Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Fortuna Sittard and Utrecht face each other at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in what is expected to be an interesting Eredivisie clash. Fortuna Sittard quickly bounced back from a loss to PSV, with the team beating Venlo 3-1 at the weekend. Sjors Ultee’s troops aim to keep their Europa League hopes alive, and we are positive that they will go for a win in Saturday’s clash. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team ahead of Matchday 27.
Utrecht, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Vitesse. Since the visitors are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the Fortuna Sittard Stadion game, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Keep in mind, though, that all Dalmau, Elia, Gustafson, Sylla, Mamengi, Hoogma, De Keijzer, and Balk have been struggling with injuries.
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 (Utrecht):
Established on July 1, 1970, Utrecht is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. The club was founded as a merger of VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk, and Velox, and it has to be noted that VV DOS did well to win the Eredivisie trophy back in 1958.
Utrecht, on the other hand, have yet to win the national championship, but they have lifted three KNVB Cup trophies (1984/85, 2002/03, 2003/04). Leo van Veen is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 153 goals. Speaking of the club’s colours, they were white and red shirts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
Due to the hooligan clashes, Utrecht have a rivalry with Dutch giants Ajax. The games between the two clubs have always been very tense on the field. Utrecht welcome their rivals at Stadion Galgenwaard, the venue which can hold up to 23,750 people. The stadium was opened back in May 1936.