Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Mar 21 · 15:30 Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard
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Our take

Twente were slight favourites.

Twente were the stronger side on L90 Strength (41 vs 20). Absences weigh more on Fortuna Sittard. Fortuna Sittard had 7 days of rest, Twente 6.2 and had to travel 153 km.

Away travel153 kmRest days7 · 6.2Matches / 14d2 · 2
Fortuna Sittard29%
Draw24%
Twente47%
Expected goals 1.43 – 1.87
Fortuna Sittard29%
Draw27%
Twente44%
Expected goals 1.19 – 1.51
Fortuna Sittard30%
Draw24%
Twente46%
Expected goals 1.44 – 1.82
Fortuna Sittard22%
Draw22%
Twente56%
Expected goals 1.28 – 2.09
Fortuna Sittard30%
Draw24%
Twente46%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.79
Over 2.5 64% Both score 65% 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.
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Referee · NetherlandsIngmar Oostrom
  • Cards per match 3.6
  • Penalties per match 0.26
  • Matches 27

Team strength

Fortuna SittardTwente
20 L90 StrengthIn forecast 41
21 Current StrengthIn forecast 45
19 AttackIn forecast 41
19 DefenceIn forecast 49
— 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—

Twente

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

Fortuna SittardTwente
1.56 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.67
1.85 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.07
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.85
1.63 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.00
+0.31 Goals minus xGContext -0.18
89% Scored inContext 78%
11% Clean sheetsContext 26%
12.89 ShotsContext 17.63
4.73 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.33
35% On target shareContext 36%
8.30 Shots in the boxContext 11.41
63% Box shareContext 65%
12% ConversionContext 10%
1.95 OffsidesContext 1.57
14.44 Shots allowedContext 10.04
5.63 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.88
4.00 BlocksContext 3.20
3.89 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.56
69% Save rateContext 66%
45% PossessionIn forecast 55%
359 PassesContext 460
276 Accurate passesContext 373
77% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.79 Team ratingContext 6.95
12.52 FoulsContext 10.26
11.41 Fouls sufferedContext 9.56
2.07 Yellow cardsContext 1.44
0.04 Red cardsContext 0.07
This league season, per match · 27 and 27 games
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.90
2.10 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.31 xGVia Att/Def 1.82
1.77 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.99
+0.39 Goals minus xGContext +0.08
100% Scored inContext 80%
0% Clean sheetsContext 40%
11.80 ShotsContext 17.10
4.40 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.70
37% On target shareContext 39%
7.70 Shots in the boxContext 11.10
63% Box shareContext 67%
14% ConversionContext 11%
2.00 OffsidesContext 1.60
16.00 Shots allowedContext 10.30
6.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.33
4.20 BlocksContext 3.38
4.10 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.22
66% Save rateContext 74%
42% PossessionIn forecast 54%
343 PassesContext 461
260 Accurate passesContext 372
76% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.85 Team ratingContext 7.03
10.70 FoulsContext 8.70
11.90 Fouls sufferedContext 8.70
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 1.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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

Fortuna Sittard
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel0 km351 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Twente
Rest6.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d2all competitions
Travel153 km100 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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
Fortuna Sittard Twente
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Eredivisie 2025-2026, 14 Mar6.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 15 Mar
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km153 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways351 km100 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 2 / 31 / 2 / 4
Next matchdays after this one14.114.1

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
4-2-3-1
1L. Koopmans(G)
8J. Dahlhaus 21N. Kasanwirjo 4S. Adewoye 12Ivo Pinto
20É. Michut 23P. Brittijn
77L. Tunjić 70L. Duijvestijn 18D. Limnios
19P. Gladon
+8 more reported missing outside this XI
Twente Confirmed XI
4-3-3
1L. Unnerstall(G)
39M. Rots 43Ruud Nijstad 23S. Lemkin 28B. van Rooij
42D. Weidmann 6R. Zerrouki 14K. Hlynsson
27S. Ørjasæter 10S. Lammers 11D. Rots
+2 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
Fortuna Sittard Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.06 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Twente Scores -0.02 · concedes +0.02 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Fortuna Sittard-1.1 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Twente+1.3 pp

Home / Away this season

Fortuna Sittard · Home 1.62points per game · 13 home games
W-D-L
6-3-4
Scored
1.69
Conceded
1.69
Twente · Away 1.46points per game · 13 away games
W-D-L
4-7-2
Scored
1.77
Conceded
1.15

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 16 this season

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

Head to head last 4 of 4 meetings

0 Fortuna Sittard wins1 draws3 Twente wins
Goals per game1.00 – 2.25 Over 2.575% Both scored75% Clean sheets0% · 25%
  • 26 Sep 2025Twente3–2Fortuna Sittard
  • 5 Apr 2025Twente1–1Fortuna Sittard
  • 23 Nov 2024Fortuna Sittard1–2Twente
  • 8 Oct 2023Fortuna Sittard0–3Twente

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 · Ingmar Oostrom Netherlands · 27 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.33league 3.25
Red cards0.22league 0.18
Cards 5+37%league 28%
Fouls21.9league 21.4
Penalties0.26league 0.24
Home wins48%league 45%
Fortuna Sittard3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W25 Jan 26A · Groningen2–12
  • W4 Oct 25H · FC Volendam1–01
  • L29 Mar 25H · Sparta Rotterdam0–33
Twente3 with this referee
Record2-0-1 Cards · opp.1.7 · 4.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • L30 Aug 25A · Excelsior0–12
  • W2 Nov 24A · Willem II1–01
  • W8 Dec 23H · Excelsior4–22

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 Sittard27 games · scored 42 · conceded 50
8 9 0-15
4 10 16-30
10 8 31-45
5 6 46-60
5 6 61-75
10 11 76-90
Twente27 games · scored 45 · conceded 29
3 3 0-15
8 3 16-30
5 3 31-45
12 7 46-60
7 6 61-75
10 7 76-90
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 17 · conceded 21
2 6 0-15
3 3 16-30
7 2 31-45
2 1 46-60
1 2 61-75
2 7 76-90
Twente10 games · scored 19 · conceded 8
0-15
5 1 16-30
3 2 31-45
5 1 46-60
3 3 61-75
3 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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