Fortuna Sittard vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

Fortuna Sittard

5 – 2

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SBV Excelsior

Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 15:45 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion 10,306 HT 45' · FT 45'

Justin Lonwijk 13' 1–0

Kaj Sierhuis 15' 2–0

Kaj Sierhuis 29' 3–0

Kaj Sierhuis 34' 4–0

4–1 61' Derensili Sanches Fernandes

Rodrigo Guth 68' 5–1

5–2 82' Richie Omorowa

Justin Lonwijk 2' Y

Y 36' Julian Baas

Y 58' Arthur Zagre

Ivo Pinto 62' Y

Y 90' Oscar Uddenas

Overview

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Fortuna Sittard vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
SBV Excelsior 12 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeroen Manschot
Assistant 1 Bas van Dongen
Assistant 2 Rob van de Ven

8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	PSV	12	26
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	12	25
3	AFC Ajax	12	25
4	FC Twente '65	12	24
5	AZ	12	23
6	SC Heerenveen	12	21
7	Fortuna Sittard	12	20
8	Go Ahead Eagles	12	17
9	FC Groningen	12	15
10	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	12	15
11	NEC	12	14
12	Sparta Rotterdam	12	12
13	PEC Zwolle	12	12
14	FC Utrecht	12	12
15	SBV Excelsior	12	11
16	Telstar 1963	12	10
17	ADO Den Haag	12	9
18	Willem II Tilburg	12	3

Head-to-Head

Fortuna Sittard 9 games · Avg 3.0 goals SBV Excelsior

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-03 Fortuna Sittard 5–2 SBV Excelsior 2023-08-26 SBV Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 2023-05-21 SBV Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard 2022-09-17 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2019-02-10 Fortuna Sittard 4–1 SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	SBV Excelsior	H	5–2	W
24 Feb	RKC Waalwijk	A	1–0	W
17 Feb	AZ	H	1–2	L
11 Feb	FC Utrecht	A	0–4	L
03 Feb	SC Heerenveen	H	3–3	D
28 Jan	FC Volendam	A	1–0	W

SBV Excelsior

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Mar	Fortuna Sittard	A	2–5	L
25 Feb	SBV Vitesse	H	1–2	L
17 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	A	2–4	L
10 Feb	FC Twente '65	H	0–3	L
02 Feb	Almere City FC	A	1–2	L
27 Jan	FC Utrecht	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard		SBV Excelsior
#7	Position	#15
20	Points	11
12	Played	12
5 / 5 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 7
20	Scored	16
20	Conceded	29
+0	GD	-13
1.67	PPG	0.92
42%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts). SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

0-15

5/–

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/3

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SBV Excelsior

0-15

1/5

16-30

2/–

31-45

6/6

46-60

1/4

61-75

3/6

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

Anthony Descotte	5 G
Mohammed Ihattaren	4 G	4 A
Lequincio Zeefuik	3 G	1 A
Philip Brittijn	2 G
Edouard Michut	1 G	2 A

SBV Excelsior

Irakli Yegoian	3 G	5 A
Aymen Sliti	3 G	1 A
David Garden	3 G
Noah Naujoks	2 G
Casper Widell	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fortuna Sittard and SBV Excelsior.
2' Justin Lonwijk picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
7' Fortuna Sittard seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
12' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
13' Fortuna Sittard is taking the lead after the goal scored by Justin Lonwijk on 13.
15' Brilliant from the forward! Kaj Sierhuis makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 15.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fortuna Sittard and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' SBV Excelsior fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' Brilliant from the forward! Kaj Sierhuis makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 29.
34' Goal! Kaj Sierhuis scores his 33 goal in 491 matches.
36' SBV Excelsior receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
41' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
46' Another substitution for SBV Excelsior to replace Troy Parrott by Richie Omorowa on 46 minute.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
58' Arthur Zagre has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 58.
60' The SBV Excelsior bench stirs into life. Kenzo Goudmijn is withdrawn and Noah Naujoks gets his opportunity.
61' Magnificent from Derensili Sanches Fernandes! That is 13 goals in 148 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
62' Fortuna Sittard receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
67' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
68' Against the run of play, Rodrigo Guth has scored! This game has turned on its head.
71' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Oguzhan Ozyakup is withdrawn and Loreintz Rosier gets his opportunity.
72' Ragnar Oratmangoen makes way for Alen Halilovic at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
76' It is a substitution in SBV Excelsior team. Derensili Sanches Fernandes is replaced by Oscar Uddenas on 76 minute.
81' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
82' GOAL! Richie Omorowa scores on 82. Assisted by Siebe Horemans
82' Nathan Markelo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivo Pinto at the 82 minute mark.
85' A change in the SBV Excelsior ranks — Lance Duijvestijn exits the field as Mike van Duinen enters on 85.
87' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Kaj Sierhuis trudges off to be replaced by Alessio Da Cruz on 87 minutes.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oscar Uddenas on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Ivo Pinto ↓ Nathan Markelo 82'
9
Kaj Sierhuis ↓ Alessio Da Cruz 87'
33
Dimitrios Siovas
7
Inigo Cordoba
35
Mitchell Dijks
15
Oguzhan Ozyakup ↓ Loreintz Rosier 71'
6
Deroy Duarte
34
Ragnar Oratmangoen ↓ Alen Halilovic 72'
21
Justin Lonwijk ↓ Kristoffer Peterson 72'
99
Michael Verrips
14
Rodrigo Guth

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Kenzo Goudmijn ↓ Noah Naujoks 60'
2
Siebe Horemans
12
Arthur Zagre
23
Lance Duijvestijn ↓ Mike van Duinen 85'
9
Troy Parrott ↓ Richie Omorowa 46'
33
Julian Baas
8
Cisse Sandra
1
Stijn van Gassel
4
Redouan El Yaakoubi
5
Casper Widell ↓ Sven Nieuwpoort 46'
30
Derensili Sanches Fernandes ↓ Oscar Uddenas 76'

Bench

29
Mike van Duinen ↑ 85'
16
Sven Nieuwpoort ↑ 46'
18
Norbert Alblas
38
Pascal Kuiper
22
Mimeirhel Benita
15
Noah Naujoks ↑ 60'
11
Oscar Uddenas ↑ 76'
17
Richie Omorowa ↑ 46'

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kaj Sierhuis	3
Rodrigo Guth	2
Lazaros Lamprou	2
Remy Vita	2
Kenzo Goudmijn	1
Kik Pierie	1
Jurgen Mattheij	1
Couhaib Driouech	1

Head to Head

Fortuna Sittard Form

2024-03-03 Fortuna Sittard 5–2 SBV Excelsior W 2024-02-24 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-02-17 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ L 2024-02-11 FC Utrecht 4–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2024-02-03 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 SC Heerenveen D 2024-01-28 FC Volendam 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W

SBV Excelsior Form

2024-03-03 Fortuna Sittard 5–2 SBV Excelsior L 2024-02-25 SBV Excelsior 1–2 SBV Vitesse L 2024-02-17 Sparta Rotterdam 4–2 SBV Excelsior L 2024-02-10 SBV Excelsior 0–3 FC Twente '65 L 2024-02-02 Almere City FC 2–1 SBV Excelsior L 2024-01-27 SBV Excelsior 1–1 FC Utrecht D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.82 Fortuna Sittard xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 SBV Excelsior xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fortuna Sittard64% Draw19% SBV Excelsior17%

Actual: Fortuna Sittard win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw

82%

Draw or SBV Excelsior

36%

Fortuna Sittard or SBV Excelsior

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Fortuna Sittard48% Draw34% SBV Excelsior18%

Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

5.4%

4 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.5%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap	Fortuna Sittard covers	Push	SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5	26%	—	74%
-2	26%	18%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	19%	37%
-0.5	63%	—	37%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	10%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.