Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sittard
Match Time & Date:
14/08/2021
20:00
Prediction: 1-1
Twente
Fortuna Sittard and Twente go head to head at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in what is expected to be a close Eredivisie encounter. Sjors Ultee’s troops finished the last season in 11th place in the standings, but, as always, the team’s main goal is to secure the Eredivisie survival in the upcoming campaign. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Zian Flemming, who scored 12 goals in the Dutch top flight last term.
Twente, on the other hand, head into the match following back-to-back pre-season defeats to Venezia and Lazio. The Reds aim to kick off the new Eredivisie campaign in style, but beating Fortuna on the road is easier said than done. Taking everything into account, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. A man to watch in the away team will be summer signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel, who played for the likes of Basel, Real Betis, Norwich City, Vitesse, Utrecht, and Sporting Lisbon in the past.
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 (Twente):
Based in the city of Enschede, Twente is a Dutch football club that welcomes their rivals at De Grolsch Veste. The venue was opened on May 10, 1998, and the capacity of the stadium is 30,205 people. The club was founded in 1965 as a merger of Sportsclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys.
The Reds did remarkably well to win the Eredivisie title in the 2009/10 season, with the team finishing the process only one point clear of Dutch giants Ajax. As a result, Twente booked their place in the Champions League group stages. The Reds did well to collect six points in their group, but that did not help them make it to the last 16.
Twente are well known for their red jerseys, but they wear dark blue shirts when playing on the travels. The Reds take on Heracles Almelo in the Twentse Derby. Sander Boshchker is leading Twente’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 653 goals on his account.
