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NEC vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
NEC
2 – 3
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 28 Feb 2026 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

4
3
3
NEC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-28 NEC 2–3 Fortuna Sittard 2025-08-31 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 NEC 2025-01-19 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard 2024-08-31 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 NEC 2024-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 2–3 L
21 Feb AFC Ajax A 1–1 D
17 Feb Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
11 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–3 L
07 Feb Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
31 Jan AZ A 3–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb NEC A 3–2 W
20 Feb SBV Excelsior H 2–1 W
14 Feb AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
07 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 2–2 D
01 Feb Heracles Almelo A 1–2 L
25 Jan FC Groningen A 2–1 W

Season Stats

NEC Fortuna Sittard
#6 Position #2
3 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 5
3 Conceded 3
+2 GD +2
1.50 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

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

NEC are 6th (3 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 2nd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for NEC to score. At the same time, Fortuna Sittard does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • With this win, Fortuna Sittard is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Koki Ogawa 2
Magnus Mattsson 2
Roberto Gonzalez 2
Sami Ouaissa 2
Mats Seuntjens 1
Sontje Hansen 1
Jordy Bruijn 1

Head to Head

2026-02-28 NEC 2–3 Fortuna Sittard 2025-08-31 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 NEC 2025-01-19 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard 2024-08-31 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 NEC 2024-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC

NEC Form

2026-02-28 NEC 2–3 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-02-21 AFC Ajax 1–1 NEC D 2026-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 NEC D 2026-02-11 NEC 1–3 FC Utrecht L 2026-02-07 NEC 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2026-01-31 AZ 1–3 NEC W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2026-02-28 NEC 2–3 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-02-20 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 SBV Excelsior W 2026-02-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-02-07 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam D 2026-02-01 Heracles Almelo 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2026-01-25 FC Groningen 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.53 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.12 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC44% Draw23% Fortuna Sittard33%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes80% 0% No20%
Avg goals/match: 4.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
67%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
56%
NEC or Fortuna Sittard
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
NEC37% Draw35% Fortuna Sittard28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 2
6.6%
2 – 1
6.4%
1 – 1
5.9%
3 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
Actual
3 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.8%
4 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.4%
2 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 14% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 18% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 15% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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