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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

Last Game: Excelsior 2-2 Ajax
Saturday, August 19 at 3.30pm in 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')
Sep 17, 2022 8pm
Gameweek 7
Sittard
1-0
Excelsior
Vita (87')
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
CPSV EindhovenPSV342941111219091
2Feyenoord34266292266684
3FC Twente34216769363369
4AZ AlkmaarAZ34198770393165
5Ajax341511874611356
6NECNijmegen341411968511753
7FC UtrechtUtrecht341311104947250
8Sparta RotterdamSparta34147135148349
9Go Ahead Eagles341210124746146
10Fortuna SittardSittard34911143756-1938
11Heerenveen34107175370-1737
12PEC Zwolle3499164567-2236
13Almere CityAlmere City34713143359-2634
14Heracles3496194174-3333
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3478193856-1829
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior34611175073-2329
RFC VolendamVolendam3447233488-5419
RVitesse3466223074-446


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