Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 10:15 UTCFull timeFortuna Sittard StadionFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricFortuna SittardNEC Nijmegen
Shots10 shots/match14 shots/match
Shots on target5 shots/match5 shots/match
Expected goals1.3 xG/match1.64 xG/match
Possession39%61%
Corners3 corners/match4 corners/match
Fouls16 fouls/match8 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

Calvin Verdonk · NEC Nijmegen · 21′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedJustin Lonwijk · Fortuna Sittard · 50′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 16′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedKristoffer Peterson · Fortuna Sittard · 50′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 54′ · 0.03 xG · on targetMohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 4′ · 0.04 xG · goalBryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 49′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedKristoffer Peterson · Fortuna Sittard · 62′ · 0.04 xG · on targetKristoffer Peterson · Fortuna Sittard · 70′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDirk Proper · NEC Nijmegen · 72′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedBaşar Önal · NEC Nijmegen · 41′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedPhilip Brittijn · Fortuna Sittard · 43′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedRober González · NEC Nijmegen · 40′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 45′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedPaul Gladon · Fortuna Sittard · 90′ · 0.12 xG · goalTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 72′ · 0.14 xG · off target or blockedBryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 28′ · 0.15 xG · goalTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 90′ · 0.15 xG · on targetTjaronn Chery · NEC Nijmegen · 28′ · 0.16 xG · on targetSami Ouaissa · NEC Nijmegen · 67′ · 0.24 xG · goalSami Ouaissa · NEC Nijmegen · 90′ · 0.28 xG · off target or blockedDimitris Limnios · Fortuna Sittard · 50′ · 0.29 xG · on targetKento Shiogai · NEC Nijmegen · 64′ · 0.42 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 35′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Fortuna Sittard: 10 shots, 5 on target, 1.48 xG. NEC Nijmegen: 14 shots, 5 on target, 1.93 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Mohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 4′Mohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 35′Paul Gladon · Fortuna Sittard · 90′Bryan Linssen · NEC Nijmegen · 28′Sami Ouaissa · NEC Nijmegen · 67′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fortuna Sittard 1.48 xG · NEC Nijmegen 1.93 xG.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: NEC Nijmegen have recorded the higher season possession share. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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NEC Nijmegen have recorded the higher season possession share.

55.7%PossessionFortuna Sittard · NEC Nijmegen64%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.3 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFortuna SittardNEC NijmegenBaseline
Possession55.7%64%48.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

Fortuna Sittard favored in 0 of 14 directional metrics · NEC Nijmegen in 0 · 14 too close

2 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 3/43.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 3/41 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 3/42.75 xG/match
1.55 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 3/40.94 xG/match
18.7 shots/matchShotsseason · 3/417.8 shots/match
11.7 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 3/49.75 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 3/49 shots/match
4.67 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 3/44.75 shots/match
55.7%Possessionseason · 3/464%
5.33 corners/matchCornersseason · 3/45.25 corners/match
4.33 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 3/42.25 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
13.7 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 3/412.3 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
0%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 3/450%
100%Scoring frequencyseason · 3/4100%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

Fortuna Sittard67.6
NEC Nijmegen97.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

Fortuna Sittard67.6
NEC Nijmegen87.3
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

Fortuna Sittard52.9
NEC Nijmegen69.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

Fortuna Sittard85.3
NEC Nijmegen44.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

Fortuna Sittard85.3
NEC Nijmegen61.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

Fortuna Sittard61.8
NEC Nijmegen55.9
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

Fortuna Sittard70.6
NEC Nijmegen70.6
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

3 / 4 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored3/43.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/41 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals3/42.75 xG/match
18.7 shots/matchShots3/417.8 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on target3/49 shots/match
55.7%Possession3/464%
5.33 corners/matchCorners3/45.25 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.7 fouls/matchFouls3/412.3 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

3 / 4 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored3/43.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/41 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals3/42.75 xG/match
18.7 shots/matchShots3/417.8 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on target3/49 shots/match
55.7%Possession3/464%
5.33 corners/matchCorners3/45.25 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.7 fouls/matchFouls3/412.3 fouls/match

Window

Season

3 / 4 matches
2 goals/matchGoals scored3/43.5 goals/match
2 goals/matchGoals allowed3/41 goals/match
1.42 xG/matchExpected goals3/42.75 xG/match
18.7 shots/matchShots3/417.8 shots/match
5.67 shots/matchShots on target3/49 shots/match
55.7%Possession3/464%
5.33 corners/matchCorners3/45.25 corners/match
Cards0/0
13.7 fouls/matchFouls3/412.3 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

2 / 2 matches
Goals scored2/2
Goals allowed2/2
Expected goals2/2
Shots2/2
Shots on target2/2
Possession2/2
Corners2/2
Cards0/0
Fouls2/2

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

13.7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.91 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidencelimited
Season samples3 / 4home / away teams
Recent samples3 / 4last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
  • At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 31 Aug 2025, 14:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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