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SBV Excelsior vs Fortuna Sittard, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SBV Excelsior
1 – 1
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 11 Aug 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Koolwijk 22' Y
Luigi Bruins 57' R
Y 72' Kai Heerings
Jerdy Schouten 79' Y
Jurgen Mattheij 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Johan Hubers
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
SBV Excelsior 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-11 SBV Excelsior 1–1 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 1–1 D
12 Aug FC Hansa Rostock H 0–3 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Aug SBV Excelsior A 1–1 D
12 Aug SV Linx 1949 H 1–3 L

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior Fortuna Sittard
#7 Position #6
11 Points 13
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
15 Scored 13
9 Conceded 14
+6 GD -1
1.57 PPG 1.86
43% Win % 57%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G
Fortuna Sittard
Mohammed Ihattaren 3 G 2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Anthony Descotte 2 G
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: SBV Excelsior gets underway.
  • 5' Fortuna Sittard fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Fortuna Sittard have won 315 goals from 270 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Ryan Koolwijk catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' Sonny Stevens needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 29' A change in the SBV Excelsior ranks — Sonny Stevens exits the field as Alessandro Damen enters on 29.
  • 32' GOAL! Jurgen Mattheij scores on 32. Assisted by Anouar Hadouir
  • 37' The 31-year-old Ahmed El Messaoudi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 42' Wessel Dammers has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SBV Excelsior and Fortuna Sittard are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' Fortuna Sittard is showing some good football. However, Fortuna Sittard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 53' Against the run of play, Jorrit Smeets has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Luigi Bruins. He receives a Red card.
  • 62' Both keepers have barely been tested. SBV Excelsior and Fortuna Sittard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 67' SBV Excelsior currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 69 minute. Jorrit Smeets leaves to be changed by Gavin Vlijter.
  • 72' It’s a booking for Fortuna Sittard player. Kai Heerings gets a Yellow card.
  • 77' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Robin van der Meer. He replaces Anouar Hadouir on 78 minute.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for SBV Excelsior. Jerdy Schouten will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' The whistle greets Lars Hutten as he departs to be replaced by Finn Stokkers.
  • 86' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Jurgen Mattheij has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' The SBV Excelsior manager makes a substitution. Ali Messaoud departs to be replaced by Carlito Fermina.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.74 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior46% Draw26% Fortuna Sittard28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
73%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
54%
SBV Excelsior or Fortuna Sittard
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior35% Draw44% Fortuna Sittard21%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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