Eredivisie Gameweek 2 Sat, Aug 15 · 20:00 Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard
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Our take

Fortuna Sittard were slight favourites.

The two sides are close in strength. Recent goals, xG and shots on target tip the balance towards Fortuna Sittard. Fortuna Sittard had 7 days of rest, Cambuur 8 and had to travel 245 km.

Away travel245 kmRest days7 · 8Matches / 14d1 · 1
Fortuna Sittard47%
Draw25%
Cambuur28%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.19
Fortuna Sittard40%
Draw26%
Cambuur34%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.28
Fortuna Sittard47%
Draw25%
Cambuur28%
Expected goals 1.60 – 1.19
Fortuna Sittard39%
Draw26%
Cambuur35%
Expected goals 1.42 – 1.33
Fortuna Sittard48%
Draw24%
Cambuur28%
Expected goals 1.67 – 1.22
Over 2.5 53% Both score 56% Likeliest score 1–1
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.
Weather (Sittard)

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Referee · NetherlandsMartin Van den Kerkhof
  • Cards per match 2.6
  • Penalties per match 0.29
  • Matches 38

Team strength

Fortuna SittardCambuur
18 L90 StrengthIn forecast 23
21 Current StrengthIn forecast 23
19 AttackIn forecast 22
19 DefenceIn forecast 23
— 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

Fortuna Sittard

Attack—
Defense risk—

Cambuur

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Fortuna SittardCambuur
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
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— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
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— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.33
2.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.20 xGVia Att/Def —
2.08 xG allowedVia Att/Def —
+0.00 Goals minus xGContext —
80% Scored inContext 33%
0% Clean sheetsContext 0%
11.40 ShotsContext 19.67
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
35% On target shareContext 25%
7.00 Shots in the boxContext 10.67
61% Box shareContext 54%
11% ConversionContext 2%
2.50 OffsidesContext 2.00
14.70 Shots allowedContext 11.33
5.40 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.67
3.60 BlocksContext 2.67
3.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
64% Save rateContext 65%
42% PossessionIn forecast 60%
332 PassesContext 479
247 Accurate passesContext 390
74% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.82 Team ratingContext 6.94
8.90 FoulsContext 13.00
10.60 Fouls sufferedContext 14.67
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.20 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 3 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

Fortuna Sittard
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km113 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 53 · 1 pts vs 0.7 for an average club · +0.7 vs expected
  • D8 AugA · PSV Eindhoven2–20.3 xPts
Cambuur
Rest8 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel245 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 32 · 0 pts vs 2.1 for an average club · -1.7 vs expected
  • L7 AugH · Excelsior0–41.7 xPts

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
Fortuna Sittard Cambuur
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Eredivisie 2026-2027, 8 Aug8Eredivisie 2026-2027, 7 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km245 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways113 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 1 / 1
Next matchdays after this one6.87.8

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

Fortuna Sittard Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
31M. Branderhorst(G)
28J. Hubner 6S. van Ottele 12Ivo Pinto
8J. Dahlhaus 5Y. Oukili 23P. Brittijn 2S. Wylin
10O. Romeny 52M. Ihattaren
25L. Zeefuik
Cambuur Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1T. Jansen(G)
23L. Jetten 6J. Amofa 4I. Baouf 28M. Costarelli
8N. Souren 9S. Vink 10Rafik El Arguioui
11I. Hamache 7S. Bouhoudane 29I. Henstra

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
Fortuna Sittard Absences are shown before kick-off
Cambuur Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fortuna Sittard+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Cambuur+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Fortuna Sittard · Home No home games yet this season.
Cambuur · Away No away games yet this season.

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

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Martin Van den Kerkhof Netherlands · 38 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.29league 2.54
Red cards0.29league 0.08
Cards 5+16%league 15%
Fouls18.4league 22.2
Penalties0.29league 0.00
Home wins39%league 31%
Fortuna Sittard5 with this referee
Record2-0-3 Cards · opp.2.6 · 1.2 Pens for · against1 · 0 Reds2
  • W20 Feb 26H · Excelsior2–11
  • L17 Aug 25A · NAC Breda1–23
  • W28 Feb 25A · Waalwijk2–14
  • L18 Sep 24A · Ajax0–52
  • L8 Oct 23H · Twente0–33
Cambuur

No previous matches with this referee.

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

Fortuna Sittard1 games · scored 2 · conceded 2
0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
1 76-90
Cambuur1 games · scored 0 · conceded 4
0-15
1 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 61-75
76-90
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 12 · conceded 20
2 4 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 4 46-60
1 5 61-75
1 5 76-90
Cambuur3 games · scored 1 · conceded 6
0-15
2 16-30
2 31-45
46-60
1 1 61-75
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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