This is a very interesting game in the Eredivisie, as these are two sides that could still find themselves in either the European battle, or the relegation race, depending on how this result goes.

The sides are level on points in the Eredivisie and are only separated by goal difference ahead of this clash - the pair are only seven points clear of the drop zone, but also only five points away from a potential spot in the Conference League next season.

Fortuna Sittard have seen BTTS in each of their last five matches ahead of this clash - notably only winning one of these games, with their 11 home matches producing 36 goals (3.27 per game).

Excelsior’s defensive record on the road is of particular concern here, they’ve conceded 23 goals across their 11 away matches in the Eredivisie this term (2.09 per game), only three sides in the Dutch top flight have conceded more goals on the road this season.

Elche are the only side in LaLiga yet to win an away game, setting Athletic Bilbao up nicely to record their seventh home win of the campaign. It’s not as though Elche have been grinding out draws on the road either - they’ve lost seven of their 11 matches away from home in LaLiga this season, conceding 22 goals across these games.

Elche’s recent form has also been pretty poor with the away side coming into this clash having failed to win any of their last five matches across all competitions, losing three of these games. Athletic Bilbao have been steady without being spectacular this term, but they should have the confidence and momentum to take advantage of an Elche side who are poor on the road and haven’t been able to create any momentum across recent games.

Athletic Bilbao have won three of their last five matches ahead of this clash, and have avoided defeat in eight of their 12 home matches this term. This should be enough for the home side to collect all three points in this clash, against the worst away side in the Spanish top flight this season.