Feyenoord 1-1 Fortuna Sittard: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How the match unfolded

Luciano Valente put Feyenoord ahead in the 59th minute, set up by Anis Hadj Moussa. Fortuna Sittard levelled at 1-1 in the 86th minute through Shiloh 't Zand, set up by Sven Simons. Late, and enough for a draw.

It was 0-0 at half-time.

The referee, J. Kooij, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to Feyenoord and 1 to Fortuna Sittard.

Feyenoord: G. van Bronckhorst, 4-3-3 · Fortuna Sittard: D. Buijs, 5-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

The prediction missed. Before kick-off Moneyball leaned to a Feyenoord win at 80% and gave a draw 13%; the match went the other way. At 13%, it was a result the numbers saw about one time in 8.

The goals dried up: the estimate expected about 4.0 and the match produced two.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 76%; with 2 goals the under came in, against the way the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 57%; both did, in line with the estimate.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-10-31, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.17 for Feyenoord and 2.14 for Fortuna Sittard.

Fortuna Sittard left about 1.1 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.

Fortuna Sittard created the better chances, 2.14 xG to 1.17, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected Feyenoord to create more, and Fortuna Sittard did.

Feyenoord had 6 shots on target, Fortuna Sittard 3.

Fortuna Sittard's goalkeeper made 5 saves.

Feyenoord had 69% of the ball.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Feyenoord came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 2.54 expected goals for and 1.17 against, and had won 58% of their matches.

Fortuna Sittard came into it with 12 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 0.97 expected goals for and 2.12 against, and had won 42% of their matches.

Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Luciano Valente (Feyenoord), rated 7.9 by Sportmonks, with 1 goal.

Feyenoord

• Luciano Valente 7.9 1 goal
• Charles Vanhoutte 7.6
• Gjivai Zechiël 7.5
• Givairo Read 7.5
• Tsuyoshi Watanabe 7.5

Fortuna Sittard

• Jasper Dahlhaus 7.5
• Mattijs Branderhorst 7.4
• Shiloh 't Zand 7.3 1 goal
• Kristoffer Peterson 7.2
• Sven Simons 7.2 1 assist

The lowest-rated starter was Anthony Descotte at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Feyenoord: Feyenoord vs Excelsior Saturday 21 November 2026 · Eredivisie
• Fortuna Sittard: Go Ahead Eagles vs Fortuna Sittard Sunday 22 November 2026 · Eredivisie

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard

What was the score in Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard?

Feyenoord 1-1 Fortuna Sittard (half-time 0-0), Eredivisie, Saturday 31 October 2026.

Who scored in Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard?

Luciano Valente 59', Shiloh 't Zand 86'.

Did Moneyball predict Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard correctly?

The prediction missed. Before kick-off Moneyball leaned to a Feyenoord win at 80% and gave a draw 13%; the match went the other way. At 13%, it was a result the numbers saw about one time in 8.

Who was man of the match in Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard?

Luciano Valente, rated 7.9 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard?

J. Kooij.