Fortuna Sittard vs Feyenoord Prediction & Betting Tips - Eredivisie

Prediction published on 24/02/2023, 11:59  by Kennedy Kechula in Eredivisie Predictions

Dutch Eredivisie league leaders Feyenoord will seek to maintain, if not extend, their advantage at the top of the standings when they travel to Offermans Joosten Stadium to face off with Fortuna Sittard on Sunday in round 23. Feyenoord have amassed 49 points from 22 matches and have a six-point lead while Fortuna are 11th with 26 points. Fortuna come into this match on the back of their 10th loss of the season. Julio Velazquez’s men lost 3-1 away to RKC Waalwijk and with that saw a four-game unbeaten run ended. It was the longest that they had gone without a defeat all season and it paid off massively for them as it sent them 10 points clear of the relegation zone. They are now nine points safe and will want to keep it that way as we enter the final 12 matches of the season. In order to do so, Fortuna will need to have Burak Yilmaz continue with his rich vein of form in front of goal. The veteran striker has scored five of his eight goals for the season in Fortuna’s last seven matches and it is no coincidence that it translated in them going unbeaten in four of those matches. Fortuna could continue to be without Ivo Pinto and George Cox due to injuries.

Feyenoord are on a 14-match unbeaten run in the league coming into this weekend and have won their last two matches including a massive 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar last time out that extended their lead at the top of the table to six points. They have won the most number of matches (14) and lost the least (1) and will like to keep it that way with Ajax hot on their heels in second place. Arne Slot’s team has the third-best scoring tally of the teams in the top four and this has hindered them from winning matches with ease despite their solid defence. Feyenoord have scored more than two goals in a match only once this year in the league and this has allowed teams to fancy their chances against them. Though they haven’t lost, they have drawn (7) the joint most matches in the top eight with four of those coming in 2023. For this match, Feyenoord could be without winger Oussama Idrissi due to an injury sustained against AZ. Alireza Jahanbakhsh was among the goals against AZ and will be one of the danger men for Feyenoord on Sunday. The Iranian has scored three goals in the last three league matches.