Eredivisie 26/27 · 25 Oct 2026

Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Excelsior

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot saw it as open: Fortuna Sittard 40%, the draw 27%, Excelsior 33%.

Fortuna Sittard won a close one on the chances: 0.7 xG to 0.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Stijn van Gassel, 51.3 in 90′.

Well below it: Noah Naujoks −20.6, Syb Van Ottele −15.6, Rodrigo Guth −11.1.

Each side's last five results before this match.

18 Oct 2026	D 2–2	at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
10 Oct 2026	D 1–1	v FC Twente Eredivisie
19 Sep 2026	W 1–0	at Willem II Tilburg Eredivisie
12 Sep 2026	L 1–5	v AFC Ajax Eredivisie
6 Sep 2026	W 3–2	at ADO Den Haag Eredivisie

20 Feb 2026	Fortuna Sittard 2–1 Excelsior Eredivisie
19 Oct 2025	Excelsior 1–0 Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Mohamed Ihattaren Midfielder	8	0	1	–	56.2	–
Mattijs Branderhorst Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.4	−4.4
Justin Hubner Defender	90	0	0	0.17	44.0	+3.5
Shiloh 't Zand Midfielder	90	0	0	–	41.2	+1.1
Rodrigo Guth Defender	90	1	0	0.48	40.4	−11.1
Ole Romeny Forward	45	0	0	0.03	39.8	−1.8
Édouard Michut Midfielder	86	0	0	0.06	36.8	−7.6
Daley Sinkgraven Defender	24	0	0	–	36.0	–
Nick de Groot Defender	66	0	0	–	35.0	–
Iván Márquez Defender	4	0	0	–	32.2	–
Philip Brittijn Midfielder	82	0	0	–	32.2	−9.2
Kristoffer Peterson Midfielder	66	0	0	–	28.5	−8.1
Syb Van Ottele Defender	90	0	0	–	27.9	−15.6
Ivo Pinto Defender	90	0	0	–	27.7	−10.3
Sven Simons Midfielder	45	0	0	–	26.7	–
Jasper Dahlhaus Defender	24	0	0	–	15.9	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper	90	–	51.3	+1.8
Lennard Hartjes Midfielder	90	–	43.7	+3.2
Aymen Sliti Forward	76	0.10	41.0	−3.8
Jan Plug Defender	90	–	40.9	−2.8
Casper Widell Defender	90	0.06	40.8	−6.9
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder	90	0.14	40.7	−3.0
Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson Midfielder	45	–	39.1	+2.3
Daniel van Vianen Midfielder	90	–	39.1	−0.8
David Garden Forward	34	–	36.6	–
Rick Meissen Defender	90	0.07	34.5	−4.7
Nesto Groen Forward	56	0.03	32.1	–
Kasey Bos Defender	76	–	30.4	−4.8
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Forward	14	–	26.9	–
Noah Naujoks Midfielder	45	–	23.3	−20.6
Simon Janssen Defender	14	–	21.5	–