Monday , 28 September 2026

SC Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
SC Heerenveen
2 – 1
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 16:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Braude 88' Y
R 90' Ivo Pinto
Bernt Klaverboer 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

7
3
6
SC Heerenveen 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-25 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2025-11-08 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2025-02-01 SC Heerenveen 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 2024-11-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2024-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
12 Apr AZ A 0–3 L
05 Apr Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
22 Mar NEC A 2–2 D
14 Mar Telstar 1963 H 3–0 W
07 Mar SBV Excelsior A 2–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
12 Apr NAC Breda H 1–1 D
04 Apr AZ A 0–2 L
21 Mar FC Twente '65 H 1–2 L
14 Mar FC Volendam A 2–1 W
08 Mar Telstar 1963 H 1–4 L

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen Fortuna Sittard
#10 Position #6
9 Points 13
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
11 Scored 13
9 Conceded 14
+2 GD -1
1.29 PPG 1.86
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
Fortuna Sittard
Mohammed Ihattaren 3 G 2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Anthony Descotte 2 G
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and SC Heerenveen launch into their encounter with Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Luuk Koopmans has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 12' What a moment for Philip Brittijn! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 16' Ringo Meerveld makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and SC Heerenveen are in front.
  • 21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' Syb Van Ottele needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 36' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 43' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Maxence Rivera is replaced by Luca Oyen.
  • 48' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacob Trenskow suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' Ivan Marquez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' SC Heerenveen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 68' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' The whistle greets Lasse Nordas as he departs to be replaced by Dylan Vente.
  • 70' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Philip Brittijn is withdrawn and Yassin Oukili gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The Sweden Marcus Linday breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-1!
  • 79' Kristoffer Peterson gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Jasper Dahlhaus and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Luuk Brouwers comes on to replace Ringo Meerveld.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Ivan Marquez is replaced by Owen Johnson.
  • 88' Oliver Braude picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Fortuna Sittard player sees a card in front of him.
  • With this win, SC Heerenveen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Henk Veerman 3
Zian Flemming 3
Rodrigo Guth 2
Mitchell van Bergen 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Sydney van Hooijdonk 2
Loreintz Rosier 2
Felix Passlack 2

Head to Head

2026-04-25 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2025-11-08 Fortuna Sittard 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2025-02-01 SC Heerenveen 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 2024-11-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 SC Heerenveen 2024-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2026-04-25 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-04-12 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2026-04-05 SC Heerenveen 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2026-03-22 NEC 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-03-14 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Telstar 1963 W 2026-03-07 SBV Excelsior 1–2 SC Heerenveen W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2026-04-25 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-04-12 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NAC Breda D 2026-04-04 AZ 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-03-21 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 FC Twente '65 L 2026-03-14 FC Volendam 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-03-08 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 Telstar 1963 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.97 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen54% Draw23% Fortuna Sittard23%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
77%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
46%
SC Heerenveen or Fortuna Sittard
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen38% Draw41% Fortuna Sittard21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.3%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.