Nijmegen vs Sittard Prediction & Tips | Eredivisie | FootballTips.app

Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard are set to face off in Eredivisie at Goffertstadion on February 28, 2026, GMT.

Nijmegen, placed 3rd with 43 points, will take on Fortuna Sittard, positioned 11th with 29 points.

Nijmegen boasts a strong home record, winning 67 percent of their last 6 Eredivisie matches at their home ground.

Meanwhile, Fortuna Sittard has struggled on the road, witnessing 3 losses in their last 6 away matches in Eredivisie.

The history between these two teams indicates that Nijmegen has scored 2+ goals in 3 consecutive matches against Fortuna Sittard, who have seen Over 2.5 goals in 3 of their last 3 away fixtures in Eredivisie.

Given the attacking trends and past encounters, the upcoming match between Nijmegen and Fortuna Sittard is likely to produce Over 2.5 goals.

Prediction: Over 2.5 goals to be scored.

Third meets eleventh at the Goffertstadion, but the table does not quite capture the tension beneath this fixture. NEC, on 42 points, are chasing European qualification. Fortuna Sittard, ten points back, hover in mid-table yet remain close enough to the congested lower half to glance anxiously over their shoulder.

NEC have built their campaign on attacking fluency. They have scored 58 goals in 24 matches, averaging 2.5 per game, and arrive having netted eight times across their last five outings. A 1-1 draw away to Ajax last weekend reinforced their credibility against elite opposition, while their home record (W7 D2 L2) underscores how comfortable they are dictating tempo in Nijmegen.

Fortuna’s season has been less assured. They sit on 29 points (W8 D5 L11), conceding 43 goals and failing to keep a clean sheet in 13 consecutive matches. Yet there are signs of attacking life: eight goals in their last five fixtures and a recent 2-1 win over Excelsior have provided a lift.

Recent meetings have tended to produce decisive outcomes rather than stalemates — there has been no draw in the last three encounters between these sides. Fortuna did claim a 3-2 victory in the reverse fixture, proof that they can trouble NEC’s back line if transitions are sharp.