Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 24 · Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard · Ref M. van den Kerkhof

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Fortuna Sittard beat Excelsior 2–1 in the Eredivisie on 20 February 2026. Expected goals finished 1.93–1.23. Excelsior had 54% of the ball.

Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior match statistics

Fortuna SittardExcelsior

46% Ball possession 54%
1.93 Expected goals (xG) 1.23
16 Total shots 10
6 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 5
4 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 9
5 Corners 3
7 Fouls 15
0 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 1
395 Passes 465
78% Pass accuracy 81%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

45' Penalty scored M. Ihattaren Fortuna Sittard
53' Yellow card P. Brittijn Fortuna Sittard
58' Goal K. Sierhuis (assist L. Duijvestijn) Fortuna Sittard
62' Yellow card R. Meissen Excelsior
78' Goal N. Naujoks (assist Mike van Duinen) Excelsior

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Fortuna Sittard

Confirmed 5-3-2 Danny Buijs

1 L. Koopmans

8 J. Dahlhaus 28 Justin Quincy Hubner 44 I. Marquez 21 N. Kasanwirjo 12 Ivo Pinto

70 L. Duijvestijn 20 É. Michut 18 D. Limnios

9 K. Sierhuis 52 M. Ihattaren

Bench N. Marsman , Niels Martens , Shawn Adewoye , S. van Ottele , S. Bastien , P. Brittijn , Moussa Gbemou , Alen Halilović , Y. Oukili , Tristan Schenkhuizen , P. Gladon , K. Peterson

Excelsior

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Ruben den Uil

1 S. van Gassel

12 A. Zagré 3 R. Meissen 4 C. Widell 15 S. Janssen

14 L. Schouten

11 G. de Regt 20 L. Hartjes 23 I. Yegoian 30 D. Sanches Fernandes

10 N. Naujoks

Bench T. Holla , S. Henderikx , Adam Carlén , S. Wlodarczyk , Giulliano Cairo , M. Jonathans , Mike van Duinen , Jerolldino Armantrading

Form guide

Fortuna Sittard at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.6 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Excelsior away

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 Oct 25	Excelsior v Fortuna Sittard	1–0
3 Mar 24	Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior	5–2
26 Aug 23	Excelsior v Fortuna Sittard	2–2
21 May 23	Excelsior v Fortuna Sittard	3–0
17 Sep 22	Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior	1–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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