Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SBV Excelsior
2 – 2
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 19:00 UTC Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 4,139 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nikolas Agrafiotis 30' 1–0
1–1 68' Deroy Duarte
Oscar Uddenas 73' 2–1
2–2 78' Mouhamed Belkheir
Y 26' Mitchell Dijks
Y 64' Rodrigo Guth
Julian Baas 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
4 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 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
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 2018-08-11 SBV Excelsior 1–1 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 2–2 D
19 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
13 Aug NEC A 4–3 W
28 May FC Volendam A 2–3 L
21 May Fortuna Sittard H 3–0 W
13 May SC Heerenveen A 0–0 D
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D
19 Aug Almere City FC H 2–1 W
13 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
28 May NEC H 1–1 D
21 May SBV Excelsior A 0–3 L
14 May PSV A 1–2 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion!
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Julian Baas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Loreintz Rosier is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fortuna Sittard so far.
  • 26' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mitchell Dijks.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nikolas Agrafiotis makes it 1-0.
  • 35' Fortuna Sittard fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marinus Dijkhuizen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' The whistle greets Serano Seymor as he departs to be replaced by Sven Nieuwpoort.
  • 59' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' A moment of madness from Rodrigo Guth on 64 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Deroy Duarte makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 70' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Remy Vita is hanging Mitchell Dijks on the field on 70 minute.
  • 71' The whistle greets Noah Naujoks as he departs to be replaced by Richie Omorowa.
  • 73' Oscar Uddenas does the damage! The net is bulging and SBV Excelsior surge ahead!
  • 76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Julian Baas.
  • 77' The referee shows SBV Excelsior player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' Mouhamed Belkheir adds to his 0 season tally! Fortuna Sittard lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' Kaj Sierhuis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' Fresh legs for SBV Excelsior! Troy Parrott comes on to replace Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 88' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Alen Halilovic is withdrawn and Kaj Sierhuis gets his opportunity.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaj Sierhuis 3
Lazaros Lamprou 2
Remy Vita 2
Jorrit Smeets 1
Oscar Uddenas 1
Jorrit Smeets 1
Mouhamed Belkheir 1
Ali Messaoud 1

Head to Head

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 2018-08-11 SBV Excelsior 1–1 Fortuna Sittard

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-08-26 SBV Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior W 2023-05-28 FC Volendam 3–2 SBV Excelsior L 2023-05-21 SBV Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior D

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-08-26 SBV Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-08-19 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 Almere City FC W 2023-08-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-05-28 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC D 2023-05-21 SBV Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-05-14 PSV 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.2 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior54% Draw23% Fortuna Sittard23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
77%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
46%
SBV Excelsior or Fortuna Sittard
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior42% Draw39% Fortuna Sittard19%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.4%
4 – 1
3.7%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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