Match Report
51 points for SC Heerenveen (8th), 39 for Fortuna Sittard (11th): a 12-point gap. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, SC Heerenveen ran at 1.68 scored and 1.56 conceded, Fortuna Sittard at 1.44 and 1.85.
SC Heerenveen had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Fortuna Sittard, 4.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for SC Heerenveen, 3 draws and 6 for Fortuna Sittard, at 3.27 goals per meeting. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Abe Lenstra Stadion, capacity 27,224, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
SC Heerenveen: Ringo Meerveld (16'), Marcus Linday (74') · Fortuna Sittard: Philip Brittijn (12')
Key stats
Possession: SC Heerenveen 59% · Fortuna Sittard 41% · Total shots: 15-16 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 7-0




