🏏 Sun, 17 May 2026 14:30 CEST
FC Utrecht
vs
Fortuna Sittard
4-2-3-1 vs 4-2-3-1
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- 7th-placed Utrecht (47 points from 32 games) host 13th-placed Fortuna Sittard (36 points from 32 games). Utrecht want to close the three-point gap to 6th-placed Heerenveen (50 points from 31 games) and join the fight for a European place. Fortuna, meanwhile, have secured survival but look to regroup late in the season.
- In the Matchday 6 meeting, Utrecht lost 1-0 at Fortuna Sittard's home. Utrecht are on W-L-W-L-W over their last five, alternating wins and defeats. They suffered a heavy 0-5 defeat away at Excelsior in Matchday 31 but beat NAC Breda 2-0 in Matchday 32. With 51 scored and 41 conceded, they are well balanced at both ends.
- Fortuna Sittard are in a serious slump with L-L-D-L-L over their last five, four losses and one draw. From Matchday 28 to 32 they faced a run of top sides in Twente, AZ Alkmaar, Heerenveen and Feyenoord, losing them all. With 46 scored and 59 conceded, their defensive issues are large, a GD of -13 being a bottom-group figure.
- Utrecht have 13 wins, eight draws and 11 losses in 32 games for 47 points. As 8th-placed AZ Alkmaar (46 points from 30 games) have games in hand, there is a chance of being overtaken. Fortuna, meanwhile, are on 10 wins, six draws and 16 losses in 32 games, with their away record especially poor, making a recovery in the remaining two games difficult.
- The gap in quality between the sides is clear, Utrecht on a GD of +10 against Fortuna's -13. Utrecht want to mark their final home game with a win in front of their fans. Fortuna want to stop the losing run and end the season in as good a shape as possible heading into next year.