Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Sep 14 · 15:45 BUKO Stadion, Velsen-Zuid
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Our take

Telstar were slight favourites.

Telstar were the stronger side on L90 Strength (29 vs 16). Telstar had 14.9 days of rest, Fortuna Sittard 14.2 and had to travel 183 km.

Away travel183 kmRest days14.9 · 14.2Matches / 14d0 · 0
Telstar55%
Draw24%
Fortuna Sittard21%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.02
Telstar55%
Draw24%
Fortuna Sittard20%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.00
Telstar55%
Draw24%
Fortuna Sittard21%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.02
Telstar47%
Draw26%
Fortuna Sittard27%
Expected goals 1.59 – 1.14
Telstar55%
Draw24%
Fortuna Sittard20%
Expected goals 1.79 – 1.00
Over 2.5 53% Both score 54% 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 (Velsen-Zuid)

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Referee · NetherlandsMartijn Vos
  • Cards per match 3.4
  • Penalties per match 0.38
  • Matches 8

Team strength

TelstarFortuna Sittard
29 L90 StrengthIn forecast 16
22 Current StrengthIn forecast 21
24 AttackIn forecast 19
13 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

Telstar

Attack—
Defense risk—

Fortuna Sittard

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

TelstarFortuna Sittard
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.50 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.00
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.41
1.48 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
-0.21 Goals minus xGContext +0.59
50% Scored inContext 100%
25% Clean sheetsContext 0%
14.00 ShotsContext 18.67
5.75 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.67
41% On target shareContext 30%
9.50 Shots in the boxContext 12.00
67% Box shareContext 65%
7% ConversionContext 11%
2.67 OffsidesContext —
14.50 Shots allowedContext 11.67
5.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.67
4.75 BlocksContext 3.33
3.75 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
71% Save rateContext 64%
42% PossessionIn forecast 55%
359 PassesContext 429
290 Accurate passesContext 346
81% Pass accuracyContext 81%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.81
11.50 FoulsContext 13.67
10.00 Fouls sufferedContext 8.33
1.75 Yellow cardsContext 3.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 3 games
1.17 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.10
1.00 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.40
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 1.01
1.48 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.38
-0.04 Goals minus xGContext +0.09
67% Scored inContext 80%
50% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.00 ShotsContext 11.70
4.67 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.20
39% On target shareContext 27%
8.17 Shots in the boxContext 7.90
67% Box shareContext 70%
10% ConversionContext 9%
2.60 OffsidesContext 2.00
14.33 Shots allowedContext 10.80
4.33 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.50
5.00 BlocksContext 3.22
3.33 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.10
77% Save rateContext 69%
40% PossessionIn forecast 48%
328 PassesContext 372
256 Accurate passesContext 296
78% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.94 Team ratingContext 6.84
12.00 FoulsContext 12.60
12.17 Fouls sufferedContext 10.30
2.00 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 6 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

Telstar
Rest14.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Fortuna Sittard
Rest14.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel183 km0 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
Telstar Fortuna Sittard
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14.9Eredivisie 2025-2026, 30 Aug14.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 31 Aug
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km183 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one6.13.1

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

Telstar Confirmed XI
1R. Koeman(G) 21D. Koswal 4G. Offerhaus 6D. Bakker 11T. Noslin 8T. Owusu 17N. Rossen 2J. Hardeveld 39J. Ritmeester van de Kamp 27P. Brouwer 7S. Hetli
Fortuna Sittard Confirmed XI
31M. Branderhorst(G) 23P. Brittijn 44Iván Márquez 8J. Dahlhaus 18D. Limnios 77L. Tunjić 17J. Lonwijk 80R. Fosso 7K. Peterson 52M. Ihattaren 19P. Gladon

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

Home / Away this season

Telstar · Home 0.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
0-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00
Fortuna Sittard · Away 0.00points per game · 1 away games
W-D-L
0-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
2.00

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 · Martijn Vos Netherlands · 8 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.38league 3.52
Red cards0.00league 0.21
Cards 5+0%league 38%
Fouls27.3league 22.7
Penalties0.38league 0.17
Home wins38%league 48%
Telstar

No previous matches with this referee.

Fortuna Sittard1 with this referee
Record0-1-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • D18 May 25H · Utrecht0–02

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

Telstar4 games · scored 4 · conceded 6
1 0-15
1 1 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 1 61-75
2 76-90
Fortuna Sittard3 games · scored 6 · conceded 6
1 0-15
3 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
3 1 76-90
Telstar6 games · scored 7 · conceded 6
1 1 0-15
1 1 16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
2 76-90
Fortuna Sittard10 games · scored 11 · conceded 14
1 2 0-15
1 4 16-30
2 1 31-45
3 46-60
2 3 61-75
5 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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