NAC Breda vs Fortuna Sittard

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Rat Verlegh Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

NAC Breda 17 · Fortuna Sittard 11

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

14 matches · 2.07 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.07
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.50
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	36%
Draws	29%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

NAC Breda (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23

Avg: 1.18 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fortuna Sittard (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 34

Avg: 1.24 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.18

PPG

0.82

1.18

1.24

1.35

2.00

41%

O2.5

65%

47%

BTTS

71%

35%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

NAC Breda rank17th

Fortuna Sittard rank11th

NAC Breda points29

Fortuna Sittard points39

NAC Breda: #17 · 29 pts · GD -23

36 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts from safety.

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.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

NAC Breda last 5 home

W L D D W

Points8/15

Weighted index51

Goals6-5

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 last 5 away

L L L W W

Points6/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-9

Record2-0-3

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.

NAC Breda trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 12%

Fortuna Sittard trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

NAC Breda score at home65%

NAC Breda clean sheet at home24%

Fortuna Sittard score away71%

Fortuna Sittard clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

NAC Breda score first35%

NAC Breda win after scoring first50%

Fortuna Sittard score first18%

Fortuna Sittard win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: NAC Breda 25% · Fortuna Sittard 17%

Avg first goal minute: NAC Breda 44.3' · Fortuna Sittard 11.0'

Vs league average

NAC Breda score at home1.18 vs 1.80

NAC Breda concede at home1.35 vs 1.38

Fortuna Sittard score away1.24 vs 1.38

Fortuna Sittard concede away2.00 vs 1.80

NAC Breda score 35% below league average, while Fortuna Sittard score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: NAC Breda are 2% below league average at home, and Fortuna Sittard are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

NAC Breda goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Fortuna Sittard goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

0-15 7

16-30 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Holtby

Normal Goal

30'

30' Cherrion Valerius

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Lonwijk

1st substitution · For: M. Ihattaren

56'

56' Justin Quincy Hubner

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

J. Talvitie

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Holtby

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ S. Adewoye

2nd substitution · For: Iván Márquez

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Ivo Pinto

3rd substitution · For: Luka Tunjic

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ K. Peterson

4th substitution · For: M. Aïko

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ L. Holtby

1st substitution · For: C. Leemans

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

P. Brittijn

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ihattaren

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Dahlhaus

5th substitution · For: Houboulang Mendes

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ S. van Hooijdonk

2nd substitution · For: P. Reulen

88'

88' C. Leemans

88'

88' Iván Márquez

90+2'

90+2' M. Aïko

NAC Breda vs Fortuna Sittard 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

NAC Breda beat Fortuna Sittard 2-1 on Sunday, 17 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Martin Van den Kerkhof. It was played at Rat Verlegh Stadion.

First half: NAC Breda took the lead at 23' when L. Holtby scored, making the score 1-0. Cherrion Valerius received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 30'.

Second half: Fortuna Sittard made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Lonwijk replacing M. Ihattaren. Justin Quincy Hubner received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 56'. NAC Breda extended the lead at 57' when J. Talvitie scored, with the assist credited to L. Holtby, making the score 2-0. Fortuna Sittard made their 2nd substitution at 68', with S. Adewoye replacing Iván Márquez. Fortuna Sittard made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Ivo Pinto replacing Luka Tunjic. Fortuna Sittard made their 4th substitution at 68', with K. Peterson replacing M. Aïko. NAC Breda made their 1st substitution at 70', with L. Holtby replacing C. Leemans. Fortuna Sittard reduced the deficit at 76' when P. Brittijn scored, with the assist credited to M. Ihattaren, making the score 2-1. Fortuna Sittard made their 5th substitution at 83', with J. Dahlhaus replacing Houboulang Mendes. NAC Breda made their 2nd substitution at 87', with S. van Hooijdonk replacing P. Reulen. C. Leemans received a yellow card for NAC Breda at 88'. Iván Márquez received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 88'. M. Aïko received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 90+2'.

NAC Breda used 2 substitutions while Fortuna Sittard used 5 substitutions. NAC Breda got 2 yellow cards, while Fortuna Sittard got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

NAC Breda vs Fortuna Sittard Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

12 Apr 2026 Fortuna Sittard vs NAC Breda 1 - 1 17 Aug 2025 NAC Breda vs Fortuna Sittard 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

10 May 2025 Fortuna Sittard vs NAC Breda 1 - 0 14 Sep 2024 NAC Breda vs Fortuna Sittard 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

21 Apr 2019 Fortuna Sittard vs NAC Breda 2 - 1 16 Sep 2018 NAC Breda vs Fortuna Sittard 2 - 3