Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen kick off later than planned in the Eredivisie. The scheduled start time of 16:30 is not met due to traffic congestion around Sittard. The match starts ten minutes later. The traffic congestion around Sittard is the spoiler, reports FC Groningen on social media. Supporters of both teams have to deal with the traffic congestion around the Limburg city. Interestingly, the Groningers decided to leave on Friday already, partly due to the early start time and the travel distance. FC Groningen's coach Dick Luckkien said earlier this week that it's not wise to sit in the bus for that long before the match and then they choose to leave a day earlier and stay overnight. The Trots van het Noorden is supported by around 500 fans in Sittard. For Groningen, the journey of over 300 kilometers is the longest away match of the season. Fortuna Sittard's players are ready for the match against FC Groningen. The club from Limburg hopes for a good outcome of the match. The match is played in the Fortuna Sittard Stadium. The atmosphere in the stadium is always good when Fortuna Sittard plays. The supporters of Fortuna Sittard are always loud and enthusiastic. Other clubs in the Eredivisie are also looking forward to the match between Fortuna Sittard and FC Groningen. The competition is exciting and every match is important. But Fortuna Sittard is ready for the challenge. So it will be an interesting match.