Dutch Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior, 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard
  • 90'+1': Rodrigo Guth
FT
1 - 0
Excelsior

    About

    Fortuna Sittard are hosting Excelsior at Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).
    • 5': Offside, Excelsior. Irakli Yegoian is caught offside.
    • 5': Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Foul by Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior).
    • 6': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Jan Plug.
    • 9': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aymen Sliti with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Nesto Groen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
    • 18': Foul by Nick de Groot (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 18': Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 19': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
    • 22': Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
    • 26': Foul by Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 26': Kasey Bos (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Shiloh 't Zand is caught offside.
    • 31': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Casper Widell.
    • 31': Foul by Nick de Groot (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 31': Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kristoffer Peterson.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Syb van Ottele.
    • 34': Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).
    • 39': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
    • 41': Foul by Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 41': Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
    • 45': Foul by Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 45': Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 45': First Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Ole Romeny replaces Sven Simons.
    • 45': Second Half begins Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Excelsior. Ágúst Thorsteinsson replaces Noah Naujoks.
    • 46': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Jan Plug.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
    • 49': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stijn van Gassel.
    • 51': Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
    • 53': Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Ole Romeny is caught offside.
    • 56': Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
    • 56': Substitution, Excelsior. David Garden replaces Nesto Groen.
    • 58': Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 58': Kasey Bos (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Foul by Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 59': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Nick de Groot.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aymen Sliti with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
    • 65': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Kasey Bos.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Jasper Dahlhaus replaces Nick de Groot.
    • 66': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Kristoffer Peterson.
    • 68': Daley Sinkgraven (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
    • 68': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
    • 76': Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 76': Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
    • 76': Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Kasey Bos.
    • 77': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand with a cross.
    • 78': Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 78': David Garden (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 79': Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).
    • 81': Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
    • 82': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Mohamed Ihattaren replaces Philip Brittijn.
    • 85': Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
    • 85': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
    • 86': Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Iván Márquez replaces Édouard Michut.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 87': Foul by Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 87': Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Daley Sinkgraven (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 87': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Offside, Excelsior. David Garden is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren.
    • 90': Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Casper Widell.
    • 90'+1': Goal! Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard).
    • 90'+2': Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 2
    57.2 Possession 42.8
    6 SHOTS 7
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    458 Accurate Passes 310
    540 Passes 393
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    61 Long Balls 58
    30 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    1 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    10 Tackles 8
    1.0 Tackle % 0.9
    5 Interceptions 6
    20 Effective Clearances 23
    20 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

    Venue: Fortuna Sittard Stadion
    Location: Sittard, Netherlands

    Eredivisie Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 10 +21 24
    2 Ajax Amsterdam 10 +16 21
    3 PSV Eindhoven 10 +15 20
    4 FC Twente 10 +9 20
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    FOR Fortuna Sittard (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    31 Mattijs Branderhorst (GK)
    3 Rodrigo Guth
    28 Justin Hubner
    6 Syb van Ottele
    15 Nick De Groot
    12 Ivo Pinto
    14 Sven Simons Yellow Card
    20 Edouard Michut
    7 Kristoffer Peterson
    23 Philip Brittijn
    22 Shiloh ’t Zand Yellow Card
    Fortuna Sittard Substitutes:
    Yassin Oukili, Ganni Buyukhan, Luuk Koopmans, Mohamed Ihattaren, Ole Romeny, Jasper Dahlhaus, Daley Sinkgraven, Kaylen Reitmaier, Iván Márquez, Siebe Wylin.

    EXC Excelsior (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
    14 Jan Plug
    4 Casper Widell
    12 Kasey Bos
    3 Rick Meissen
    20 Lennard Hartjes
    6 Daniel Van Vianen
    10 Noah Naujoks
    28 Nesto Groen
    8 Irakli Yegoian Yellow Card
    7 Aymen Sliti
    Excelsior Substitutes:
    Eric Da Silva Moreira, Mario Dominguez, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Guilliano Cairo, Ilano Silva Timas, Quinten Kraaivanger, Ágúst Þorsteinsson, Simon Janssen, David Garden, Celton Biai, Valentin Sulzbacher.

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