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Eredivisie · Matchweek 7

Momentum

Willem IIFOR
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Match momentum Δ pressure · 0–100

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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
7

Venue

Stadium
Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg
Capacity
14,700
Surface
grass

Teams

Coaches
John Stegeman · Danny Buijs
Position
17 · 7
Formation
4-2-3-1 · 5-4-1

Referee

Dennis Higler

Weather

Conditions
light rain
Temperature
19.6° (feels 19.5°)
Wind
6.9
Humidity
70%

Where to watch · 3

2026/2027

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 PSV 6510 22715 16 WWWWW
2 AZ Alkmaar 6510 17611 16 WWWWD
3 Feyenoord 6420 20713 14 DWDWW
4 Ajax 6411 19712 13 DWLWW
5 FC Twente 6411 1257 13 WWDWW
6 Excelsior 6312 1376 10 LWWDL
7 Fortuna Sittard 6312 1214-2 10 WLWWL
8 Go Ahead Eagles 6231 15132 9 DWLDD
9 FC Groningen 6222 1213-1 8 WLLDD
10 NEC Nijmegen 6213 1112-1 7 WWLDL
11 SC Heerenveen 6132 79-2 6 DLDLD
12 Sparta Rotterdam 6123 1013-3 5 WDLDL
13 Telstar 6123 511-6 5 LLDLD
14 FC Utrecht 6123 1119-8 5 LDLDW
15 SC Cambuur 6114 918-9 4 LLLDW
16 PEC Zwolle 6114 617-11 4 LWLDL
17 Willem II 6024 619-13 2 LDLDL
18 ADO Den Haag 6015 616-10 1 LLDLL
  • UEFA Champions League
  • UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
  • UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
  • UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play-off
  • Relegation Play-off
  • Relegation

Willem II

LDLDL 0W 2D 3L · 2 pts (0.4 ppg) · GF 5 GA 15 · xG 6.52–12.09 · xPts 4.02

  • L A Ajax 1–5 xG 1.23–3.29 NLD E
  • D A AZ Alkmaar 1–1 xG 1.12–2.5 NLD E
  • L H Excelsior 0–3 xG 1.06–1.69 NLD E
  • D H SC Heerenveen 2–2 xG 1.69–1.83 NLD E
  • L H NEC Nijmegen 1–4 xG 1.42–2.78 NLD E

Fortuna Sittard

WLWWL 3W 0D 2L · 9 pts (1.8 ppg) · GF 10 GA 12 · xG 4.37–12.99 · xPts 3.41

  • L H Ajax 1–5 xG 0.65–3.59 NLD E
  • W A ADO Den Haag 3–2 xG 0.59–0.77 NLD E
  • W A FC Groningen 3–2 xG 0.93–1.89 NLD E
  • L H AZ Alkmaar 0–2 xG 0.28–4.65 NLD E
  • W H SC Cambuur 3–1 xG 1.92–2.08 NLD E

small sample 4 meetings 2021–2025 · 1 on neutral ground

Last 4

Willem II 02 draws2 Fortuna Sittard

Goals 1–3 · Willem II hosting: 0W 1D 0L · Fortuna Sittard hosting: 2W 0D 0L

At Koning Willem II Stadion: 1 meeting · Willem II 0 · draws 1 · Fortuna Sittard 0 · 0.0 goals per match

All-time since 2018: 10 meetings · Willem II 3 · draws 4 · Fortuna Sittard 3

  • Willem II haven't beaten Fortuna Sittard since May 2021
  • Fortuna Sittard unbeaten in the last 4 meetings

This fixture vs the league league = last 365 days

MetricFixtureLeagueΔn
Goals per match1.003.29-2.294
Both teams score25%66%-41%4
Over 2.5 goals0%64%-64%4
Corners11.010.5+0.54
Cards3.73.6+0.13

1 goalless · 0.00 first-half goals per match

How these games go · 4 with event data

Willem IIFortuna Sittard
Scored first0 of 43 of 4
Scored first and won02
Won from behind00

first goal on average in minute 56 · a side came back in 1

When the goals come · all goals, 3 meetings

0-15'0
16-30'0
31-45'0
46-60'3
61-75'1
76-90'0

1 equaliser

Expected goals · last 2 with xG

Willem II 0.56 xGper match1.94 xG Fortuna Sittard

Deserved on xG: Willem II 0 · level 0 · Fortuna Sittard 2 — actual wins in those games 0 / 1

Against the market · 4 with closing odds

Favourite won 2 (50%), drew 2, upset 0 · market favoured Willem II 2×, Fortuna Sittard 2× · avg favourite 48%, avg price of the actual result 39%

Fixture specialists

  • 1 Ezequiel Bullaude Fortuna Sittard · last Apr 2025
  • 1 Zian Flemming Fortuna Sittard · last Mar 2022
  • 1 Mats Köhlert Willem II · last Oct 2021
  • 1 Tijjani Noslin Fortuna Sittard · last Oct 2021

Last meeting · 2025-04-27 · NLD E

Fortuna Sittard 1-0 Willem II · ref Serdar Gözübüyük

  • 62' Ezequiel Bullaude assist Jasper Dahlhaus 1–0

xG 1.77 – 0.31 · corners 9

KickoffDNA model engine-only-1.1.0 · day before ·

Match result

35.2%Willem II P 38%24.3%Draw P 25%40.5%Fortuna Sittard P 37%

Over / under 2.5

59.5%Over 2.5 P 62%40.5%Under 2.5 P 38%

Both teams to score

61.9%Yes38.1%No

Expected

Willem II goals
1.48 (0–3)
Fortuna Sittard goals
1.6 (0–3)
Corners
10.21 (6–15)
Cards
3.84 (1–7)

Provider model (SportMonks)

Match result

40.7%Willem II24.5%Draw34.8%Fortuna Sittard

Over / under 2.5

55.4%Over 2.544.6%Under 2.5

Both teams to score

57.1%Yes42.9%No

Model probabilities are independent of the market; bookmaker figures are shown only as a benchmark.

All meetings · 10 matches since 2018

Willem II 34 draws3 Fortuna Sittard

Goals 15–15 · 3.0 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 50%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Willem II 34 draws3 Fortuna Sittard

Goals 15–15 · 3.0 per match · BTTS 60% · over 2.5 50%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Willem II 12 draws2 Fortuna Sittard

Goals 3–4 · 1.4 per match · BTTS 40% · over 2.5 20%

Recent meetings

  • L Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Willem II NLD E · Regular Season
  • D Willem II 0–0 Fortuna Sittard NLD E · Regular Season
  • L Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Willem II NLD E · Regular Season
  • D Willem II 1–1 Fortuna Sittard neutral NLD E · Regular Season
  • W Willem II 2–1 Fortuna Sittard NLD E · Regular Season
  • L Fortuna Sittard 3–2 Willem II NLD E · Regular Season
  • D Willem II 0–0 Fortuna Sittard NLD E · Regular Season
  • W Fortuna Sittard 2–3 Willem II NLD E · Regular Season
  • W Willem II 3–2 Fortuna Sittard NLD E · Regular Season
  • D Fortuna Sittard 4–4 Willem II NLD E · Regular Season
MetricWillem II all · 6Willem II at home · 3Fortuna Sittard all · 6Fortuna Sittard away · 3
Results
Matches66
Points per game0.331.67
W / D / L0 / 2 / 43 / 1 / 2
Goals for / match1.002.00
Goals against / match3.172.33
Clean sheets0%0%
Failed to score17%17%
Both teams scored83%83%
Over 2.583%83%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.350.85
xG against / match2.422.61
xG difference-1.07-1.76
Finishing vs xG-0.351.15
xPts / match0.830.63
Points vs xPts-0.491.04
Game state
Scored first33%67%
PPG when scoring first0.502.50
PPG when conceding first0.250.00
Came back from behind33%33%
Leads held0%75%
Minutes leading4%42%
Minutes level48%41%
Minutes trailing48%17%
First goal (min)6228
First goal conceded (min)3741
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half83%42%
Goals conceded in 2nd half63%79%
Late goals for (76'+)0.670.33
Late goals against0.500.83
Style
Possession37%33%
Shots11.39.0
On target2.74.8
Shot conversion9%22%
Shots inside box69%59%
Big chances created2.21.2
Corners3.82.0
xG from set plays12%13%
Goals from headers0%17%
Pressure index6.34.7
Dominant minutes24.325.8
Pass accuracy76%74%
Fouls9.08.8
Cards0.831.67

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Willem II

0–15'11
16–30'01
31–45'05
46–60'01
61–75'18
76–90'43

Fortuna Sittard

0–15'30
16–30'22
31–45'21
46–60'13
61–75'23
76–90'25

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Willem II · 6 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.22) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.53

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.226
Early press (0-15, level)-0.406
Late push (76+, level)-0.642
Late chase (76+, behind)+0.433

Game state

When ahead+0.062
When level-0.376
When behind-0.026
10 min after conceding-0.536
10 min after scoring-0.323

Situations

At home-0.083
Away-0.363
4+ days rest-0.226

Opposition

v top-tier opponents-0.402
v mid-tier opponents-0.083
As underdog-0.375

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.716
Conceded when ahead+0.892
Conceded late (76+)+0.943

Ahead vs level +0.43 · Behind vs level +0.35

Fortuna Sittard · 6 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.30) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.39

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.306
Early press (0-15, level)-0.376
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.253

Game state

When ahead-0.284
When level-0.316
When behind-0.313
10 min after conceding-0.396
10 min after scoring-0.065

Situations

At home-0.223
Away-0.373
4+ days rest-0.306

Opposition

v top-tier opponents-0.313
v bottom-tier opponents-0.192
As underdog-0.335

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.616
Conceded when ahead+0.524
Conceded late (76+)-0.086

Ahead vs level +0.03 · Behind vs level +0.00

Willem II

Current: winless 23 · scoring 2 · conceding 24

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-14 67%0.51.02.751.282.33
4-4-21 17%0.01.04.01.62.43
4-4-1-11 17%0.01.04.01.422.78

Fortuna Sittard

Current: winless 1 · scoring 3 · conceding 28

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
5-3-23 50%2.332.672.00.741.77
5-4-11 17%0.01.05.00.653.59
3-4-2-11 17%3.03.01.01.922.08
4-3-31 17%0.00.02.00.284.65

Windows with fewer than 5 matches show no figures.

Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

Pinnacle · opened 4.0d before kick-off · 70 snapshots · last 27.0h before kick-off · biggest step: away +1.0 pts at 3.8d

2.51Home 38% · -0.9 ptsopened 2.433.75Draw 25% · -0.2 ptsopened 3.692.59Away 37% ▲ +1.1 ptsopened 2.65
5d4d3d2d24h12h6h1hKO 25%30%35%40%

Home Draw Away consensus of 7 bookmakers (dashed) · time axis compressed towards kick-off

BookmakerHomeDrawAwayLast
Pinnacle2.51 · -0.93.75 · -0.22.59 ▲ +1.127.0h
bet3652.6 ▲ +1.03.75 · +0.22.5 ▼ -1.227.0h
Betfair2.6 · +0.73.6 ▲ +2.22.5 ▼ -2.927.0h
BetVictor2.55 · +1.03.7 · +0.32.45 ▼ -1.327.0h
Coral2.5 ▲ +2.43.75 · +0.12.5 ▼ -2.527.0h
Ladbrokes2.5 ▲ +2.33.7 · +0.32.5 ▼ -2.627.0h
WilliamHill2.5 ▲ +1.23.5 · -0.22.45 ▼ -1.027.0h

Latest prices

bet365 · last snapshot 27.0h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.6Home 37% P 38%3.75Draw 25% P 25%2.5Away 38% P 37%

Double Chance

1.5Willem II or Draw 31%1.25Willem II or Fortuna Sittard 38%1.5Draw or Fortuna Sittard 31%

Draw No Bet

1.831 50%1.832 50%

Both Teams To Score

1.44Yes 65%2.62No 35%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.53Over 61% P 62%2.4Under 39% P 38%

Total Corners

8.0Under 6 11%2.876 - 8 30%2.629 - 11 33%4.7512 - 14 18%11.0Over 14 8%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 37.5–40% · away 35–37.5% · 153 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home38%38%42%+3.4
Draw25%26%20%-5.4
Away37%36%38%+2.0

In those fixtures: 3.3 goals a game · BTTS 68% · over 2.5 65%

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 60–62.5% · 2,027 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.562%61%63%+1.5

Dennis Higler

Career
328 matches · 16 seasons
Cards / match
3.25 (3.07 yellow · 0.13 red)
Fouls / match
19.5 · 5.9 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.3
Cards to home side
49%

Style in Eredivisie (5-year window · 98 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match3.523.32+0.3368
Fouls / match22.220.3+0.83
Fouls per card6.66.2+0.33 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.290.24+0.6973
Time added6.76.4+0.4473
First card
42' on average
Card timing
11% in first 30' · 35% in last 15'
Cards to home side
48% (league 44%)
VAR events / match
1.14

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-09-12 10 180 90'5
2026-08-30 24 4
2026-08-22 23 11
2026-02-21 40 260 37'5
2026-02-08 10 200 70'7
2026-01-24 70 260 41'8
2026-01-17 30 260 23'7
2025-12-21 21 260 65'6
2025-11-08 61 240 27'7
2025-11-01 60 180 36'8