NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard
Ref: A. LindhoutGoffertstadion, Nijmegen · 12,540 cap
Match recap
Fortuna Sittard beat NEC Nijmegen 3–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Chery and Linssen scored for NEC Nijmegen; Márquez, Ihattaren, and Justin Quincy Hubner replied for Fortuna Sittard. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.46 for NEC Nijmegen versus 2.45 for Fortuna Sittard. NEC Nijmegen sit 3rd in the Eredivisie table while Fortuna Sittard are 11th.
First Half
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Chery
Kaplan
Yellow Card
27'
⚽
Márquez
Assist: Ihattaren
Second Half
54'
Brittijn
Yellow Card
59'
⚽
Ihattaren
Assist: Limnios
65'
⚽
Justin Quincy Hubner
Assist: Ihattaren
⇄
Önal
⇄
Kaplan
⇄
Ogawa
72'
⇄
Limnios
76'
⇄
Brittijn
77'
⇄
Ihattaren
⇄
Chery
⇄
Danilo
85'
⇄
Duijvestijn
85'
⇄
Sierhuis
90+3'
Michut
Yellow Card
⚽
Linssen
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
NEC NijmegenFortuna Sittard
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.46VS2.45
Attack3 · 3 won
15
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
9
8
Shots in the box
9
7
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
4
10
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
68%
Possession
32%
495
Total passes
240
414
Accurate passes
161
84%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
1
8
Blocked shots
0
-0.92
Goals prevented
-0.92
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2
Fortuna Sittard
4-2-3-1
NEC Nijmegen
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 1G. CrettazG
- 2B. PereiraD
- 4A. KaplanD
- 6D. NejašmićM
- 9DaniloF
- 10T. CheryF
- 11B. ÖnalM
- 18Koki OgawaF
- 23K. SanoM
- 24Deveron FonvilleD
- 25S. OuaissaM
Substitutes
- 3P. SandlerD
- 5T. OuwejanD
- 7V. MisidjanF
- 8I. Hansen-AarøenM
- 15J. WillemsD
- 17B. NuytinckD
- 19W. WillumssonM
- 20N. LebretonM
- 22J. CillessenG
- 30B. LinssenF
- 34Y. El KachatiF
- 71D. ProperM
Fortuna Sittard
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1L. KoopmansG
- 8J. DahlhausD
- 9K. SierhuisF
- 12Ivo PintoD
- 18D. LimniosM
- 20É. MichutM
- 23P. BrittijnM
- 28Justin Quincy HubnerD
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 52M. IhattarenM
- 70L. DuijvestijnM
Substitutes
- 4S. AdewoyeD
- 5Y. OukiliM
- 6S. van OtteleD
- 7K. PetersonF
- 10A. HalilovićM
- 19P. GladonF
- 21N. KasanwirjoD
- 22S. BastienM
- 25N. MartensG
- 32N. MarsmanG
- 77Luka TunjicM
NEC Nijmegen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tjaronn Chery(C) | F | 79 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gonzalo Crettaz | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Nejašmić | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sami Ouaissa | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Deveron Fonville | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Danilo | F | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Brayann Pereira | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Başar Önal | M | 67 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Ahmetcan Kaplan | D | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kodai Sano | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Koki Ogawa | F | 68 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dirk Proper | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youssef El Kachati | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ouwejan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bram Nuytinck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jetro Willems | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philippe Sandler | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Cillessen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Linssen | F | 22 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Virgil Misidjan | F | 23 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Noe Lebreton | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isak Hansen Aarøen | M | 11 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Ihattaren | M | 77 | 9.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2/5 |
| Iván Márquez | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kaj Sierhuis | F | 85 | 7.9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Justin Hubner | D | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Dimitris Limnios | M | 72 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 85 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jasper Dahlhaus | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Édouard Michut | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ivo Pinto(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Koopmans | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Syb van Ottele | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Bastien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alen Halilović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Marsman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Tunjić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassin Oukili | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Paul Gladon | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | D | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kristoffer Peterson | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |