- Fortuna form: Fortuna have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- NEC form: NEC Nijmegen have gone 3 draws, 0 wins and 2 losses in their last 5 games in all competitions.
- Head-to-head goals: NEC have scored 3.0 goals per game in their home head-to-heads, while Fortuna have scored 2.0 in their away head-to-heads.
Fortunezen are in good form
League position and form
Fortuna Sittard are 7th in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 table with 14 points from 8 games, keeping them right in the top-half mix, while NEC Nijmegen are 11th with 9 points, so they need to get back to winning ways if they want to push up the table.
The visitors are in better form than the hosts, and have also fared better in the head-to-head record between these two Eredivisie 2026/2027 sides in recent years, so there is reason to side with Fortuna on Sunday.
Managers and styles
Danny Buijs has been in charge of Fortunezen since July 2023, and his compact, pragmatic and patient style of soccer has Fortuna sitting pretty in the Eredivisie 2026/2027.
NEC, meanwhile, have played a more expansive style under Dick Schreuder since July 2025, with his ultra-attacking 3-4-2-1 formation seeing them overrun opponents with their high-tempo pressing and half-space overloads.
Both teams can score in an end-to-end clash
Tactical battle
There's little doubt that NEC's all-out attacking approach, and Fortuna's preference for a narrow, compact block and quick counter-punches, will cause problems for each other.
NEC's style of play leaves them vulnerable to counterattacks when they press for the win, while Fortuna have the pace and quality on the counter to create enough chances to keep this end-to-end match close.
Key players
- Chery is the main outlet for Eniesee, while the hosts' frontman is currently their top-scorer with 3 goals in 6 games.
- Fortuna's sharpest player in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 is Lequincio Zeefuik, who has also bagged 3 Eredivisie 2026/2027 goals in 7 appearances, but they also have Ihattaren to rely on – Mohammed scored twice in Fortunezen's last 5 games and they found the net 6 times in total.
NEC have struggled to get a foothold at home
Betting odds and expectations
NEC are favorites at 1.48 for this game, with Fortuna priced at 5.2 and the draw at 4.9, but we're not that confident in any of those.
Over 2.5 at 1.33 and BTTS Yes at 1.42 are both good picks, with a 1-1 draw the pick of the 3 in the correct score market.
Recent form and head-to-head
NEC are winless at home after 4 games in the Eredivisie 2026/2027 (D2, L2), while Fortuna have already beaten Eniesee 3-2 away in the Eredivisie 2025/2026 and have won the last 2 head-to-heads.
Fortuna have played some excellent soccer on the road in the Eredivisie 2026/2027, beating Willem II 1-0 and Racing Genk 2-1 away from home before a 1-1 home draw with FC Twente.
NEC have drawn their last two games 1-1, at home to Go Ahead Eagles and away at Ajax, so we don't expect an easy game for Fortunezen, but we do think they can nick it or at least come away with a point.
