Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sittard
Match Time & Date:
27/11/2021
18:45
Prediction: 1-2
Groningen
Fortuna Sittard Stadion will host Saturday’s football match between Fortuna Sittard and Groningen, the two bottom-table sides. Sjors Ultee’s troops aim to put an end to their three-game losing run, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Green and White Army. Lisandro Semedo is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off. Groningen, on the other hand, did well to beat Go Ahead Eagles on the road at the weekend, with the team moving away from the danger zone.
The Green and White Army aim to keep on climbing the standings, and they should take advantage of Fortuna’s poor form. Midfielder Tomas Suslov serves a one-game ban, while all Damil Dankerlui, Romano Postema, and Radinio Balker are out of contention with injuries. In their last meeting at the venue Groningen outplayed Fortuna Sittard 3-1.
Highlighted Player (Alexei Koselev):
Alexei Koselev is a Moldovan international who plays for Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard. Koselev started his youth career at Kuban Krasnodar, but he did not see any game action with the Russian club at senior level.
The Moldovan goalkeeper played for the likes of Gagauzia, Dacia-2 Buiucani, Real-Succes, Saxan Gagauz Yeri, FC Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol, and Politehnica Iasi before joining Fortuna Sittard in the summer of 2018. Alexei Koselev has 18 caps for the Moldova U21 team, and he made his senior debut in a qualifier against Russia in 2015.
The 200-cm-tall shot-stopper managed to keep his first clean sheet with the Moldova national team in a 2-0 win over San Marino on March 19, 2017. Alexei Koselev’s preferred foot is right, and he wears the No. 77 shirt at Fortuna Sittard. He made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Excelsior.
Highlighted Team (Groningen):
Groningen is a Dutch football clubs that competes in the Eredivisie. Founded on June 16, 1971, Groningen play home games at Euroborg. The venue was built by Ballas Nedam, Royal BAM Group and VolkerWessels, and it can hold up to 22,525 people.
The Trots van het Noorden (Pride of the North) are well known for their white home shirts with red stripes, while purple is the dominant colour of their away kit. Volendam are considered the club’s fiercest rivals, but they have a rivalry with Twente as well after the 1980s incidents between their fans. Groningen have yet to win the Eredivisie trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Dutch Cup in the 2014/15 season.
The green and whites defeated Zwolle 2-0 in the title game. Speaking of their European success, it has to be noted that Groningen participated in the Europa League on two occasions. In the 2015/16 season the Trots van het Noorden booked their place in the group stages of the competition, but they failed to record a win in the process.
