Thursday , 2 July 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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
#13 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

SBV Excelsior are 13th (0 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Fortuna Sittard get us underway at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SBV Excelsior and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Ivo Pinto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 26' A moment of madness from Mitchell Dijks on 26 minutes earns him a card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 30' Nikolas Agrafiotis doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 35' Inigo Cordoba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SBV Excelsior needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. SBV Excelsior must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 54' The whistle greets Serano Seymor as he departs to be replaced by Sven Nieuwpoort.
  • 59' Mouhamed Belkheir is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 64' The referee shows Fortuna Sittard player a Yellow card on 64.
  • 68' Deroy Duarte has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 68 minutes.
  • 70' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Mitchell Dijks departs to be replaced by Remy Vita.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Noah Naujoks as he leaves the pitch. Richie Omorowa steps in for SBV Excelsior.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oscar Uddenas makes it 2-1.
  • 76' Julian Baas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Julian Baas is booked for SBV Excelsior — Yellow card on 77.
  • 78' Mouhamed Belkheir adds to his 0 season tally! Fortuna Sittard lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 265 games and scored 303 goals.
  • 86' The whistle greets Derensili Sanches Fernandes as he departs to be replaced by Troy Parrott.
  • 88' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Alen Halilovic trudges off to be replaced by Kaj Sierhuis on 88 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. SBV Excelsior and Fortuna Sittard share the spoils 2-2.

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
Mouhamed Belkheir 1
Ali Messaoud 1
Deroy Duarte 1
Andrij Novakovich 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
0 / 4
0.9 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 78% + SBV Excelsior or Draw 74%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior39% Draw35% Fortuna Sittard26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 77%
23%
± 1.5 48%
52%
± 2.5 22%
78%
± 3.5 9%
91%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
74%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
61%
SBV Excelsior or Fortuna Sittard
65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior23% Draw60% Fortuna Sittard17%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
22.6%
1 – 0
16.5%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
2.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
1.8%
1 – 3
1.1%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 23% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 18% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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