NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 18 October 2026

Result

NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard

Eredivisie · Sunday 18 October 2026, 18:00 UTC · Goffertstadion, Nijmegen · half-time 1-1

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NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Fortuna Sittard: match report

NEC Nijmegen drew with Fortuna Sittard 2-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 18 October 2026 at Goffertstadion. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Anthony Descotte opened the scoring in the 18th minute. NEC Nijmegen's goals came from Kevin Kers (28') and Willum Thór Willumsson (90+3'). Fortuna Sittard scored through Anthony Descotte (18') and Anthony Descotte (48').

Discipline: NEC Nijmegen received no yellow cards; Fortuna Sittard received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game NEC Nijmegen were 11th on 9 points from 8 and Fortuna Sittard 7th on 14 points from 8. In the current table NEC Nijmegen are 14th on 11 points and Fortuna Sittard are 6th on 20 points.

NEC Nijmegen lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Fortuna Sittard in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Anthony Descotte of Fortuna Sittard (8.4), ahead of Dennis Geiger (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 NEC Nijmegen wins, 3 draws and 3 for Fortuna Sittard.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Goal · Anthony DescotteFortuna Sittard · 0-1
  • 28'Goal · Kevin KersNEC Nijmegen · 1-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Shiloh 't ZandFortuna Sittard
  • 48'Goal · Anthony DescotteFortuna Sittard · 1-2
  • 54'Yellow card · Rodrigo GuthFortuna Sittard
  • 90'Missed penalty · Mitchel BakkerNEC Nijmegen
  • 90+3'Goal · Willum Thór WillumssonNEC Nijmegen · 2-2

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Fortuna Sittard125522020020DDWDD
14NEC Nijmegen112541719-211DDDDL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: NEC Nijmegen 4, draws 3, Fortuna Sittard 3.

Team news

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

Gonzalo Crettaz, Tobias Storm, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Deveron Fonville, Kevin Kers, Darko Nejasmic, Dennis Geiger, Clement Mutahi Bischoff, Noé Lebreton, Jamiro Monteiro, Bryan Linssen

Fortuna Sittard line-up (5-3-2)

Mattijs Branderhorst, Ivo Pinto, Syb van Ottele, Rodrigo Guth, Philip Brittijn, Justin Hubner, Sven Simons, Edouard Michut, Shiloh 't Zand, Anthony Descotte, Lequincio Zeefuik

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