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Match preview · Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard – NEC Nijmegen

Fortuna Sittard 6th in Eredivisie Home 1.31 projected goals by the model
NEC Nijmegen 11th in Eredivisie Away 1.88 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.31 1.88
Fortuna Sittard NEC Nijmegen
Fortuna Sittard
24%
Draw
26%
NEC Nijmegen
50%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Fortuna Sittard Draw NEC Nijmegen
Fair odds 4.13 3.82 2.02
Total goals
3.19
Over 2.5 goals
64%
Both teams to score
67%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

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The model's case

Why the model leans NEC Nijmegen

50% NEC Nijmegen to win

Attack
6th vs 17th
NEC Nijmegen attack v Fortuna Sittard defence
Defence
7th vs 17th
NEC Nijmegen defence v Fortuna Sittard attack
Recent xG form
-0.45 vs -1.44
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.31 – 1.88
Fortuna Sittard v NEC Nijmegen
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: Fortuna Sittard and NEC Nijmegen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Fortuna Sittard NEC Nijmegen
xG / match 0.97 · 16th (better) 1.60 · 8th
xGA / match 2.42 · 18th (better) 1.92 · 10th
xGD / match -1.46 · 18th (better) -0.32 · 9th
xPts / match 0.72 · 18th (better) 1.18 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match -1.43 (better) -0.45

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet
24%
NEC Nijmegen 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
36%
Both teams to score: no
33%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.1%
1:2
10.9%
2:2
7.4%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Fortuna Sittard sample
20 matches
NEC Nijmegen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · Fortuna Sittard
3 matches
Away xG sample · NEC Nijmegen
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.