About Match
In the standings it is NEC Nijmegen 10th on 7 points, Fortuna Sittard 7th on 10 — separated by 3. Scoring rates set the scale: NEC Nijmegen 1.83 scored and 2 conceded per game, Fortuna Sittard 2 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.95. NEC Nijmegen would climb to 10 points with a win and up to 5th, overtaking Fortuna Sittard (other results held equal).
Across 10 recorded meetings, NEC Nijmegen have 4 wins to Fortuna Sittard's 3, with 3 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 30% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
Goffertstadion in Nijmegen stages the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500.