Fortuna Sittard vs Heracles Prediction & Match Preview

Both Fortuna Sittard and Heracles will search for a way out of the crisis on Friday evening when they raise the curtain on Matchday No 12 in Dutch Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

The hosts have not been pulling up any trees of late, taking just one point from the previous six league outings.

The latest of their failures came on Sunday when Danny Buijs’ men lost 0-2 away at PEC Zwolle.

It was another lethargic performance from Sittard’s attacking line as the team failed to create anything in the final third at MAC PARK Stadion.

Fortuna managed to find the back of the net just once in the previous six Eredivisie matches. They have faces some tough rivals in the process but the last two games against the likes of Utrecht and PEC Zwolle only confirmed the team’s offensive crisis.

Sittard could have hardly asked for a more appropriate opponent for bringing their attacking woes to an end than Heracles.

The visitors boast the worst defensive record in the division by some distance with 29 goals shipped in the inaugural 11 rounds.

Heracles allowed at least two goals in each of the previous four league matches and they conceded as many as nine in the last two losses to Heerenveen and PSV.

The 0-6 defeat to PSV came after a red card for Justin Hoogma midway through the first half of the last weekend’s contest.

Latest Meetings

Heracles can rely on tradition going into this tie as they’ve been the dominant force in the history of the clashes against Fortuna Sittard.

Heraclieden won 10, drew 2, and lost 2 of the last 14 encounters with Fortuna. The visitors enter this on the back of three straight wins over Sittard.

Both teams were on target just twice in the last five head to head affairs.

The Verdict

Both teams have been struggling badly for results of late which is why we struggle to find value in backing Fortuna Sittard at the 1.70 odds. After all, Heracles have dominated this matchup historically and they currently sit two points above Fortuna in the league table.

The main bet is Heracles to win or draw double chance at the 2.10 odds while you can get the same odds for backing the Under 2.5 goals FT bet.

Steffen Schmidt- November 8, 2023

Fortuna Sittard vs Heracles Betting Tips

Heracles to win or draw

OK

	2.05 Odds
	2.00 Odds

Under 2.5 goals

OK

2.15 Odds