Eredivisie · Matchday 9 
Fortuna's road form meets NEC's home problem
Fortuna Sittard arrive in Nijmegen with the better away record, while NEC are still searching for a home win this season. Sunday's Eredivisie clash pits the visitors' sharpness on the road against a home side that has struggled to keep opponents out.
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Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Fortuna Sittard | 1.8 | 1.9 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 8 | -1 | 9 |
Last meetings
- 2026NEC Nijmegen2-3Fortuna Sittard
- 2025Fortuna Sittard3-2NEC Nijmegen
- 2025NEC Nijmegen4-1Fortuna Sittard
- 2024Fortuna Sittard0-3NEC Nijmegen
- 2024Fortuna Sittard1-1NEC Nijmegen
Absences
NEC Nijmegen
- OutE. Mor · Groin Injury
- OutB. Nuytinck · Ankle Injury
- OutP. Sandler · Injury
- DoubtfulD. Tadic · Injury
- DoubtfulA. Thomas · Inactive
Fortuna Sittard
- OutR. Bayram · Knee Injury
- OutI. Marquez · Injury
- OutY. Oukili · Groin Injury
- DoubtfulJ. Dahlhaus · Inactive
Fortuna Sittard travel to Nijmegen on Sunday as one of the most dependable sides on the road in the Eredivisie. They have won three of their four away matches this season and scored nine goals in them. Seventh place with 14 points reflects a team that has found its rhythm, and it has also learned to finish games strongly: four of their 14 goals have arrived in the final 15 minutes.
Two sides moving in different directions
NEC sit 11th with nine points from eight games, and a win would lift them above the midpoint of the table while keeping pressure on the teams around them. For Fortuna, a result in Nijmegen would consolidate a place in the upper half and extend a run that has seen them win three of their last five.
Road strength against a winless home record
The contrast here is stark. NEC have yet to win at their own stadium this season, collecting two draws and two defeats from four home games. They score an average of 1.3 goals there and concede 2.0, a combination that leaves little margin for error. Their last five matches have produced three draws and two defeats, with no wins.
Fortuna, by contrast, average 2.3 goals per away game. Their defence has been more reliable on the road too, conceding 1.5 per game. Their weakness is the late stage of matches: four of the 15 goals they have conceded came between the 76th and 90th minutes, so they cannot afford to take a lead into the closing stages and relax.
Even history, sharp swings
The head-to-head record is perfectly balanced. Across the last five meetings, Fortuna and NEC have each won twice, with one draw. The most recent result went to Fortuna, who won 3-2 at NEC in February. The margins have been small in both directions, with NEC’s 4-1 win in January 2025 the only heavy scoreline.
Missing players on both sides
NEC will be without E. Mor (groin), B. Nuytinck (ankle) and P. Sandler (injury), while D. Tadic (injury) and A. Thomas are doubtful. Fortuna are missing R. Bayram (knee), I. Marquez (injury) and Y. Oukili (groin), with J. Dahlhaus also doubtful.
Our prediction
We expect Fortuna’s away attacking threat to outweigh NEC’s home vulnerability. The hosts have shown they can score, but their defensive problems at home are hard to ignore, and Fortuna have the more consistent away record. We predict a narrow away win.
NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Fortuna Sittard