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Fortuna Sittard
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Heerenveen
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NEC
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Willem II
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

SBV Excelsior

All competitions
Last Game: Excelsior 2-2 Ajax
Saturday, August 19 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

Fortuna Sittard

All competitions
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')
> Preview
Sep 17, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 7
Sittard
1-0
Excelsior
Vita (87')
> Preview
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306
> Eredivisie Full Table


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