Go Ahead Eagles vs Fortuna Sittard Match Analysis & Prediction
11/08/2024 3:30 pm
Go Ahead Eagles will get their 2024-25 Eredivisie campaign underway when they play host to Fortuna Sittard at De Adelaarshorst on Sunday.
After finishing in 13th and 11th positions, Go Ahead Eagles showed improvement to secure a top-half finish last season.
They won 12, drew 10 and lost 12 of their 34 matches to end the 2023-24 campaing in ninth position, representing their best Eredivisie finish since 1978-79.
As a result of their league finish, they went on to compete in the playoffs for Europa Conference League qualification, where they beat NEC and Utretch to return to UEFA competition for the first time since 2015-16.
Unfortunately for Go Ahead Eagles, they saw their manager Rene Hake depart over the summer, with the 52-year-old leaving the Dutch top flight to become Erik ten Hag’s assistant manager at Manchester United.
His successor Paul Simonis began his tenure in disappointing fashion, overseeing a 2-1 aggregate defeat in the second round of Conference League qualifying, and he will now be tasked with picking up his side for the opening game of the Eredivisie season.
Meanwhile, Fortuna Sittard are preparing to compete in their seventh successive top-flight campaign after producing a solid performance in 2023-24.
They picked up 38 points from their 34 Eredivisie matches to finish in 10th position, their best top-flight finish since the 1998-99 campaign.
Fortuna Sittard struggled on their travels last season, finishing the campaign with the joint third-worst away record after collecting just 11 points from their 17 away games in the Eredivisie.
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Fortuna Sittard Head to head
In the previous 35 meetings between these two teams, Go Ahead Eagles have claimed 18 victories while Fortuna Sittard have won nine, and they have drawn in eight. Fortuna Sittard have scored 39 goals and conceded 55 in the process.
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24/04/2022Fortuna Sittard1Go Ahead Eagles0Eredivisie
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07/01/2023Fortuna Sittard0Go Ahead Eagles2Eredivisie
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23/04/2023Go Ahead Eagles2Fortuna Sittard0Eredivisie
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22/09/2023Go Ahead Eagles3Fortuna Sittard0Eredivisie
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03/05/2024Fortuna Sittard0Go Ahead Eagles0Eredivisie
Go Ahead Eagles Team News
Go Ahead Eagles are expected to be without Julius Dirksen, Gerrit Nauber, Pim Saathof and Oliver Edvardsen due to injury.
Midfielder Enric Llansana could return to the starting lineup after he missed the second leg of the European tie with Brann through suspension.
Go Ahead Eagles's Last 5 Matches
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03/07/2024Go Ahead Eagles3Telstar0Club Friendlies
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12/07/2024Go Ahead Eagles1Union Saint-Gilloise2Club Friendlies
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17/07/2024Genk1Go Ahead Eagles2Club Friendlies
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25/07/2024Go Ahead Eagles0Brann0UEFA Conference League
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01/08/2024Brann2Go Ahead Eagles1UEFA Conference League
Fortuna Sittard Team News
Fortuna Sittard are unable to call upon the services of Kaj Sierhuis, who is out for an extended period after sustaining a serious knee injury at the end of last season.
Mattijs Branderhorst, Shawn Adewoye, Darijo Grujcic, Syb van Ottele and Ryan Fosso are among those who could be given their competitive debuts after joining the club over the summer.
Fortuna Sittard's Last 5 Matches
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06/07/2024Fortuna Sittard5Helmond Sport2Club Friendlies
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12/07/2024Fortuna Sittard1Elversberg0Club Friendlies
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25/07/2024Fortuna Sittard1Borussia M'gladbach3Club Friendlies
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01/08/2024EVV0Fortuna Sittard4Club Friendlies
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02/08/2024Fortuna Sittard2De Graafschap3Club Friendlies
Go Ahead Eagles vs. Fortuna Sittard: Odds and Predictions
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