Fortuna Sittard vs NEC Nijmegen result and stats
Win probability: home 26%, draw 27%, away 47%
Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersFortuna Sittard beat NEC Nijmegen 3–2 at home in the Eredivisie on Sunday 31 August 2025. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Fortuna Sittard 26%, the draw 27% and NEC Nijmegen 47%, so a home win had a 26% chance. It would have been an upset.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
FSNN
10Shots14
5On target5
3Corners4
16Fouls8
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Half-time goals1
Recent form
Fortuna Sittard
L @ NAC Breda1–2 · 17 Aug
D v Go Ahead Eagles2–2 · 8 Aug
D v Utrecht0–0 · 18 May
D @ Almere City1–1 · 14 May
W v NAC Breda1–0 · 10 May
NEC Nijmegen
W v NAC Breda3–0 · 24 Aug
W @ Heracles4–1 · 16 Aug
W v Excelsior5–0 · 9 Aug
W @ Heracles2–1 · 18 May
W v NAC Breda3–0 · 14 May
Head to head
In 8 league meetings since 2021, Fortuna Sittard won 1, NEC Nijmegen won 4 and 3 were drawn; the most recent, on 19 Jan 2025, finished NEC Nijmegen 4–1 Fortuna Sittard, a win for NEC Nijmegen.
NEC Nijmegen 4–1 Fortuna Sittard19 Jan 2025
Fortuna Sittard 0–3 NEC Nijmegen31 Aug 2024
Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC Nijmegen2 Apr 2024
NEC Nijmegen 4–1 Fortuna Sittard15 Dec 2023
Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC Nijmegen28 May 2023
NEC Nijmegen 1–1 Fortuna Sittard10 Sep 2022