Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sittard
Match Time & Date:
27/08/2021
20:00
Prediction: 2-1
Waalwijk
Fortuna Sittard and RKC Waalwijk face each other in the opening match of day 3 on Friday evening. Fortuna aim to build on a 2-1 win over Twente as they were not in action at the weekend, and we are positive that the hosts will adopt an attack-minded approach against RKC. Talented attacker Toshio Lake is pushing for a start as he scored the winner against Twente, while providing an assist for Seuntjens, who scored the opener.
The visitors, on the other hand, continue to struggle on the travels, with the team losing at Heerenveen (2-3) at the weekend. Since Fortuna are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we predict that the visitors will return to Waalwijk empty-handed. You should know that in their last meeting at the venue Fortuna Sittard recorded a 2-1 win over RKC Waalwijk.
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 (Waalwijk):
RKC Waalwijk is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. RKC returned to the Dutch top flight in the 2019/20 season, and they were more than fortunate not to suffer relegation back to Eerste Divisie. Fred Grim’s men were stuck at the bottom of the table when the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As a result, they did not drop to the Dutch second tier. RKC play home games at Mandemakers Stadion, the venue which can hold only 7,500 spectators. RKC Waalwijk are well known for their yellow shirts with blue strips, but their away kit is mainly black. The Mandemakers Stadion outfit have never won the national championship.
RKC, though, represented the Netherlands in European competitions in the past, with team taking part in Intertoto Cup on four occasions. Willem II are seen as one of the club’s main rivals, with the two teams facing each other in the Brabantse derby.
