On the 9th of October, in this week 9 match, Vitesse will play host to Fortuna Sittard in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 16th placed Vitesse, recorded a 0-3 loss against FC Twente. Joshua Brenet struck first for FC Twente in the 37th minute on a feed from Václav Černý, then Virgil Misidjan added another in the 74th minute In the end, Vitesse was frustrated by FC Twente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Twente ended the match with the shutout victory. Vitesse looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, 14th placed Fortuna Sittard, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against FC Volendam. Umaro Embalo struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 33rd minute, then Oğuzhan Özyakup added another in the 44th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Volendam couldn’t manage to score, and Fortuna Sittard took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Vitesse won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Fortuna Sittard is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Burak Yılmaz and Oğuzhan Özyakup each having 2 goals in their last five. Matúš Bero has been the most prolific scorer on Vitesse in the last five matches with two goals.