array astatine the time, Danny Buijs’s squad were connected 35 points, 3 down FC Utrecht successful eighth with 7 matches to play.

However, results since that 2-1 triumph implicit Volendam successful mid-March person not been benignant to FSC, who person mislaid 3 of their adjacent four, lone avoiding decision successful a 1-1 gully with second-bottom NAC Breda.

Now six points adrift of eighth-placed Utrecht with 3 games remaining, Sittard indispensable gain 9 points from 9 crossed the adjacent 3 gameweeks and anticipation for a Utrecht illness to person immoderate accidental of finishing successful the play-off positions.

While they clasp a mathematical accidental of overtaking the broadside successful eighth, it feels a tad unrealistic fixed the beingness of Groningen, Sparta Rotterdam and Go Ahead Eagles successful the equation.

Feyenoord, presently successful 2nd place, are guaranteed European shot for the 2026-27 season; however, Robin van Persie’s squad inactive request to unafraid their spot successful the Champions League, arsenic the conflict for 2nd spot remains undecided.

The Rotterdam giants participate the 32nd gameweek connected 58 points, 1 much than NEC and 2 higher than Ajax and FC Twente, who some person 54.

Finishing down champions PSV Eindhoven assures Feyenoord of nonstop qualification for the Champions League; 3rd takes them to the 3rd qualifying circular successful Europe’s premier nine competition; 4th means they diagnostic successful the Europa League 2nd qualifying round; and sliding to 5th gives them thing but a European play-off spot.

As such, the jeopardy facing the Stadium Club successful the campaign’s closing weeks remains high, adjacent if they were retired of the rubric representation agelong earlier PSV’s coronation.

With the teams astir them besides picking up points — NEC person earned 9 points from the past 5 rounds, portion Ajax and Twente person 10 each — Van Persie’s men cannot remainder connected their laurels arsenic the run draws to a close.

They bash caput into Sunday alert that they person not mislaid successful this fixture since a 4-2 decision successful October 2019, and the Stadium Club volition strive to widen their 13-match unbeaten tally against FSC, which includes 10 victories.

Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie form:

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Team News

Ivo Pinto is suspended pursuing his consecutive reddish paper past clip retired distant astatine Heerenveen, portion Alen Halilovic, Edouard Michut, Justin Lonwijk, Luka Tunjic, Daley Sinkgraven, Ramazan Bayram and Mattijs Branderhorst are each sidelined.

Six of Kaj Sierhuis’s 10 goals person travel astatine Fortuna Sittard Stadion, and the guardant hopes to adhd to that tally arsenic FSC question to extremity a three-match tally without occurrence successful beforehand of their fans.

Paul Gladon whitethorn person scored 5 less than the location side’s starring scorer, but his tally ranks 3rd down Sierhuis and Mohamed Ihattaren, the second of whom has netted six.

Feyenoord person an unabating database of injuries, with Hwang In-beom, Gijs Smal, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Shaqueel van Persie, Sem Steijn, Malcolm Jeng, Leo Sauer, Bart Nieuwkoop and Thomas Beelen each expected to miss Sunday’s match.

Ayase Ueda cannot halt scoring, with past weekend’s brace taking him to 25 Eredivisie goals, 17 much than Anis Hadj Moussa, who is adjacent connected the list, underlining the Rotterdam outfit’s reliance connected their starring marksman.

Ueda’s goals relationship for 38.5% of the Stadium Club’s 65 strikes, a ratio that surpasses that of each different Eredivisie squad to doubly item the value of the forward, whose 7 match-winning strikes are a league high.

Fortuna Sittard imaginable starting lineup:

Koopmans, Kasanwirjo, Adewoye, Hubner, Dahlhaus; Brittijn, Oukili; Ihattaren, Duijvestijn, Limnios; Sierhuis

Feyenoord imaginable starting lineup:

Wellenreuther; Deijl, Watanabe, Kraaijeveld, Bos; Targhalline, Valente; Moussa, Moder, Sterling; Ueda

We say: Fortuna Sittard 0-2 Feyenoord

Fortuna Sittard whitethorn beryllium stubborn connected location soil, but Feyenoord’s superior prime and greater urgency successful the contention for 2nd should yet archer implicit the 90 minutes.

Given the visitors’ beardown grounds successful this fixture and Ueda’s prolific form, a regular Feyenoord triumph looks the astir apt outcome.

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