NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form for both sides

NEC's last 20 matches span the league, Europa League and Champions League qualifiers plus friendlies, and it's been a mixed bag: 6 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses, with 33 scored and 37 conceded. Zooming into their most recent domestic-adjacent run, they've drawn with GO Ahead Eagles, lost heavily away at Juventus in Europa League action, been beaten by Cambuur, drawn with Excelsior and lost to Feyenoord. That's a tough month with barely a win in sight.

NEC Nijmegen: 20 completed matches; Fortuna Sittard: 20 completed matches.

NEC Nijmegen

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

33

Conceded

37

Difference

-4

Fortuna Sittard

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

36

Difference

-7

Fortuna Sittard's 20-game sample also blends league games with pre-season friendlies, but the underlying numbers read better: 9 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, with 29 for and 36 against. Their last five in the sample show three wins - away at Willem II, ADO Den Haag and Groningen - sandwiched around a heavy 5-1 defeat to Ajax and a 2-0 loss to AZ Alkmaar. There's been more consistency to their wins, even if the losses have been chunky.

Fortuna's recent sample shows more wins strung together, even accounting for the mixed competitions involved.

Comparative Team Statistics: NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard

A history that swings both ways

These two have met regularly over the years, and the head-to-head record doesn't lean heavily either direction. The most recent meeting back in February saw Fortuna win 3-2 away at NEC, but the fixture before that went NEC's way 4-1 at home, and the one before that was a Fortuna win too. Older meetings stretch back across different divisions and cup competitions, so it's a mixed bag rather than a clear pattern for either club.

League position tells a similar story

As things stand, Fortuna Sittard sit sixth with 13 points from seven games, built on four wins, a draw and two defeats. NEC Nijmegen are down in eleventh with 8 points from the same number of matches, having won just twice. Both sides have scored and conceded in the low teens, so it's not a huge gulf in goal output, but Fortuna have turned more of their games into points.

Fortuna go into this with a healthier points return at this early stage of the season.

Players to keep an eye on

Fortuna's M. Ihattaren has been their standout attacking presence, with 3 goals and 2 assists in 7 appearances, giving them a genuine focal point going forward. NEC's T. Chery has provided 2 assists in 6 games and looks like their main creative outlet in a side short on wins. On discipline, Fortuna's L. Zeefuik and Justin Quincy Hubner have both picked up multiple yellow cards this season, and O. Romeny was sent off in one of his five appearances, so squad availability is worth checking closer to kickoff given this fixture is still a few weeks away.

NEC Nijmegen:

Best assist providers:

T. Chery - 2

Penalty cards:

N. Lebreton x 2

Fortuna Sittard:

Best scorers:

M. Ihattaren - 3

Best assist providers:

M. Ihattaren - 2

Penalty cards:

O. Romeny x 1

L. Zeefuik x 3

Justin Quincy Hubner x 2