Wednesday , 30 September 2026

NEC vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
NEC
4 – 1
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Fri 15 Dec 2023 · 19:00 UTC De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
Magnus Mattsson 33' 1–0
Koki Ogawa 45+2' 2–0
2–1 69' Kaj Sierhuis
Magnus Mattsson 70' 3–1
Sontje Hansen 75' 4–1
Dirk Proper 16' Y
R 24' Tijjani Noslin
Elayis Tavsan 42' Y
Mees Hoedemakers 49' R
Y 53' Rodrigo Guth
Y 83' Ivo Pinto
Lasse Schone 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at De Goffert.

Match Details

  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Assistant 1 Charles Schaap
  • Assistant 2 Richard Polman

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
NEC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-15 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard 2023-05-28 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC 2022-09-10 NEC 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-05-15 NEC 0–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-10-02 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 NEC

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 4–1 W
09 Dec PEC Zwolle A 3–1 W
06 Dec AZ A 2–1 W
03 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
26 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 1–1 D
11 Nov FC Twente '65 A 3–3 D
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec NEC A 1–4 L
10 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 1–0 W
02 Dec SBV Vitesse H 3–1 W
25 Nov SC Heerenveen A 0–3 L
10 Nov Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
05 Nov PEC Zwolle A 0–2 L

Season Stats

NEC Fortuna Sittard
#11 Position #6
8 Points 13
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
12 Scored 13
13 Conceded 14
-1 GD -1
1.14 PPG 1.86
29% Win % 57%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

NEC are 11th (8 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 3 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G
Fortuna Sittard
Mohammed Ihattaren 3 G 2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Anthony Descotte 2 G
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds De Goffert will turn into a battlefield for NEC and Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' NEC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Dirk Proper on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. NEC will be frustrated.
  • 21' Sadik Fofana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' Tijjani Noslin was booked on 23.
  • 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tijjani Noslin on 24.
  • 25' Tijjani Noslin was booked on 25.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rogier Meijer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' What a strike from Magnus Mattsson! The score is 1-0.
  • 38' Fortuna Sittard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for NEC. Elayis Tavsan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Ragnar Oratmangoen comes on to replace Alen Halilovic.
  • 47' Koki Ogawa is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 49' Mees Hoedemakers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 49.
  • 50' Mees Hoedemakers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 50.
  • 53' Poor challenge from Rodrigo Guth. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 58' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 63' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 67' It is a substitution in NEC team. Philippe Sandler is replaced by Mathias Ross on 67 minute.
  • 69' GOAL! Kaj Sierhuis fires home to make it 2-1!
  • 70' GOAL! Magnus Mattsson scores on 70.
  • 75' GOAL! Sontje Hansen scores on 75.
  • 76' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milan Robberechts is hanging Sadik Fofana on the field on 76 minute.
  • 79' A tactical swap from NEC — Lasse Schone on, Elayis Tavsan off on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Milan Robberechts is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sadik Fofana at the 80 minute mark.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Deroy Duarte is replaced by Loreintz Rosier on 81 minute.
  • 83' That is a Yellow card for Fortuna Sittard. Ivo Pinto will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Ivo Pinto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Another change for NEC made on 85 minute. Sontje Hansen leaves to be changed by Kodai Sano.
  • 86' Lasse Schone was booked on 86.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — NEC 4-1 Fortuna Sittard.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Koki Ogawa 2
Magnus Mattsson 2
Roberto Gonzalez 2
Sami Ouaissa 2
Vito van Crooij 1
Paul Gladon 1
Calvin Verdonk 1

Head to Head

2023-12-15 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard 2023-05-28 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC 2022-09-10 NEC 1–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-05-15 NEC 0–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-10-02 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 NEC

NEC Form

2023-12-15 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-12-09 PEC Zwolle 1–3 NEC W 2023-12-06 AZ 1–2 NEC W 2023-12-03 NEC 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2023-11-26 NEC 1–1 Go Ahead Eagles D 2023-11-11 FC Twente '65 3–3 NEC D

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-12-15 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-12-10 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-12-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 SBV Vitesse W 2023-11-25 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-11-10 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2023-11-05 PEC Zwolle 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.3 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC57% Draw22% Fortuna Sittard21%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
79%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
43%
NEC or Fortuna Sittard
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC43% Draw38% Fortuna Sittard19%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.