Twente vs Fortuna Sittard Prediction 26.09.2025 | Eredivisie

Although they wrapped up last Eredivisie season in sixth place, Twente missed out on European football after stumbling in the playoffs, edging past NEC Nijmegen in extra time of the semis but falling short in a five-goal thriller against AZ Alkmaar in the final.

The quest for another top-eight finish, or perhaps even a direct route onto the European stage, has not begun confidently for the Enschede club, who have lost half of their opening six league tests, with a seven-point return currently leaving them in 11th place.

Their latest league performance, however, suggested that the Tukkers are rediscovering their strength, as they produced a blistering attacking show to crush Sparta Rotterdam 5-1 on the road, a result that brought just their second victory of the campaign yet could serve as a turning point.

Coach John van den Brom will be without Mathias Kjolo and Daan Rots, while influential striker Sam Lammers is struggling with a knee issue that casts real doubt over his return to the pitch.

Since earning promotion back to the Eredivisie in 2018–19, Fortuna Sittard have never managed a top-half finish, so this season they will be hoping to break that unwanted trend and push for places that lead to UEFA competition.

They may have opened the season poorly, but the yellow-green clad side have since made amends and put together a strong run of three wins in their last four league games, the latest a slender 1-0 success over Utrecht that carried them into the European spots.

That tight 1-0 win handed Fortuna their maiden clean sheet of the ongoing Eredivisie campaign, which is particularly uplifting after a series of defensive mishaps, as they had allowed two or more goals in four of their last five games.

Ahead of the tricky trip to De Grolsch Veste, coach Danny Buijs will be without centre-backs Shawn Adewoye and Syb van Ottele, joining Daley Sinkgraven, Alen Halilovic and Paul Gladon on the injury list.