Fortuna Sittard dey face big test this Sunday when dem host Feyenoord for Fortuna Sittard Stadion for Eredivisie gameweek 32. Di home side don dey struggle to reach European play-off, and dis match fit end dia hopes completely.
Danny Buijs and im boys bin dey hopeful after beating FC Volendam for gameweek 27. Dat time, dem dey 11th for table with 35 points, just three behind FC Utrecht for eighth place. But since dat win for March, things don turn bad. Dem don lose three of dia last four matches, only manage draw against NAC Breda.
Now, with only three games to play, Fortuna dey six points behind Utrecht. To get play-off spot, dem must win all remaining matches and hope Utrecht collapse. But with teams like Groningen, Sparta Rotterdam, and Go Ahead Eagles for di mix, e no too realistic.
Feyenoord, wey dey second place, don already guarantee European football for next season. But Robin van Persie and im team still need to secure Champions League spot. Dem dey on 58 points, one more than NEC, and four ahead of Ajax and FC Twente. Finishing second mean direct Champions League qualification, third go give dem third qualifying round, fourth mean Europa League second qualifying round, and fifth go drop dem to European play-off.
Di pressure dey high for Feyenoord because teams around dem dey pick points. NEC don collect nine points from last five rounds, Ajax and Twente don get 10 each. Van Persie and im players no fit rest.
Feyenoord get strong record against Fortuna. Dem no don lose dis fixture since October 2019, and dem dey on 13-match unbeaten run, including 10 wins. Dem go want extend dat run.
For Fortuna, Ivo Pinto dey suspended after red card for match against Heerenveen. Alen Halilovic, Edouard Michut, Justin Lonwijk, Luka Tunjic, Daley Sinkgraven, Ramazan Bayram, and Mattijs Branderhorst all dey injured. Kaj Sierhuis, wey score 10 goals dis season, get six for home ground. Paul Gladon score five, and Mohamed Ihattaren get six.
Feyenoord get many injuries too. Hwang In-beom, Gijs Smal, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Shaqueel van Persie, Sem Steijn, Malcolm Jeng, Leo Sauer, Bart Nieuwkoop, and Thomas Beelen no go play. Ayase Ueda dey on fire, with 25 Eredivisie goals dis season. Im score brace last weekend, and im don score seven match-winning goals, wey be league high.
Fortuna Sittard possible lineup: Koopmans, Kasanwirjo, Adewoye, Hubner, Dahlhaus; Brittijn, Oukili; Ihattaren, Duijvestijn, Limnios; Sierhuis. Feyenoord possible lineup: Wellenreuther; Deijl, Watanabe, Kraaijeveld, Bos; Targhalline, Valente; Moussa, Moder, Sterling; Ueda.
Di match go be tough for Fortuna, but Feyenoord get quality and urgency. With Ueda for form and Feyenoord strong record, dem dey expect to win.
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