Eredivisie Knockout phase Wed, Sep 17 · 19:00 Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam
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Our take

Feyenoord were clear favourites.

Feyenoord were the stronger side on L90 Strength (64 vs 18). Feyenoord had 4 days of rest, Fortuna Sittard 3.1 and had to travel 141 km.

Away travel141 kmRest days4 · 3.1Matches / 14d1 · 1
Feyenoord75%
Draw16%
Fortuna Sittard9%
Expected goals 2.52 – 0.78
Feyenoord74%
Draw17%
Fortuna Sittard9%
Expected goals 2.40 – 0.74
Feyenoord75%
Draw16%
Fortuna Sittard9%
Expected goals 2.52 – 0.77
Feyenoord68%
Draw19%
Fortuna Sittard13%
Expected goals 2.25 – 0.87
Feyenoord74%
Draw17%
Fortuna Sittard9%
Expected goals 2.41 – 0.75
Over 2.5 64% Both score 50% Likeliest score 2–0
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
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Referee · NetherlandsAllard Lindhout
  • Cards per match 3.9
  • Penalties per match 0.21
  • Matches 57

Team strength

FeyenoordFortuna Sittard
64 L90 StrengthIn forecast 18
59 Current StrengthIn forecast 21
76 AttackIn forecast 19
61 DefenceIn forecast 19
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Feyenoord

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fortuna Sittard

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

FeyenoordFortuna Sittard
2.25 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.25
0.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.75
2.05 xGVia Att/Def 1.35
0.78 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
+0.20 Goals minus xGContext +0.90
100% Scored inContext 100%
75% Clean sheetsContext 0%
17.25 ShotsContext 16.25
7.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.75
41% On target shareContext 35%
12.50 Shots in the boxContext 11.00
75% Box shareContext 71%
13% ConversionContext 14%
2.33 OffsidesContext 2.00
8.25 Shots allowedContext 12.75
1.67 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.75
3.25 BlocksContext 4.00
1.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
80% Save rateContext 63%
56% PossessionIn forecast 53%
439 PassesContext 415
366 Accurate passesContext 333
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.20 Team ratingContext 6.85
9.25 FoulsContext 14.50
11.50 Fouls sufferedContext 9.75
1.75 Yellow cardsContext 2.25
0.25 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
2.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.30
1.30 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
2.01 xGVia Att/Def 1.06
1.12 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.40
+0.09 Goals minus xGContext +0.24
90% Scored inContext 80%
40% Clean sheetsContext 30%
15.70 ShotsContext 12.00
6.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.70
38% On target shareContext 31%
11.20 Shots in the boxContext 8.20
72% Box shareContext 70%
13% ConversionContext 11%
2.25 OffsidesContext 1.86
10.20 Shots allowedContext 11.30
3.56 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.70
2.60 BlocksContext 3.56
2.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.20
63% Save rateContext 68%
52% PossessionIn forecast 48%
407 PassesContext 373
336 Accurate passesContext 297
83% Pass accuracyContext 80%
7.05 Team ratingContext 6.86
9.80 FoulsContext 12.80
12.60 Fouls sufferedContext 10.50
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.60
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Feyenoord
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fortuna Sittard
Rest3.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel141 km366 km in 14d
Schedule load8%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Feyenoord Fortuna Sittard
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 8
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match4Eredivisie 2025-2026, 13 Sep3.1Eredivisie 2025-2026, 14 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km141 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km366 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one3.93

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Feyenoord Confirmed XI
4-3-3
22T. Wellenreuther(G)
15J. Bos 4T. Watanabe 21A. Ahmedhodžić 2B. Nieuwkoop
8Q. Timber 14S. Steijn 28O. Targhalline
16L. Sauer 9A. Ueda 36J. Slory
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Fortuna Sittard Confirmed XI
5-3-2
31M. Branderhorst(G)
8J. Dahlhaus 80R. Fosso 44Iván Márquez 4S. Adewoye 18D. Limnios
77L. Tunjić 23P. Brittijn 17J. Lonwijk
11M. Aïko 52M. Ihattaren
+7 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Feyenoord Scores -0.10 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Fortuna Sittard Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.10 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Feyenoord+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Fortuna Sittard+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Feyenoord · Home 3.00points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
2-0-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
0.00
Fortuna Sittard · Away 1.50points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
2.00
Conceded
1.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 3 of 3 meetings

1 Feyenoord wins2 draws0 Fortuna Sittard wins
Goals per game1.00 – 0.33 Over 2.50% Both scored33% Clean sheets67% · 33%
  • 12 Apr 2025Fortuna Sittard0–2Feyenoord
  • 30 Nov 2024Feyenoord1–1Fortuna Sittard
  • 13 Aug 2023Feyenoord0–0Fortuna Sittard

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Allard Lindhout Netherlands · 57 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.72league 3.47
Red cards0.16league 0.21
Cards 5+35%league 37%
Fouls20.3league 22.9
Penalties0.21league 0.16
Home wins32%league 47%
Feyenoord4 with this referee
Record3-1-0 Cards · opp.1.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W9 Aug 25H · NAC Breda2–01
  • W3 May 25A · Heracles4–11
  • W27 Oct 24A · Utrecht2–02
  • D28 Jan 24H · Twente0–00
Fortuna Sittard3 with this referee
Record1-0-2 Cards · opp.2.3 · 1.7 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L16 Mar 25A · Groningen0–14
  • L22 Sep 24H · PSV Eindhoven1–33
  • W10 Nov 23H · Heracles4–10

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Feyenoord4 games · scored 9 · conceded 1
1 1 0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
2 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Fortuna Sittard4 games · scored 9 · conceded 7
2 0-15
3 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
5 1 76-90
Feyenoord10 games · scored 21 · conceded 13
4 2 0-15
3 1 16-30
6 2 31-45
2 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
4 4 76-90
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 13 · conceded 14
2 2 0-15
1 3 16-30
2 2 31-45
3 46-60
2 3 61-75
6 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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