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Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 3
Aug 26, 2023 at 8pm UK
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Fortuna Sittard

Excelsior
2 - 2
Sittard

Agrafiotis (30'), Uddenas (73')
Baas (76')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Duarte (68'), Menaour Belkheir (78')
Dijks (26'), Guth (64'), Buijs (90+4')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 2-2 Ajax
Saturday, August 19 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sittard 2-1 Almere City
Saturday, August 19 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: SBV Excelsior 1-1 Fortuna Sittard

After two games, the two sides have identical records in the Eredivisie, and just four points separated them in the table last season, with Fortuna Sittard finishing two places higher. Given that they are very evenly-matched, we expect Excelsior and Fortuna to play out a draw this weekend, with both teams extending their unbeaten runs. 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 SBV Excelsior win with a probability of 39.6%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 36.29% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.46%) and 2-0 (5.81%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 1-2 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawFortuna Sittard
39.6%24.11%36.29% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Both teams to score 60.98% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.54% (-0.0020000000000024 -0)41.46%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.14% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)63.86% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.92% (-0.0020000000000095 -0)21.07%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.11%53.89% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.27% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)22.73%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.59% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)56.4%
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 39.6%
    Fortuna Sittard 36.29%
    Draw 24.11%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawFortuna Sittard
2-1 @ 8.6%
1-0 @ 7.46%
2-0 @ 5.81%
3-1 @ 4.47%
3-2 @ 3.31%
3-0 @ 3.01%
4-1 @ 1.74%
4-2 @ 1.29%
4-0 @ 1.17%
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 39.6%
1-1 @ 11.05%
2-2 @ 6.37%
0-0 @ 4.79%
3-3 @ 1.63%
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 24.11%
1-2 @ 8.19% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-1 @ 7.1%
0-2 @ 5.26%
1-3 @ 4.04% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-3 @ 3.15%
0-3 @ 2.6%
1-4 @ 1.5%
2-4 @ 1.17%
0-4 @ 0.96%
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 36.29%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Sittard

SBV Excelsior
48.6%
Draw
31.4%
Fortuna Sittard
20.0%
35
Head to Head
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')
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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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