Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior
Ref: M. van den KerkhofFortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard · 12,500 cap
Match recap
Fortuna Sittard beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Ihattaren and Sierhuis scored for Fortuna Sittard; Naujoks replied for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.93 for Fortuna Sittard versus 1.23 for Excelsior. Fortuna Sittard sit 11th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⚽
Ihattaren
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Limnios
⇄
Dahlhaus
Brittijn
Yellow Card
⚽
Sierhuis
Assist: Duijvestijn
62'
Meissen
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Meissen
75'
⇄
de Regt
78'
⚽
Naujoks
Assist: van Duinen
⇄
Ihattaren
86'
⇄
Janssen
86'
⇄
Hartjes
⇄
Duijvestijn
⇄
Michut
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Fortuna SittardExcelsior
9Won
Statistical edge
9–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.93VS1.23
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
10
6
Shots on target
4
12
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
1
6
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
395
Total passes
465
308
Accurate passes
375
78%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
1
-0.34
Goals prevented
-0.34
Fortuna Sittard
5-3-2
Excelsior
4-1-4-1
Fortuna Sittard
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1L. KoopmansG
- 8J. DahlhausD
- 9K. SierhuisF
- 12Ivo PintoD
- 18D. LimniosM
- 20É. MichutM
- 21N. KasanwirjoD
- 28Justin Quincy HubnerD
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 52M. IhattarenF
- 70L. DuijvestijnM
Substitutes
- 4S. AdewoyeD
- 5Y. OukiliM
- 6S. van OtteleD
- 7K. PetersonF
- 10A. HalilovićM
- 19P. GladonF
- 22S. BastienM
- 23P. BrittijnM
- 25N. MartensG
- 32N. MarsmanG
- 38Tristan SchenkhuizenM
- 46Moussa GbemouM
Excelsior
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 3R. MeissenD
- 4C. WidellD
- 10N. NaujoksF
- 11G. de RegtM
- 12A. ZagréD
- 14L. SchoutenM
- 15S. JanssenD
- 20L. HartjesM
- 23I. YegoianM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 26M. JonathansF
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Édouard Michut | M | 89 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Kaj Sierhuis | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | F | 79 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1/3 |
| Jasper Dahlhaus | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Justin Hubner | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Koopmans | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Iván Márquez | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivo Pinto(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Limnios | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Moussa Gbemou | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Bastien | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alen Halilović | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Marsman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paul Gladon | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syb van Ottele | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Schenkhuizen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Peterson | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassin Oukili | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 86 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Schouten | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | F | 90 | 6.7 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Simon Janssen | D | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Rick Meissen | D | 63 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Adam Carlén | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijmen Holla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |