Fortuna Sittard vs NEC Nijmegen

3 - 2
🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 11:15 Europe/London 📍 Fortuna Sittard Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Erwin Blank 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Fortuna Sittard 11 · NEC Nijmegen 3
Referee Stats
14 matches · 2.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.36
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 7%
Home wins 36%
Draws 29%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Fortuna Sittard (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 29
Avg: 1.65 / 1.71

Points

25
Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

0
NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28
Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

27
Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47
PPG
1.59
1.65
GF
2.12
1.71
GA
1.65
71%
O2.5
65%
82%
BTTS
88%
82%
Score 1st
41%

League-position context

Fortuna Sittard rank11th
NEC Nijmegen rank3rd
Fortuna Sittard points39
NEC Nijmegen points59
Fortuna Sittard: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14
26 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24
6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.
20-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Fortuna Sittard last 5 home

W L D L L
Points4/15
Weighted index40
Goals7-11
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals8-6
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Fortuna Sittard trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS82%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS88%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.594%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Fortuna Sittard score at home100%
Fortuna Sittard clean sheet at home18%
NEC Nijmegen score away94%
NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Fortuna Sittard score first82%
Fortuna Sittard win after scoring first50%
NEC Nijmegen score first41%
NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Fortuna Sittard 0% · NEC Nijmegen 60%
Avg first goal minute: Fortuna Sittard 26.9' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Fortuna Sittard score at home1.65 vs 1.80
Fortuna Sittard concede at home1.71 vs 1.38
NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38
NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80
Fortuna Sittard score 9% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.
Defensive side: Fortuna Sittard are 24% above league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals4.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Fortuna Sittard goal timing (home)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 7
31-45 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
46-60 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 0

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
61-75 9
31-45 6
16-30 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
46-60 6
76-90+ 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
4'
4' Goal · 1-0
M. Ihattaren
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Peterson
28'
28' Goal · 1-1
B. Linssen
Normal Goal
35'
35' Goal · 2-1
M. Ihattaren
Penalty
39'
39' J. Dahlhaus
45+6'
45+6' K. Peterson
45+6'
45+6' T. Chery
46'
46' B. Önal
1st substitution · For: V. Misidjan
58'
58' B. Linssen
2nd substitution · For: K. Shiogai
58'
58' Róber
3rd substitution · For: Y. El Kachati
60'
60' M. Branderhorst
65'
65' M. Ihattaren
1st substitution · For: P. Gladon
67'
67' Goal · 2-2
S. Ouaissa
Normal Goal · Assist: V. Misidjan
73'
73' J. Lonwijk
2nd substitution · For: Justin Quincy Hubner
73'
73' D. Limnios
3rd substitution · For: Luka Tunjic
74'
74' Justin Quincy Hubner
88'
88' K. Peterson
4th substitution · For: Houboulang Mendes
88'
88' Iván Márquez
5th substitution · For: M. Kerkez
90'
90' Goal · 3-2
P. Gladon
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Brittijn

Fortuna Sittard vs NEC Nijmegen 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Fortuna Sittard beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Erwin Blank. It was played at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

First half: Fortuna Sittard took an early lead at 4' when M. Ihattaren scored, with the assist credited to K. Peterson, making the score 1-0. NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 28' when B. Linssen scored, making the score 1-1. Fortuna Sittard took the lead at 35' when M. Ihattaren scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. J. Dahlhaus received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 39'. K. Peterson received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 45+6'. T. Chery received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 45+6'.

Second half: NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Önal replacing V. Misidjan. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 58', with B. Linssen replacing K. Shiogai. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 58', with Róber replacing Y. El Kachati. M. Branderhorst received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 60'. Fortuna Sittard made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Ihattaren replacing P. Gladon. NEC Nijmegen leveled the score at 67' when S. Ouaissa scored, with the assist credited to V. Misidjan, making the score 2-2. Fortuna Sittard made their 2nd substitution at 73', with J. Lonwijk replacing Justin Quincy Hubner. Fortuna Sittard made their 3rd substitution at 73', with D. Limnios replacing Luka Tunjic. Justin Quincy Hubner received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 74'. Fortuna Sittard made their 4th substitution at 88', with K. Peterson replacing Houboulang Mendes. Fortuna Sittard made their 5th substitution at 88', with Iván Márquez replacing M. Kerkez. Fortuna Sittard took the lead at 90' when P. Gladon scored, with the assist credited to P. Brittijn, making the score 3-2.

Fortuna Sittard used 5 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 3 substitutions. Fortuna Sittard got 4 yellow cards, while NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS8 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (60.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)

Fortuna Sittard vs NEC Nijmegen Head-to-Head History by Season