Eredivisie · 2025Fortuna Sittard Stadion

Fortuna Sittard 2–1 Excelsior · Eredivisie

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Fortuna Sittard won 2–1.

Shots
1610
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.931.23
Possession
46%54%

Full time

What the match recorded

Fortuna Sittard beat Excelsior 2–1. Recorded in this match (Fortuna Sittard – Excelsior): shots 16–10, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.93–1.23, possession 46%–54%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Fortuna Sittard have a visible home split

moderate

Fortuna Sittard's home-only shot average is above their full-season average.

15.3 shots/match ▲ShotsHome only · Season12.8 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: home

MetricHome onlySeasonBaseline
Shots15.3 shots/match12.8 shots/match14 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

Both teams have elevated fouls records

moderate

Each team's season fouls average is above the competition baseline.

13.2 fouls/matchFoulsFortuna Sittard · Excelsior12.8 fouls/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricFortuna SittardExcelsiorBaseline
Fouls13.2 fouls/match12.8 fouls/match11 fouls/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots10 shotsFortuna Sittard 16 shots, Excelsior 10 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsFortuna Sittard 6 shots, Excelsior 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.93 xG1.23 xGFortuna Sittard 1.93 xG, Excelsior 1.23 xG
  • Possession46%54%Fortuna Sittard 46%, Excelsior 54%
  • Corners5 corners3 cornersFortuna Sittard 5 corners, Excelsior 3 corners
  • Fouls7 fouls15 foulsFortuna Sittard 7 fouls, Excelsior 15 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Édouard Michut · Fortuna Sittard · 81′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedSimon Janssen · Excelsior · 43′ · 0.02 xG · on targetMohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 46′ · 0.02 xG · on targetKaj Sierhuis · Fortuna Sittard · 90′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedMohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 4′ · 0.03 xG · on targetLance Duijvestijn · Fortuna Sittard · 17′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedYassin Oukili · Fortuna Sittard · 81′ · 0.03 xG · on targetKaj Sierhuis · Fortuna Sittard · 37′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 77′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedÉdouard Michut · Fortuna Sittard · 83′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedJasper Dahlhaus · Fortuna Sittard · 3′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 71′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedJasper Dahlhaus · Fortuna Sittard · 6′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedGyan de Regt · Excelsior · 8′ · 0.07 xG · on targetKaj Sierhuis · Fortuna Sittard · 28′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedKristoffer Peterson · Fortuna Sittard · 74′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 76′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedDerensili Sanches Fernandes · Excelsior · 26′ · 0.09 xG · off target or blockedDimitris Limnios · Fortuna Sittard · 45′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 53′ · 0.10 xG · off target or blockedDerensili Sanches Fernandes · Excelsior · 19′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedKaj Sierhuis · Fortuna Sittard · 58′ · 0.19 xG · goalNoah Naujoks · Excelsior · 78′ · 0.22 xG · goalKristoffer Peterson · Fortuna Sittard · 46′ · 0.35 xG · on targetLennard Hartjes · Excelsior · 53′ · 0.51 xG · on targetMohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 45′ · 0.82 xG · goal
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Fortuna Sittard: 16 shots, 6 on target, 1.94 xG. Excelsior: 10 shots, 4 on target, 1.29 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

0120′HT90′Mohamed Ihattaren · Fortuna Sittard · 45′Kaj Sierhuis · Fortuna Sittard · 58′Noah Naujoks · Excelsior · 78′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fortuna Sittard 1.94 xG · Excelsior 1.29 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Fortuna Sittard
1Draws
2Excelsior
Excelsior — Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie1–0
Fortuna Sittard — Excelsior · Eredivisie5–2
Excelsior — Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie2–2
Excelsior — Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie3–0
Fortuna Sittard — Excelsior · Eredivisie1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Fortuna Sittard favored in 5 of 11 directional metrics · Excelsior in 3 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Fortuna Sittard24 matchesExcelsior24 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored24/241.08 goals/match
1.79 goals/matchGoals allowed24/241.71 goals/match
1.13 xG/matchExpected goals24/24▲ 1.22 xG/match
12.8 shots/match ▲Shots24/2411.4 shots/match
4.46 shots/match ▲Shots on target24/243.96 shots/match
45.4%Possession24/24● 45.6%
4.38 corners/match ●Corners24/244.13 corners/match
13.2 fouls/matchFouls24/2412.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples24 / 24home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 23:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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