Dutch Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen
  • 28': Kevin Kers
  • 90'+3': Willum Thór Willumsson
FT
2 - 2
Fortuna Sittard
  • 18': Anthony Descotte
  • 48': Anthony Descotte

About

NEC Nijmegen are hosting Fortuna Sittard at Goffertstadion, Nijmegen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Sven Simons is caught offside.
  • 7': Ivo Pinto (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Clement Bischoff (NEC).
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Sven Simons.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Darko Nejasmic (NEC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Geiger with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Kevin Kers (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Delay in match (NEC).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 14': Clement Bischoff (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Dennis Geiger.
  • 15': Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Kevin Kers (NEC).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 18': Goal! NEC 0, Fortuna Sittard 1. Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Guth following a fast break.
  • 25': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).
  • 26': Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Deveron Fonville (NEC).
  • 28': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
  • 28': Goal! NEC 1, Fortuna Sittard 1. Kevin Kers (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dennis Geiger following a corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Clement Bischoff with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 33': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Noé Lebreton (NEC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Kers.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Bryan Linssen (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Kevin Kers.
  • 38': Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 38': Darko Nejasmic (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Darko Nejasmic (NEC).
  • 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Tobias Storm (NEC).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand.
  • 43': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 43': Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Foul by Dennis Geiger (NEC).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, NEC 1, Fortuna Sittard 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins NEC 1, Fortuna Sittard 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Kristoffer Peterson replaces Sven Simons.
  • 47': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).
  • 48': Goal! NEC 1, Fortuna Sittard 2. Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 52': Foul by Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 52': Deveron Fonville (NEC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gonzalo Crettaz (NEC). Assisted by Lequincio Zeefuik.
  • 54': Foul by Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 54': Bryan Linssen (NEC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 58': Foul by Jamiro Monteiro (NEC).
  • 60': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Clement Bischoff (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 62': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 62': Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Substitution, NEC. Adam Tahaui replaces Kevin Kers.
  • 63': Substitution, NEC. Mitchel Bakker replaces Deveron Fonville.
  • 63': Substitution, NEC. Kaj Sierhuis replaces Noé Lebreton.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jamiro Monteiro (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Geiger.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Adam Tahaui (NEC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
  • 65': Foul by Lequincio Zeefuik (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 65': Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Clement Bischoff (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Geiger.
  • 66': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Syb van Ottele.
  • 66': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Rodrigo Guth.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Bryan Linssen (NEC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross.
  • 70': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Lequincio Zeefuik.
  • 70': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Rodrigo Guth.
  • 72': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Dennis Geiger (NEC).
  • 73': Attempt missed. Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Sinkgraven.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Clement Bischoff (NEC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Tahaui with a cross.
  • 75': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Daley Sinkgraven is caught offside.
  • 76': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
  • 77': Foul by Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 77': Tobias Storm (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Offside, NEC. Adam Tahaui is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Siebe Wylin replaces Shiloh 't Zand.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Bryan Linssen (NEC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Geiger with a through ball.
  • 82': Foul by Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 82': Ahmetcan Kaplan (NEC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Siebe Wylin.
  • 84': Substitution, NEC. Perr Schuurs replaces Jamiro Monteiro.
  • 84': Substitution, NEC. Willum Willumsson replaces Tobias Storm.
  • 84': Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Kaj Sierhuis (NEC).
  • 86': Kristoffer Peterson (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Perr Schuurs (NEC).
  • 86': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Nick de Groot replaces Syb van Ottele.
  • 87': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Kristoffer Peterson.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kaj Sierhuis (NEC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mitchel Bakker with a cross.
  • 88': Penalty conceded by Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 88': VAR Decision: Penalty NEC.
  • 90': Penalty saved. Mitchel Bakker (NEC) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Clement Bischoff (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darko Nejasmic with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Perr Schuurs (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Kaj Sierhuis (NEC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Clement Bischoff (NEC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Nejasmic.
  • 90'+2': Corner, NEC. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
  • 90'+3': Goal! NEC 2, Fortuna Sittard 2. Willum Willumsson (NEC) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Perr Schuurs with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Kaj Sierhuis (NEC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Clement Bischoff with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, NEC 2, Fortuna Sittard 2.
  • 0': Match ends, NEC 2, Fortuna Sittard 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 13
5 Saves 1
25.8 Possession 74.2
5 SHOTS 24
3 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
158 Accurate Passes 546
222 Passes 609
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 14
4 Crosses 47
0.3 Cross % 0.3
55 Long Balls 24
17 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 8
14 Effective Tackles 9
20 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 7
49 Effective Clearances 7
49 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Goffertstadion
Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands
Attendance: 12,650

Eredivisie Table

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3 PSV Eindhoven 9 +15 19
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Full Table

Line-Ups

NEC NEC Nijmegen (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Gonzalo Crettaz (GK)
22 Ahmetcan Kaplan
24 Deveron Fonville
21 Tobias Storm
18 Dennis Geiger
6 Darko Nejasmic
99 Clement Bischoff
34 Kevin Kers
30 Bryan Linssen
35 Jamiro Monteiro
20 Noé Lebreton
NEC Nijmegen Substitutes:
Adam Tahaui, Yassin Moslih, Almugera Kabar, Perr Schuurs, Isak Hansen-Aarøen, Gabi Brás, Nikolas Polster, Willum Thór Willumsson, Tjaronn Chery, Joep Geneste, Mitchel Bakker, Kaj Sierhuis.

FOR Fortuna Sittard (5-3-2)

No. Name
31 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
3 Rodrigo Guth
23 Philip Brittijn
6 Syb van Ottele
28 Justin Hubner
12 Ivo Pinto
20 Edouard Michut
22 Shiloh ’t Zand Yellow Card
14 Sven Simons
25 Lequincio Zeefuik
9 Anthony Descotte
Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
Nick De Groot, Luuk Koopmans, Ganni Buyukhan, Mohamed Ihattaren, Daley Sinkgraven, Siebe Wylin, Kaylen Reitmaier, Kristoffer Peterson, Moussa Gbemou.

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