On Sunday afternoon at 14:30 CET, NAC Breda, and Fortuna Sittard will go for the win, one that should come rarely in a season they are both expected to fight for survival.
NAC Breda – Fortuna Sittard Preview
In 2015, NAC Breda was relegated. In 2017, they returned to the Netherlands’ top flight after winning the promotion/relegation play-off final against NEC Nijmegen. In their first season back, NAC Breda finished 14th, four points away from the drop zone. Judging by the start, this year will be a battle for survival as well. Van der Gaag’s lads scored three goals in a motivated performance in their first match back in Eredivisie, but have struggled otherwise with three losses and a 2:11 goal difference.
Fortuna Sittard is back in Eredivisie after spending 16 years in the Netherlands’ second division. The team needed a long time to recover from their relegation in 2001/02. Fortuna Sittard battled through a period of financial irregularities, bankruptcy, stadium sale and multiple years as Eerste Divisie’s laughing stock in order to regain relevancy during 2010.
NAC Breda – Fortuna Sittard Bet365 Odds
In the 2011/12 season, they missed qualification for the promotion playoffs by conceding an equalizer in the dying seconds against the Go Ahead Eagles, losing their Eredivisie spot to their opponent. In 2012/13 and 2013/14, they lost twice to De Graafschap in the first round. Last season, Sittard finally managed to get over the hump, beating Jong PSV in the last game to stay ahead of NEC.
Their start hasn’t been encouraging. Even though Fortuna Sittard have scored in every game they’ve played, none of them resulted in three points. Fortuna sits at the bottom of the table with two points from four fixtures.
NAC Breda – Fortuna Sittard H2H
NAC Breda is currently on a nine-game winning streak against Fortuna Sittard. The visitor’s last win came in the previous millennium (1999). NAC Breda scored less than twice in only one of those nine victories.
NAC Breda – Fortuna Sittard Bet365 Odds
NAC Breda 2.04 (1/1)
Draw 3.4 (12/5)
Fortuna Sittard 3.5 (5/2)
Bet365 are wary of a Fortuna Sittard team which has scored in every game to start the season, thus the high odds on a NAC Breda win. Here are a couple more betting lines which could potentially pay out.
Over 2.5 goals – 1.65 (13/20)
NAC Breda win and both teams to score – 3.75 (11/4)
