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NEC Nijmegen v Fortuna Sittard : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Jan, 15:45 BST, McDos Goffertstadion,

the McDos Goffertstadion faithful welcome Fortuna Sittard's travelling contingent on Sunday afternoon, as Rogier Meijer's NEC Nijmegen face Danny Buijs's troops in the Eredivisie. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a smart selection is published below. Flip between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds for each one.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our top tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score at least two goals between them during 90 mins. Both NEC and Fortuna's current form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record adds further weight to the argument. The bookies make it the most likely outcome in this market too, available at 1.22.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think NEC are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
NEC
50%
1.80
22%
1.83
4%
Draw
24%
4.20
8%
3.75
1%
Fortuna
26%
3.80
41%
4.00
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
7.506.50
7%
NEC 1-0
10%
7.00
26%
7.00
7%
NEC 2-1
10%
8.50
11%
7.50
NEC 2-0
8%
8.50
29%
8.00
6%
Fortuna 1-0
7%
11.00
10%
10.00
Fortuna 2-1
7%
13.00
30%
12.00
9%
Draw 0-0
6%
12.00
20%
9.50
5%
Draw 2-2
6%
17.00
31%
13.00
8%
NEC 3-1
5%
15.00
12%
12.00
NEC 3-0
5%
15.00
29%
12.00
8%
Fortuna 2-0
4%
19.00
27%
17.00
NEC 3-2
3%
26.00
13%
19.00
12%
Fortuna 3-1
3%
34.00
62%
23.00
10%
NEC 4-1
2%
29.00
29%
21.00
Fortuna 3-2
2%
34.00
31%
26.00
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
1.90
10%
1.83
6%
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
1.90
9%
1.91
5%
Home 1st Goal
53%
1.53
12%
1.62
Away 1st Goal
44%
2.62
25%
2.60
No 1st Goal
3%
12.00
20%
9.50
BTTS - Yes
56%
1.91
18%
1.80
6%
BTTS - No
44%
1.91
13%
1.95
5%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
4.00
8%
3.60
3%
BTTS - Draw
18%
5.50
16%
4.60
BTTS - Away Win
14%
7.50
58%
7.00
17%
Home/draw
74%
1.25
13%
1.22
2%
Away/draw
50%
1.95
24%
1.95
2%
Home/away
76%
1.22
2%
1.25
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
1.29
6%
1.29
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
3.50
13%
3.50
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
3.40
24%
3.00
7%
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
1.30
7%
1.35
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
6.50
18%
5.50
10%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1.11
3%
1.12
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
15.00
36%
11.00
16%
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.03
2%
1.03
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.04
1%
1.04
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
12.00
20%
9.50
14%
Home DNB
67%
1.40
19%
1.35
4%
Away DNB
43%
2.75
38%
2.90
5%
NEC win to nil
26%
3.00
31%
-
Fortuna win to nil
12%
6.50
18%
-
NEC / NEC
28%
2.88
23%
2.80
3%
NEC / Fortuna
3%
34.00
31%
26.00
NEC / Draw
6%
15.00
15%
13.00
8%
Draw / NEC
17%
4.75
21%
4.60
4%
Draw / Fortuna
9%
8.50
31%
8.50
6%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
8%
5.25
5%
Fortuna / NEC
4%
23.0019.00
12%
Fortuna / Fortuna
12%
7.00
56%
6.00
4%
Fortuna / Draw
6%
15.00
15%
13.00
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

NEC have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 12th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 1 and won 2. NEC have conceded 20 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

NEC have played 9 games at home, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 16 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Fortuna lay in 8th place on 25 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 14 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Fortuna have conceded 12 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Fortuna have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
NEC
Fortuna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1815124646 
Feb 1
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-3A
May 3
2
Ajax1813322242 
l
 
1-2F
May 11
Feb 9
l
 
5-0A
3
Utrecht181233739 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 15
May 18
w
 
2-5A
4
Feyenoord1810531835 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
5
Twente1810441534 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 23
l
 
1-2A
Apr 5
6
AZ Alkmaar1810351433 
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 23
7
GA Eagles18846628 
Mar 9
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
8
Fortuna Away18747-325 
Jan 19
w
 
0-3F
-
-
9
Heerenveen18738-1224 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 27
w
 
3-0F
Feb 1
10
Willem II18648-222 
May 3
l
 
4-1A
Apr 27
d
 
0-00-0
11
NAC187110-1022 
May 14
l
 
1-0A
May 10
l
 
1-0A
12
NEC Home186210020 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Jan 19
13
PEC Zwolle18459-1117 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
Jan 26
l
 
3-1F
14
Groningen17458-1217 
w
 
6-0F
Feb 8
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
15
Heracles17368-1515 
l
 
1-2A
May 18
Mar 8
d
 
2-2A
16
S.Rotterdam18279-1213 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
17
Almere City182412-2710 
Feb 16
l
 
1-0A
w
 
3-0F
May 14
18
Waalwijk181413-247 
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
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Win / draw / win form
NEC 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
NEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
NEC1 - 2Ajax
NEC1 - 2Utrecht
NEC6 - 0Groningen
NEC3 - 0Heerenveen
NEC1 - 1Feyenoord
NEC1 - 2Heracles
NEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
NEC1 - 2Twente
NEC1 - 2GA Eagles
NEC2 - 3Feyenoord
NEC0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
NEC2 - 2PEC Zwolle
NEC3 - 1PSV
NEC2 - 0Heerenveen
NEC2 - 0S.Rotterdam
NEC3 - 1Heracles
NEC1 - 0Twente
NEC4 - 1Fortuna
NEC1 - 2Ajax
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ANEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
ANEC1 - 4Willem II
HNEC1 - 1S.Rotterdam
ANEC0 - 5GA Eagles
HNEC1 - 2Ajax
HNEC1 - 2Utrecht
ANEC3 - 0Waalwijk
HNEC6 - 0Groningen
ANEC0 - 1Almere City
HNEC3 - 0Heerenveen
ANEC0 - 1NAC
HNEC1 - 1Feyenoord
HNEC1 - 2Heracles
ANEC0 - 2PSV
ANEC3 - 0Fortuna
HNEC1 - 0PEC Zwolle
ANEC0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HNEC1 - 2Twente
HNEC1 - 2GA Eagles
ANEC4 - 1Almere City
Fortuna 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Utrecht2 - 5Fortuna
Heracles2 - 2Fortuna
Feyenoord1 - 1Fortuna
PEC Zwolle3 - 1Fortuna
Willem II0 - 0Fortuna
S.Rotterdam1 - 1Fortuna
Ajax5 - 0Fortuna
NAC1 - 0Fortuna
GA Eagles0 - 2Fortuna
Heracles0 - 0Fortuna
Vitesse3 - 2Fortuna
Twente2 - 0Fortuna
S.Rotterdam4 - 0Fortuna
Ajax2 - 2Fortuna
Waalwijk0 - 1Fortuna
Utrecht4 - 0Fortuna
FC Volendam0 - 1Fortuna
Almere City0 - 0Fortuna
NEC4 - 1Fortuna
Heerenveen3 - 0Fortuna
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HFortuna0 - 3GA Eagles
AFortuna5 - 2Utrecht
HFortuna3 - 2Waalwijk
AFortuna2 - 2Heracles
AFortuna1 - 1Feyenoord
HFortuna1 - 2Twente
AFortuna1 - 3PEC Zwolle
HFortuna3 - 0Heerenveen
HFortuna1 - 0Groningen
AFortuna0 - 0Willem II
HFortuna1 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AFortuna1 - 1S.Rotterdam
HFortuna1 - 3PSV
AFortuna0 - 5Ajax
AFortuna0 - 1NAC
HFortuna0 - 3NEC
HFortuna3 - 0Almere City
AFortuna2 - 0GA Eagles
AFortuna0 - 0Heracles
HFortuna1 - 1PSV
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
NEC have not lost to Fortuna in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at NEC since 2022
NEC
Fortuna
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
NEC
1
D
1
FOR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT NEC
NEC4 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Fortuna
League games at Fortuna since 2021
Fortuna
NEC
Goals: Scored
3
8
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
NEC
2
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Fortuna
0 - 3NEC
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 3NEC
Goal Statistics

NEC Nijmegen's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Fortuna Sittard have conceded in each of their last 7 Eredivisie matches. A PG of 1.7 for Rogier Meijer's side suggests that run should continue.

NEC 12th Fortuna 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that NEC will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Fortuna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+11
NEC have scored 11% more goals at home than predicted
-17
Fortuna have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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NEC
PG (predicted goals)
Fortuna
1.7
1.2
Attack rating
NEC
FOR
5%
better
view stats
Games scored13
13
Failed to score5
5
Scored first8
8
Goals scored24
25
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for13
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
5%
better
NEC
FOR
view stats
Games conceded12
12
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded24
28
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against13%
14%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+5%

NEC v Fortuna Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

NEC Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16723
C VerdonkK OgawaB PereiraC Verdonk
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Verdonk DEF18
3
-
I Márquez DEF182
3
-
B Pereira DEF172
2
-
S. Ouaissa MID173
-
B. Onal FWD171
1
-
R González FWD1722
-
K Ogawa FWD1771
1
-
R Roefs GLK16
-
S Hansen FWD1641
1
-
K Sano FWD161
1
1
B Nuytinck DEF151
1
-
T Ouwejan DEF1512
-
M Hoedemakers MID151
1
-
D Proper MID131
2
-
L Schöne MID10
-
K. Shiogai FWD101
-
P Sandler DEF7
-
A. Darelas MID3
-
S Gassel GLK2
-
Fortuna Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
17534
L RosierK PetersonA HalilovicR Fosso
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Rosier MID1821
3
-
M Branderhorst GLK17
1
-
R Guth DEF171
2
1
S Bastien MID172
-
A Halilovic MID1723
2
-
S Adewoye DEF161
2
-
S Ottele DEF162
2
-
I Pinto DEF162
1
-
R Fosso MID16
4
-
M. Aiko FWD151
4
-
K Peterson FWD1552
1
-
M Dijks DEF143
-
J Dahlhaus MID141
-
J Mitrovic FWD141
-
A Erceg FWD14
3
-
A Cruz MID1031
2
-
D Grujcic DEF6
-
L. Tunjic MID31
-
U Embaló FWD2
-
M Robberechts FWD2
-
L Koopmans GLK1
-