The big picture

Go Ahead Eagles come in 8th on the ladder with 17 points; Fortuna Sittard are 7th on 20. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Go Ahead Eagles are 3–3–5 in Eredivisie 2026-27, averaging 2.1 goals for and 2.5 against.

Fortuna Sittard are 5–2–4 in Eredivisie 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.6 against.

Form

Go Ahead Eagles have won one of their last five and most recently lost to SC Cambuur 0–4.

Fortuna Sittard have won two of their last five and most recently drew with Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1.

Head to head

These sides have met 10 times on our records since 2021: Go Ahead Eagles 5, Fortuna Sittard 2, 3 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), it was a draw 2–2 at De Adelaarshorst.

Biggest margin between these two: Go Ahead Eagles by 3 goals in 2024-25 (3–0).

Players to watch

For Go Ahead Eagles, watch Sören Tengstedt (0.7 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27) and Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson (0.4 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Fortuna Sittard, watch Anthony Descotte (0.5 goals a game in 2026-27) and Mohamed Ihattaren (0.3 goals a game, 4 assists in 2026-27).

At De Adelaarshorst

Go Ahead Eagles have won 7 of their last 19 at De Adelaarshorst.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.