NEC Nijmegen - Fortuna Sittard prediction: odds and line-ups
NEC Nijmegen take on Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie. Kick-off on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 6 :00 pm.
Goffertstadion
Nijmegen
- Attendance12,650
Scorers Anthony Descotte 18' · Kevin Kers 28' · Anthony Descotte 48' · Mitchel Bakker 90' (pen.) · Willum Thór Willumsson 90'+3'
Line-ups
NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1
- 1 Gonzalo Crettaz G
- 22 Ahmetcan Kaplan CD
- 24 Deveron Fonville CD-L
- 21 Tobias Storm CD-R
- 18 Dennis Geiger CM-L
- 6 Darko Nejasmic CM-R
- 99 Clement Bischoff LM
- 34 Kevin Kers RM
- 30 Bryan Linssen F
- 35 Jamiro Monteiro CF-L
- 20 Noé Lebreton CF-R
- 19 Adam Tahaui SUB
- 42 Yassin Moslih SUB
- 66 Almugera Kabar SUB
- 4 Perr Schuurs SUB
- 8 Isak Hansen-Aarøen SUB
- 73 Gabi Brás SUB
- 12 Nikolas Polster SUB
- 11 Willum Thór Willumsson SUB
- 9 Tjaronn Chery SUB
- 38 Joep Geneste SUB
- 5 Mitchel Bakker SUB
- 14 Kaj Sierhuis SUB
Fortuna Sittard 5-3-2
- 31 Mattijs Branderhorst G
- 3 Rodrigo Guth CD
- 23 Philip Brittijn CD-L
- 6 Syb van Ottele CD-R
- 28 Justin Hubner LB
- 12 Ivo Pinto RB
- 20 Edouard Michut CM
- 22 Shiloh ’t Zand CM-L
- 14 Sven Simons CM-R
- 25 Lequincio Zeefuik CF-L
- 9 Anthony Descotte CF-R
- 15 Nick De Groot SUB
- 1 Luuk Koopmans SUB
- 39 Ganni Buyukhan SUB
- 52 Mohamed Ihattaren SUB
- 24 Daley Sinkgraven SUB
- 2 Siebe Wylin SUB
- 33 Kaylen Reitmaier SUB
- 7 Kristoffer Peterson SUB
- 38 Moussa Gbemou SUB
Statistics
| NEC Nijmegen | Fortuna Sittard | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 74.2 | Possession | 25.8 |
| 24 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 546 | Accurate Passes | 158 |
| 609 | Passes | 222 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 47 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 24 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 7 | Clearances | 49 |
Match events
- 18' B Anthony Descotte assist from Rodrigo Guth Fortuna Sittard
- 28' B Kevin Kers assist from Dennis Geiger NEC Nijmegen
- 38' J Shiloh ’t Zand Fortuna Sittard
- 45' REM Kristoffer Peterson between: Sven Simons Fortuna Sittard
- 48' B Anthony Descotte assist from Shiloh ’t Zand Fortuna Sittard
- 54' J Rodrigo Guth Fortuna Sittard
- 63' REM Adam Tahaui between: Kevin Kers NEC Nijmegen
- 63' REM Mitchel Bakker between: Deveron Fonville NEC Nijmegen
- 63' REM Kaj Sierhuis between: Noé Lebreton NEC Nijmegen
- 70' REM Daley Sinkgraven between: Lequincio Zeefuik Fortuna Sittard
- 81' REM Siebe Wylin between: Shiloh ’t Zand Fortuna Sittard
- 84' REM Perr Schuurs between: Jamiro Monteiro NEC Nijmegen
- 84' REM Willum Thór Willumsson between: Tobias Storm NEC Nijmegen
- 86' REM Nick De Groot between: Syb van Ottele Fortuna Sittard
- 90' P Mitchel Bakker NEC Nijmegen
- 90'+3' B Willum Thór Willumsson assist from Perr Schuurs NEC Nijmegen
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Match summary
This Eredivisie match pitted NEC Nijmegen against Fortuna Sittard. The fixture was held at Goffertstadion. In the meeting on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 6 :00 pm, the two teams parted on a score of 2 - 2. The scorers in this match are Anthony Descotte in the 18 minute, Kevin Kers in the 28 minute, Anthony Descotte in the 48 minute, Willum Thór Willumsson in the 90 minute.
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NEC Nijmegen sits in 27 place. Fortuna Sittard is in 6 position.
Probable line-ups
The announced line-ups for NEC Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard are detailed in the match sheet above.
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