The data says the most likely scenario for this match is Over 2.5.
%64Of 10 matches that look this likely, this happens in about 6.Came true ✓
Other scenarios
Both score%63
NEC Nijmegen win%55
Not both score%37
Under 2.5%36
Draw%23
Fortuna Sittard win%22
Why?
NEC Nijmegen: 3+ goals in 5 of their last 10 home matches.
Last 5 matches
NEC NijmegenD1-1D1-1D1-1L0-5L0-3
Fortuna SittardD1-1W1-0L1-5W3-2W3-2
Last 9 meetings
4NEC Nijmegen won
3Draw
2Fortuna Sittard won
3.8 Goals per game6/9 Over 2.58/9 Both score
Handicap and HT/FT history
By how much the games ended, and at half-time; home side at home, visitors away.
NEC Nijmegen · last 10 at home0/10games won by 2 or more (what a 0:1 handicap needs).8/10games not lost, or lost by just 1 (what a 1:0 handicap needs).1/10games led at half-time.Won 1 of the 1 games it led at half-time.
Fortuna Sittard · last 10 away0/10games won by 2 or more (what a 0:1 handicap needs).7/10games not lost, or lost by just 1 (what a 1:0 handicap needs).4/10games led at half-time.Won 3 of the 4 games it led at half-time.
Corners and cards
Each side's own corners and cards; home side at home, visitors away, recent games with statistics.
NEC Nijmegen · last 10 at home6.3 corners, 1.6 cards a gameOver 3.5 corners7/10Over 4.5 corners6/10Over 5.5 corners
Referee
Alex Bos2.5 cards a match in 13 recorded games
Premium members onlyLikely scores, likely scorers, corner, card and half chances.
NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie
3W 3D 4LScored 16 · conceded 172.5 Üst 8/10KG 9/10
Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie
5W 2D 3LScored 17 · conceded 192.5 Üst 6/10KG 7/10
NEC Nijmegen · All games
1W 4D 5LScored 10 · conceded 232.5 Üst 7/10KG 7/10
Fortuna Sittard · All games
5W 2D 3LScored 17 · conceded 192.5 Üst 6/10KG 7/10
Missing players
NEC Nijmegen
D. Tadic
This season 13 games · 0 goals · 3 assists · Calf Injury
P. Sandler
This season 6 games · 0 goals · 0 assists · Injury
B. Nuytinck
This season 8 games · 0 goals · 0 assists · Ankle Injury
E. Mor
This season 7 games · 1 goals · 1 assists · Groin Injury
A. Thomas
This season 5 games · 0 goals · 0 assists · Suspended
Fortuna Sittard
I. Marquez
This season 3 games · 0 goals · 0 assists · Injury
Y. Oukili
This season 5 games · 0 goals · 0 assists · Groin Injury
J. Dahlhaus
This season 10 games · 0 goals · 1 assists · Inactive
R. Bayram
No games this season · Knee Injury
Starting line-ups
NEC Nijmegen · 3-4-2-1
1G. Crettaz
21T. Storm
22A. Kaplan
This fixture at NEC Nijmegen's ground
The meetings the home side hosted, of the last 5
3NEC Nijmegen won
1Draw
1Fortuna Sittard won
NEC Nijmegen last won here on Jan 19, 2025: NEC Nijmegen 4-1 Fortuna Sittard.Fortuna Sittard last won here on Feb 28, 2026: NEC Nijmegen 2-3 Fortuna Sittard.4.4 goals a game here · over 2.5 4/5 · BTTS 5/5
Last 9 meetings
4NEC Nijmegen won
3Draw
2Fortuna Sittard won
3.8 Goals per game6/9 Over 2.58/9 Both score
Previous meetings
NEC Nijmegen – Fortuna SittardFebruary 28, 2026 · Eredivisie2-3
Fortuna Sittard – NEC NijmegenAugust 31, 2025 · Eredivisie3-2
NEC Nijmegen – Fortuna SittardJanuary 19, 2025 · Eredivisie4-1
Fortuna Sittard – NEC NijmegenAugust 31, 2024 · Eredivisie
N. Polster, Joep Geneste, P. Schuurs, M. Bakker, Y. Moslih, Almugera Raouf Mohammed Kabar, Gabriel Brás, I. Hansen-Aarøen, T. Chery, W. Willumsson, K. Sierhuis, Adam Tahaui
Fortuna Sittard · 5-3-2
31M. Branderhorst
3Rodrigo Guth
6S. van Ottele
12Ivo Pinto
23P. Brittijn
28Justin Quincy Hubner
20É. Michut
22Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand
52M. Ihattaren
9A. Descotte
25L. Zeefuik
Bench
L. Koopmans, K. Reitmaier, S. Wylin, N. de Groot, D. Sinkgraven, S. Simons, Moussa Gbemou, Ganni Buyukhan, K. Peterson
0-3
Fortuna Sittard – NEC NijmegenApril 2, 2024 · Eredivisie1-1
NEC Nijmegen – Fortuna SittardDecember 15, 2023 · Eredivisie4-1
Fortuna Sittard – NEC NijmegenMay 28, 2023 · Eredivisie1-1
NEC Nijmegen – Fortuna SittardOctober 19, 2022 · KNVB Beker3-2
NEC Nijmegen – Fortuna SittardSeptember 10, 2022 · Eredivisie1-1
63'
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Adam TahauiOff: Kevin Kers
63'⇄Mitchel BakkerOff: Deveron Fonville
63'⇄Kaj SierhuisOff: Noe Lebreton
70'⇄Daley SinkgravenOff: Lequincio Zeefuik
81'⇄Siebe WylinOff: Shiloh 't Zand
84'⇄Perr SchuursOff: Jamiro Monteiro
84'⇄Willum Thor WillumssonOff: Tobias Storm
86'⇄Nick de GrootOff: Syb Van Ottele
88'VARKaj SierhuisPenalty confirmed
90'✕Mitchel BakkerMissed penalty
90+3'⚽Willum Thor WillumssonAssist: Perr Schuurs
Statistics
74%Possession26%
3.06Expected goals0.45
24Total shots5
7Shots on target3
13Corners0
11Fouls10
1Offsides2
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Saves5
Fortuna Sittard: 3+ goals in 7 of their last 10 away matches.
NEC Nijmegen scored 1.2 and conceded 1.6 per game in their last 10 home matches.
Fortuna Sittard scored 1.6 and conceded 1.9 per game in their last 10 away matches.
Chances come from match data and market prices. A probability, not a certainty.
NEC Nijmegen · last 10 at home: 3+ goals 5 times5/10
Fortuna Sittard · last 10 away: 3+ goals 7 times7/10
NEC Nijmegen: 10 games · Fortuna Sittard: 10 games · league average in grey
Goals
1.4Goals scored (avg)1.6
1.8Goals conceded (avg)1.7
3.2Total goals per gameleague 3.83.3
10/10Over 0.5league %9910/10
10/10Over 1.5league %919/10
7/10Over 2.5league %737/10
5/10Over 3.5league %615/10
0/10Over 4.5league %322/10
10/10Both scoreleague %727/10
0/10Clean sheets1/10
0/10Failed to score2/10
NEC Nijmegen: 10 games · Fortuna Sittard: 10 games · league average in grey
Goals
1.4Goals scored (avg)1.7
2.2Goals conceded (avg)1.7
3.6Total goals per gameleague 3.83.4
10/10Over 0.5league %9910/10
10/10Over 1.5league %918/10
7/10Over 2.5league %736/10
6/10Over 3.5league %616/10
2/10Over 4.5league %323/10
8/10Both scoreleague %727/10
0/10Clean sheets2/10
2/10Failed to score1/10
The real story of the match
What the score doesn't tell: chances, probabilities and broken runs.
%9 Played 1000 times on these chances (xG), NEC Nijmegen win 882, 88 end level and Fortuna Sittard win 31. The actual result comes up 88 times in 1000.
3.06 – 0.45 The score the chances deserved (xG): NEC Nijmegen 3.06 – 0.45 Fortuna Sittard.