NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen drew 2-2 with Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
NEC Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard met in the Eredivisie at Stadion de Goffert in Nijmegen on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
Goalscorers
NEC Nijmegen: K. Kers 28'; W. Willumsson 90'. Fortuna Sittard: A. Descotte 18', 48'.
How the match went
NEC Nijmegen saw more of the ball, 74% of it. NEC Nijmegen had 24 shots with 7 on target, Fortuna Sittard 5 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 13 to NEC Nijmegen and 0 to Fortuna Sittard. NEC Nijmegen conceded 11 fouls, Fortuna Sittard 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for NEC Nijmegen, 2 for Fortuna Sittard).
Line-ups
NEC Nijmegen started in a 3-4-2-1: Gonzalo Crettaz, Tobias Storm, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Deveron Fonville, Kevin Kers, Darko Nejašmić, Dennis Geiger, Clement Bischoff, Noé Lebreton, Jamiro Monteiro, Bryan Linssen.
Fortuna Sittard started in a 5-3-2: Mattijs Branderhorst, Ivo Pinto, Syb Van Ottele, Rodrigo Guth, Philip Brittijn, Justin Hubner, Sven Simons, Édouard Michut, Shiloh 't Zand, Anthony Descotte, Lequincio Zeefuik.
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Minute by minute
- 18'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 0-1 Fortuna Sittard. A. Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) scores, assisted by R. Guth.
- 28'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Fortuna Sittard. K. Kers (NEC Nijmegen) scores, assisted by D. Geiger.
- 45'Half-time. NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Fortuna Sittard.
- 48'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Fortuna Sittard. A. Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) scores, assisted by S. '. Zand.
- 88'VAR: no penalty for NEC Nijmegen.
- 90'Penalty missed! M. Bakker (NEC Nijmegen), saved.
- 90+3'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard. W. Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen) scores, assisted by P. Schuurs.
- 90'Full-time. NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard.
Full commentary (64 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: NEC Nijmegen vs Fortuna Sittard.
- 2'Offside, Fortuna Sittard.
- 10'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 11'Attempt blocked. K. Kers (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 11'Attempt missed. D. Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 15'Attempt saved. J. Monteiro (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 16'Attempt saved. N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 18'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 0-1 Fortuna Sittard. A. Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) scores, assisted by R. Guth.
- 28'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 28'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Fortuna Sittard. K. Kers (NEC Nijmegen) scores, assisted by D. Geiger.
- 31'Attempt missed. N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 32'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 33'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 33'Attempt missed. N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt saved. B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 38'Yellow card for S. '. Zand (Fortuna Sittard) for foul.
- 43'Attempt blocked. É. Michut (Fortuna Sittard), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. NEC Nijmegen 1-1 Fortuna Sittard.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Fortuna Sittard: K. Peterson comes on for S. Simons.
- 48'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 1-2 Fortuna Sittard. A. Descotte (Fortuna Sittard) scores, assisted by S. '. Zand.
- 53'Attempt saved. S. '. Zand (Fortuna Sittard), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 54'Yellow card for R. Guth (Fortuna Sittard) for foul.
- 60'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 62'Attempt saved. C. Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 63'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: K. Sierhuis comes on for N. Lebreton.
- 63'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: M. Bakker comes on for D. Fonville.
- 63'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: A. Tahaui comes on for K. Kers.
- 64'Attempt blocked. A. Tahaui (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 64'Attempt blocked. J. Monteiro (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 65'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 66'Offside, Fortuna Sittard.
- 66'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 66'Attempt blocked. C. Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 66'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 67'Attempt missed. A. Kaplan (NEC Nijmegen), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 69'Attempt missed. B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), header. xG 0.07.
- 70'Substitution, Fortuna Sittard: D. Sinkgraven comes on for L. Zeefuik.
- 70'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 73'Attempt missed. A. Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 74'Attempt missed. C. Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), header. xG 0.15.
- 75'Offside, Fortuna Sittard.
- 76'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 80'Offside, NEC Nijmegen.
- 81'Substitution, Fortuna Sittard: S. Wylin comes on for S. '. Zand.
- 82'Attempt blocked. B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 83'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 84'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: W. Willumsson comes on for T. Storm.
- 84'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: P. Schuurs comes on for J. Monteiro.
- 86'Substitution, Fortuna Sittard: N. d. Groot comes on for S. Van Ottele.
- 87'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 88'VAR: no penalty for NEC Nijmegen.
- 88'Attempt blocked. K. Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 90'Penalty missed! M. Bakker (NEC Nijmegen), saved.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. C. Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. C. Bischoff (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. K. Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. P. Schuurs (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+2'Corner, NEC Nijmegen.
- 90+3'Goal! NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard. W. Willumsson (NEC Nijmegen) scores, assisted by P. Schuurs.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. K. Sierhuis (NEC Nijmegen), header. xG 0.14.
- 90'Full-time. NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard.