FC Emmen vs Sittard prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-02-11 20:00.
All but three of the 16 points collected by FC Emmen this Eredivisie season have been at home, and therefore they should be coming into this clash with Fortuna Sittard with an air of confidence, particularly now having completed five months without an Eredivisie home loss (W1, D5). Their KNVB Cup elimination at the hands of PSV Eindhoven during the week was probably a blessing in disguise, as they need to focus their energies on avoiding relegation.
Emmen’s only goalscorer from their sole away win of the Eredivisie season, Richairo Živković, was a much welcome returnee to the training track on Friday afternoon alongside Ole Romeny and Ahmed El Messaoudi. However, the trio of Jeroen Veldmate, Lorenzo Burnet and Oussama Darfalou were all absent, leaving them a bit underdone for this clash.
Fortuna Sittard have won only three Eredivisie games in recent months, but all three were against clubs from the north of the country. They defeated Groningen, Heerenveen and Cambuur and now only have to draw here with Emmen to emerge victorious from the ‘battle’ between the north and south of the Netherlands.
In recent years, their visits to Emmen have often resulted in just that – a draw. This time around, the Limburg club heads to Emmen with a lead of seven points ahead of their relegation-possible rivals. They have a perfect W3 Eredivisie record against clubs below them in the standings, which bodes well for this fixture. Whilst it will have no bearing on their on-field performance, Fortuna will win admirers by adorning the Giro555 logo on the front of their shorts, to draw attention to the major earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria during the week.
Players to watch: Mark Diemers has already scored twice for FC Emmen this calendar year. He may be finding the net with far less frequency, but Sittard’s Iñigo Córdoba could be a threat after scoring in three of his last ten appearances.
Hot stat: No team has opened the scoring on fewer occasions this season than FC Emmen (five).