FT · Netherlands: Eredivisie · Sunday, 18 October 2026

NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Fortuna SittardMatch recap & how our call landed · Sunday, 18 October 2026

Our call before kickoff

Our call landed

Before kickoff our call was NEC Nijmegen or draw at 79%. Bawler had NEC Nijmegen at 58%, the draw at 22% and Fortuna Sittard at 21%. The match finished 2–2.

Pre-match probability vs result

NEC Nijmegen win
58%
Draw
22%
Result
Fortuna Sittard win
21%

Goals we expected vs goals scored

Our forecast
2.1 – 1.2
Total 3.4
Actual
2 – 2
Total 4 (+0.6 against our forecast)
Chances created (xG)
3.0 – 0.4
From the match itself

The match produced 0.6 more goals than we forecast. That can be sharp finishing, set pieces or attacking quality we under-rated.

Every graded pick · and how it landed

Graded pick · high confidence
Over 1.5 goals
Pre-match: 85%
Landed
Outside shot
Draw
Pre-match: 22%
Landed

Each pick's figure is the one published with it before kickoff. It comes from a separate calculation, so a pick on the result can show a different number from the win/draw/win split above.

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