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Fortuna Sittard
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Excelsior
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Vitesse
Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie | Gameweek 24
Mar 3, 2024 at 3.45pm UK
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Excelsior

Sittard
5 - 2
Excelsior

Lonwijk (13'), Sierhuis (15', 29', 34'), Guth (68')
Lonwijk (2'), Pinto (62')
FT(HT: 4-0)
Sanches Fernandes (61'), Omorowa (82')
Baas (36'), Zagre (58'), Uddenas (90+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Fortuna Sittard and SBV Excelsior, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 1-2 Vitesse
Sunday, February 25 at 11.15am in Eredivisie

We said: Fortuna Sittard 2-1 SBV Excelsior

Clean sheets have been few and far between for both teams, so we expect an entertaining affair here with the home side just about coming out on top in the end. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Fortuna Sittard win with a probability of 52.11%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 25.33% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Fortuna Sittard win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.29%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 1-2 (6.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.31%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Fortuna Sittard would win this match.

Result
Fortuna SittardDrawSBV Excelsior
52.11% (0.29 0.29) 22.56% (-0.183 -0.18) 25.33% (-0.105 -0.11)
Both teams to score 60.26% (0.534 0.53)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.27% (0.757 0.76)39.73% (-0.755 -0.76)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.92% (0.782 0.78)62.08% (-0.77999999999999 -0.78)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.64% (0.36999999999999 0.37)15.36% (-0.369 -0.37)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
55.86% (0.688 0.69)44.14% (-0.687 -0.69)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.2% (0.322 0.32)28.81% (-0.321 -0.32)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.35% (0.4 0.4)64.66% (-0.398 -0.4)
Score Analysis
    Fortuna Sittard 52.11%
    SBV Excelsior 25.33%
    Draw 22.56%
Fortuna SittardDrawSBV Excelsior
2-1 @ 9.66% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-0 @ 8.29% (-0.185 -0.19)
2-0 @ 7.76% (-0.073 -0.07)
3-1 @ 6.03% (0.074 0.07)
3-0 @ 4.85% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.76% (0.079 0.08)
4-1 @ 2.83% (0.071 0.07)
4-0 @ 2.27% (0.036 0.04)
4-2 @ 1.76% (0.059 0.06)
5-1 @ 1.06% (0.04 0.04)
Other @ 3.84%
Total : 52.11%
1-1 @ 10.31% (-0.14 -0.14)
2-2 @ 6.01% (0.052 0.05)
0-0 @ 4.43% (-0.157 -0.16)
3-3 @ 1.56% (0.047 0.05)
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 22.56%
1-2 @ 6.42% (-0.027 -0.03)
0-1 @ 5.51% (-0.145 -0.15)
0-2 @ 3.43% (-0.058 -0.06)
1-3 @ 2.66% (0.013 0.01)
2-3 @ 2.5% (0.043 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.42% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 3.4%
Total : 25.33%

How you voted: Sittard vs Excelsior

Fortuna Sittard
88.9%
Draw
11.1%
SBV Excelsior
0.0%
9
Head to Head
Aug 26, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 3
Excelsior
2-2
Sittard
Agrafiotis (30'), Uddenas (73')
Baas (76')
Duarte (68'), Menaour Belkheir (78')
Dijks (26'), Guth (64'), Buijs (90+4')
May 21, 2023 1.30pm
Gameweek 33
Excelsior
3-0
Sittard
Pierie (59'), Driouech (73'), Goudmijn (85')
Azarkan (49')

Embalo (55'), Cox (58')
Sep 17, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 7
Sittard
1-0
Excelsior
Vita (87')
Feb 10, 2019 11.15am
Gameweek 21
Sittard
4-1
Excelsior
Lamprou (13', 33'), Diemers (64'), Novakovich (90')
Ciranni (77'), Rodriguez (94')
Messaoud (55')
Fortes (25'), Oude Kotte (32')
Aug 11, 2018 7.45pm
Gameweek 1
Excelsior
1-1
Sittard
Mattheij (32')
Koolwijk (22'), Schouten (79'), Mattheij (93')
Bruins (57')
Smeets (53')
Heerings (72')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV312731103178684
2Feyenoord31236280245675
3FC Twente31196659312863
4AZ AlkmaarAZ31177762352758
5Ajax31131086558749
6NECNijmegen311211859471247
7FC UtrechtUtrecht31121094543246
8Sparta RotterdamSparta31127124643343
9Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3198144359-1635
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3195174165-2432
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3167183152-2125
17FC VolendamVolendam3147203075-4519
RVitesse3155212570-452


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