NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie
Eredivisie Sun, 18 Oct 2026 FinishedMatch facts
- Kick-off
- Sun 18 Oct, 21:00 UTC
- Competition
- Eredivisie · Netherlands
- Round
- Regular Season - 9
- Stadium
- Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen
- Referee
- Alex Bos
Key events
NEC Nijmegen Timeline Fortuna Sittard
- 18'
Anthony Descotte
Rodrigo Guth
- 28'
Kevin Kers
Dennis Geiger
- 38'
Shiloh 't Zand
Yellow card
- 45'
Sven Simons
Kristoffer Peterson
- 48'
Anthony Descotte
Shiloh 't Zand
- 54'
Rodrigo Guth
Yellow card
- 63'
Kevin Kers
Adam Tahaui
- 63'
Deveron Fonville
Mitchel Bakker
- 63'
Noe Lebreton
Kaj Sierhuis
- 70'
Lequincio Zeefuik
Daley Sinkgraven
- 81'
Shiloh 't Zand
Siebe Wylin
- 84'
Jamiro Monteiro
Perr Schuurs
- 84'
Tobias Storm
Willum Thor Willumsson
- 86'
Syb Van Ottele
Nick de Groot
- 88'
Kaj Sierhuis
VAR
- 90'
Mitchel Bakker
Penalty kick
- 90+3'
Willum Thor Willumsson
Perr Schuurs
Lineups
NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1Starting lineup
- 1 G. Crettaz G
- 21 T. Storm D
- 22 A. Kaplan D
- 24 Deveron Fonville D
- 34 Kevin Kers M
- 6 D. Nejašmić M
- 18 D. Geiger M
- 35 Jamiro Monteiro M
- 20 N. Lebreton M
- 99 Clement Bischoff M
- 30 B. Linssen F
Substitute players
- 5 M. Bakker D
- 11 W. Willumsson M
- 19 Adam Tahaui F
- 73 Gabriel Brás D
- 9 T. Chery M
- 38 Joep Geneste G
- 8 I. Hansen-Aarøen M
- 66 Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar D
- 42 Y. Moslih D
- 12 N. Polster G
- 4 P. Schuurs D
- 14 K. Sierhuis F
Fortuna Sittard 5-3-2Starting lineup
- 31 M. Branderhorst G
- 12 Ivo Pinto D
- 6 S. van Ottele D
- 3 Rodrigo Guth D
- 23 P. Brittijn D
- 28 Justin Quincy Hubner D
- 14 S. Simons M
- 20 É. Michut M
- 22 Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand M
- 9 A. Descotte F
- 25 L. Zeefuik F
Substitute players
- 24 D. Sinkgraven D
- 7 K. Peterson F
- 1 L. Koopmans G
- 33 K. Reitmaier G
- 38 Moussa Gbemou M
- 15 N. de Groot D
- 39 Ganni Buyukhan M
- 52 M. Ihattaren M
- 2 S. Wylin D
Match statistics
NEC Nijmegen Fortuna Sittard
3.06 expected_goals 0.45
546 Passes accurate 158
22 Shots insidebox 4
2 Shots outsidebox 1
8 Blocked Shots 1
9 Free Kicks 11
7 Shots on Goal 3
1 Goalkeeper Saves 5
9 Shots off Goal 1
1 Offsides 2
609 Total passes 222
24 Total Shots 5
13 Corner Kicks 0
0 Yellow Cards 2
11 Fouls 10
0 Red Cards 0
74% Ball Possession 26%
Player ratings
Fortuna Sittard
- 9.0 A. Descotte 2 goals · 90'
- 6.7 Rodrigo Guth 1 assist · 90'
- 6.7 M. Branderhorst 90'
- 6.6 Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand 1 assist · 81'
- 6.6 Ivo Pinto 90'
NEC Nijmegen
- 8.1 Kevin Kers 1 goal · 63'
- 7.7 D. Geiger 1 assist · 90'
- 7.5 W. Willumsson 1 goal · 6'
- 7.3 M. Bakker 27'
- 7.0 A. Kaplan 90'
Prediction
NEC NijmegenDrawFortuna Sittard
Double chance : draw or Fortuna Sittard
Head to head
Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 12 | 25 | 26 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 12 | 19 | 25 |
| 3 |  Ajax | 12 | 17 | 25 |
| 4 |  Twente | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 |  Heerenveen | 12 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 12 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 10 |  Cambuur | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 |  PEC Zwolle | 12 | -11 | 12 |
| 14 |  Utrecht | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 |  Excelsior | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 |  Telstar | 12 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 |  ADO Den Haag | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 |  Willem II | 12 | -29 | 3 |