NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard

18 October 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Alex Bos

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Kevin Kers 28’
  • Willum Thor Willumsson 90+3’
  • Anthony Descotte 18’, 48’

Match summary

NEC Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Anthony Descotte put Fortuna Sittard ahead in the 18th minute and Kevin Kers equalised from a corner in the 28th minute. In the second half, Descotte put Fortuna Sittard back in front with a header in the 48th minute and Willum Thor Willumsson equalised with a header in stoppage time.

NEC Nijmegen had the better of the chances, with 2.99 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Fortuna Sittard's 0.39 from 5. Mitchel Bakker had a penalty saved for NEC Nijmegen.

Match stats

74% Possession 26%
24 Shots 5
7 Shots on target 3
13 Corners 0
90 Attacks 47
56 Dangerous attacks 15
609 Passes 222
89.7% Pass accuracy 71.2%
14 Tackles 20
11 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 2

Key events

NEC Nijmegen Fortuna Sittard
Kick-off
Corner
10’
Jamiro MonteiroShot on target
15’
Noé LebretonShot on target
16’
18’
Anthony DescotteRight foot shot0-1 (Fortuna Sittard)
Kevin KersRight foot shot1-1 (NEC Nijmegen)
28’
Corner
28’
Corner
32’
Corner
33’
Bryan LinssenShot on target
36’
38’
Shiloh 't ZandFoul
Second half underway
Half-time1-1
46’
Kristoffer PetersonSven Simons
48’
Anthony DescotteHeader1-2 (Fortuna Sittard)
53’
Shiloh 't ZandShot on target
54’
Rodrigo GuthFoul
Corner
60’
Clement BischoffShot on target
62’
Kaj SierhuisNoé Lebreton
63’
Mitchel BakkerDeveron Fonville
63’
Adam TahauiKevin Kers
63’
Corner
65’
Corner
66’
Corner
66’
70’
Daley SinkgravenLequincio Zeefuik
Corner
70’
Corner
76’
81’
Siebe WylinShiloh 't Zand
Corner
83’
Willum Thor WillumssonTobias Storm
84’
Perr SchuursJamiro Monteiro
84’
86’
Nick de GrootSyb Van Ottele
Corner
87’
Kaj SierhuisVAR: No penalty
88’
Mitchel BakkerMissed penaltysaved
90’
Mitchel BakkerShot on target
90’
Corner
90+2’
Willum Thor WillumssonHeader2-2 (NEC Nijmegen)
90+3’
Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.39 18’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), 0-1 18’ 28’ Kevin Kers (NEC Nijmegen), 1-1 28’ 48’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), 1-2 48’ 90+3’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), 2-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.99 0.39 18’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), 0-1 Descotte 18’ 28’ Kevin Kers (NEC Nijmegen), 1-1 Kers 28’ 48’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), 1-2 Descotte 48’ 90+3’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), 2-2 Willumsson 90+3’
NEC Nijmegen 2.99 xGFortuna Sittard 0.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fortuna Sittard attacking NEC Nijmegen attacking 
90’ Mitchel Bakker (NEC Nijmegen), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 28’ Kevin Kers (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 90+3’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 18’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 36’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 74’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 16’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+4’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 64’ Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 11’ Darko Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Kevin Kers (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 31’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 53’ Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Perr Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Jamiro Monteiro (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 15’ Jamiro Monteiro (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 62’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Mitchel Bakker (NEC Nijmegen), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 28’ Kevin Kers (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.42 xG, goal 18’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.19 xG, goal 90+3’ Willum Thor Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 36’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 74’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 16’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 90+4’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 64’ Adam Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 11’ Darko Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 11’ Kevin Kers (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 53’ Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 31’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+2’ Perr Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Jamiro Monteiro (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Jamiro Monteiro (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 48’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 66’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+2’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 62’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 88’ Kaj Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 67’ Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 82’ Bryan Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Noé Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ Clement Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
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Lineups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Crettaz
Storm 84’
Kaplan
Fonville 63’
Geiger
Kers 63’
Nejašmić
Bischoff
Lebreton 63’
Monteiro 84’
Linssen
Fortuna Sittard 5-3-2 Starting XI
Branderhorst
Ottele 86’
Guth
Hubner
Brittijn
Pinto
Simons 46’
Michut
Zand 81’
Descotte 2
Zeefuik 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gonzalo Crettaz
90′ 1 2 30 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Tobias Storm Taken off
84′ 3 – – 5 1 88 1 – – –
Ahmetcan Kaplan
90′ 5 – – 12 3 88 – – – –
Deveron Fonville Taken off
63′ – 2 – 3 2 70 1 – – –
Mitchel Bakker Came on as a substitute
27′ – – – – – 26 – – – –
Perr Schuurs Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – 1 1 3 1 – 1 –
Midfielders6 players
Kevin Kers Taken off
63′ 1 – 25 2 – – 1 3 1 – –
Darko Nejašmić
90′ – – 51 2 – 2 1 7 – 1 –
Dennis Geiger
90′ – 1 86 6 – 3 2 5 2 – –
Clement Bischoff
90′ – – 41 3 – – – 6 1 1 –
Adam Tahaui Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 14 1 – – – 1 – – –
Willum Thor Willumsson Came on as a substitute
11′ 1 – 3 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards4 players
Noé Lebreton Taken off
63′ – – 3 1 0.25 – – 3 – 20 –
Jamiro Monteiro Taken off
84′ – – 2 1 0.10 – 2 1 – 48 –
Bryan Linssen
90′ – – 3 1 0.27 – – 3 1 7 –
Kaj Sierhuis Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 3 – 0.23 – – – – 8 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

NEC Nijmegen win 55% Avg odds 1.70
Draw 23% Avg odds 3.97
Fortuna Sittard win 22% Avg odds 4.23

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

NEC Nijmegen LDLDD
Fortuna Sittard WWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: NEC Nijmegen 2-3 Fortuna Sittard, 28 Feb 26 Next meeting: Fortuna Sittard vs NEC Nijmegen, 06 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.