Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sittard
Match Time & Date:
25/01/2023
20:00
Prediction: 0-2
Heerenveen
Fortuna Sittard and Heerenveen face each other at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in the Eredivisie round 18. Julio Velazquez’s troops failed to win the previous three league fixtures, with the team continuing to struggle at the back, and they face yet another difficult task against De Superfriezen. As always, a man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced forward Burak Yilmaz, who found the net in a 3-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar at the weekend, while midfielder Dogan Erdogan is banned for the match.
Meanwhile, Heerenveen aim to build on a 3-1 win over Groningen, and seeing that they defeated Fortuna Sittard in their last meeting in the Dutch top flight, away triumph should be considered. Fortuna Sittard defenders should have talented forward Amin Sarr at bay. Both Nunnely and van Beek remain on the sidelines with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Oguzhan Ozyakup):
The 23-year-old Netherlands-born Turkish international Oguzhan Ozyakup is a midfielder who started his professional career at Premier League giants Arsenal. Ozyakup arrived to the London-based club as a schoolboy from AZ and went through Arsenal academy, before making his competitive debut in a League Cup match against Shrewsbury Town, when he supplied the assist for Yossi Benayoun in a 3-1 victory.
The Turkish international however failed to break into the first-team and was transferred to Besiktas in 2012. Turkey international has passed the 100-match mark for his club in 2016 and is considered one of the more experienced and most valuable players of the club, despite he is only 23 years of age.
The talented midfielder was subject of intense transfer speculation during the 2016 summer transfer window with Valencia reportedly expressing interest in signing the Turkish footballer, but Ozyakup remained at Besiktas and went on to extend his contract, which will keep him at the Vodafone Arena until 2018.
Highlighted Team (Heerenveen):
Heerenveen is a Dutch football club that is well known for their white shirts with blue stripes. De Superfriezen (The Super Frisians) play home matches at Abe Lenstra Stadium, which has the capacity of 26,400 people.
Heerenveen have yet to win the Eredivisie title, but they impressed in the 1999/00 season, with the team finishing the process in second position in the standings. Thanks to a top-two finish, the club booked their place in the Champions League. Heerenveen, though, recorded only one in the group stages of the elite competition as they defeated Olympiakos 1-0 at home ground. De Superfizien retain a fierce rivals with Cambuur, and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two teams.
It has to be noted that Heerenveen won the Dutch Cup in the 2008/09 season, with the team beating Twente on penalties in the title game. New Chelsea signing Hakim Ziyech played for Heerenveen at the start of his senior career.
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