Fortuna Sittard vs Groningen Predictions

Fortuna Sittard will be aiming to bounce back from a 3-1 defeat at Zwolle last time out by picking up all three points at home to Groningen on Saturday, but the visitors are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions and sit six places above their hosts in the Eredivisie table.

All of the stats heading into Saturday’s clash suggest that a double chance bet on Fortuna Sittard is the way to go and we have backed the pair to play out a 1-1 draw but feel the hosts could pinch all three points if they play to their very best.

Fortuna Sittard have won three and drawn two of their seven home games in the Eredivisie this season, while Groningen have drawn two and lost three of their seven away games in the league. The hosts average 1.57 points per home game in the Eredivisie and the visitors only average 1.14 points per away game, so you can see why we believe Fortuna Sittard will take something from Saturday’s match.

43% of Fortuna Sittard’s home games have ended in victory and 29% have ended in draws while 43% of Groningen’s away games have ended in defeat and 29% have ended in draws. Fortuna Sittard average 2.00 goals scored per home game and concede 1.43 goals while Groningen average 0.83 goals scored per away game this season and concede 1.29 goals, which is why we have backed a 1-1 draw this weekend.

Both teams scored in 71% of Fortuna Sittard’s home games and 57% of Groningen’s away games this season and 71% of the host’s home games and the visitors’ away games have produced over 1.5 goals, adding weight to our prediction for a 1-1 draw. Fortuna Sittard have only kept clean sheets in 29% of their home games this season and the same can be said about Groningen in their away games, so we’re not expecting either side to keep a clean sheet this weekend.

We’re confident that a double chance bet on the hosts will payout this weekend and we have predicted that the pair will play out a 1-1 draw. The hosts have a good record at home and certainly played their best football in front of their own fans. Groningen haven’t always looked at their best on the road but have improved in recent weeks which is why we have gone with a double chance bet rather than taking the risk of backing the hosts to win outright, even though we could see Fortuna Sittard pinching all three points if they have a particularly good game.