Eredivisie · Matchday 9
NEC Nijmegen v Fortuna Sittard
- Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:00:00 UTCGoffertstadionMatchday 9
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
NEC Nijmegen 41%Draw 22%Fortuna Sittard 37%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
NEC NijmegenFortuna Sittard
74Possession26
3.06Expected goals (xG)0.45
24Shots5
7Shots on target3
9Shots off target1
8Blocked shots1
22Shots inside box4
2Shots outside box1
13Corners0
1Offsides2
11Fouls10
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Saves5
609Passes222
546Accurate passes158
Match events
- 18′Anthony Descotte (assist Rodrigo Guth)
- 38′Shiloh ’t Zand
- 45′Sven Simons ← Kristoffer Peterson
- 48′Anthony Descotte (assist Shiloh ’t Zand)
- 54′Rodrigo Guth
- 63′Deveron Fonville → Mitchel Bakker
- 63′Noé Lebreton → Kaj Sierhuis
- 70′Lequincio Zeefuik ← Daley Sinkgraven
- 81′Shiloh ’t Zand ← Siebe Wylin
- 84′Jamiro Monteiro → Perr Schuurs
- 84′Tobias Storm → Willum Willumsson
- 86′Syb van Ottele ← Nick de Groot
- 88′Kaj Sierhuis · VAR
- 90′Mitchel Bakker · penalty missed
- 90′Willum Willumsson (assist Perr Schuurs)
NEC Nijmegen · Fortuna Sittard
This timeline is incomplete — our data source is missing at least one goal. It accounts for 1–2 of a 2–2 result.
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
NEC Nijmegen16.3Crettaz
226.5Kaplan
246.5↓63'Fonville
66.5Nejašmić
186.5Geiger
206.5↓63'Lebreton
216.5↓84'Storm
356.5↓84'Monteiro
996.5Bischoff
306.5Linssen
Fortuna Sittard316.3Branderhorst
126.5Pinto
206.5Michut
37.0Guth
66.5↓86'Ottele
256.5↓70'Zeefuik
98.6Descotte
227.0↓81'Zand
146.5↓45'Simons
236.5Brittijn
286.5Hubner
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
NEC Nijmegen
- 30Bryan Linssen6.5
- 18Dennis Geiger6.5
- 35Jamiro Monteiro6.5
- 22Ahmetcan Kaplan6.5
- 21Tobias Storm6.5
- 20Noé Lebreton6.5
- 6Darko Nejašmić6.5
- 99Clement Bischoff6.5
- 1Gonzalo Crettaz6.3
- 24Deveron Fonville6.5
Fortuna Sittard
- 31Mattijs Branderhorst6.3
- 12Ivo Pinto6.5
- 20Edouard Michut6.5
- 3Rodrigo Guth7.0
- 6Syb van Ottele6.5
- 25Lequincio Zeefuik6.5
- 9Anthony Descotte8.6
- 22Shiloh ’t Zand7.0
- 14Sven Simons6.5
- 23Philip Brittijn6.5
- 28Justin Hubner6.5
NEC NijmegenTale of the tapeFortuna Sittard
—Formation4-4-2
10 ptsTable15 pts
-1Goal difference-1
DDLDLFormDWLWW
0Head-to-head wins2
41%Win chance37%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
NEC Nijmegen 0W0D2W Fortuna Sittard
Goals 4–6
- 2026-02-28NEC Nijmegen2–3Fortuna Sittard
- 2025-08-31Fortuna Sittard3–2NEC Nijmegen
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
NEC Nijmegen
DDLDL- @Ajax1-1
- vsGo Ahead Eagles1-1
- @Cambuur0-3
- vsExcelsior2-2
- vsFeyenoord1-3
Fortuna Sittard
DWLWW- vsTwente1-1
- @Willem II1-0
- vsAjax1-5
- @ADO Den Haag3-2
- @Groningen3-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
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