Sittard vs. RKC Waalwijk - prediction, team news, lineups

Matchday three of the 2021-22 Eredivisie season gets underway on Friday when Fortuna Sittard play host to RKC Waalwijk.

The teams are level on points ahead of the meeting in Sittard-Geleen and are separated by just one place in the standings. <!-- TQ --><hr class="divide" /><h2>Match preview</h2><!-- TR -->

Following a remarkable opening-day victory over AZ Alkmaar, Waalwijk suffered a 3-2 defeat in their second game of the season against Heerenveen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Saturday.

Joseph Oosting's men found themselves three down at half time thanks to Henk Veerman's brace either side of a Tibor Halilovic strike but nearly completed a second-half comeback after Jens Odgaard and Richard van der Venne both registered in . . .