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Excelsior v Fortuna Sittard : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Oct, 13:30 BST, Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam

the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion masses welcome Fortuna Sittard's fans on Sunday afternoon, as Ruben den Uil's Excelsior clash with Danny Buijs's troops in the Eredivisie. All of the key statistics for the tie, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make a smart bet.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We predict there's very little chance of a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Excelsior and Fortuna will score a minimum of a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a prediction based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as their historic head-to-heads. We give it a probability of 78%. Bookies have it at 1.18.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Excelsior are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Excelsior
40%
2.25
10%
2.25
5%
Draw
25%
3.40
9%
3.60
3%
Fortuna
35%
3.203.00
6%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.50
13%
6.50
Excelsior 1-0
9%
9.50
17%
8.00
Excelsior 2-1
9%
9.00
6%
8.00
Fortuna 1-0
8%
12.00
20%
9.50
5%
Fortuna 2-1
8%
12.00
8%
9.50
Excelsior 2-0
6%
12.00
8%
10.00
10%
Draw 0-0
6%
12.00
32%
10.00
Draw 2-2
6%
12.00
9%
11.00
Fortuna 2-0
6%
17.00
11%
13.00
13%
Excelsior 3-1
4%
17.00
13%
13.00
Fortuna 3-1
4%
23.00
10%
17.00
Excelsior 3-0
3%
21.0017.00
13%
Excelsior 3-2
3%
23.00
21%
19.00
Fortuna 3-2
3%
29.00
26%
21.00
Fortuna 3-0
3%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
1.75
15%
1.73
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
2.05
17%
2.00
2%
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.80
4%
1.80
5%
Away 1st Goal
48%
2.102.15
5%
No 1st Goal
3%
12.00
32%
10.00
BTTS - Yes
57%
1.62
9%
1.65
1%
BTTS - No
43%
2.20
14%
2.15
BTTS - Home Win
20%
4.00
18%
3.90
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.00
8%
4.33
BTTS - Away Win
18%
5.50
16%
5.00
4%
Home/draw
65%
1.361.36
4%
Away/draw
60%
1.62
8%
1.65
5%
Home/away
75%
1.30
4%
1.29
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1.22
7%
1.25
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
4.00
27%
3.75
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
2.75
25%
2.75
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1.40
14%
1.40
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
5.50
47%
5.00
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1.14
9%
1.14
2%
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
11.00
57%
9.50
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1.05
5%
1.04
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1.04
2%
1.04
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
13.00
32%
10.00
Home DNB
57%
1.62
3%
1.62
5%
Away DNB
53%
2.20
2%
2.20
7%
Excelsior win to nil
20%
4.33
4%
-
Fortuna win to nil
17%
6.00
14%
-
Excelsior / Excelsior
23%
3.60
6%
3.40
8%
Excelsior / Fortuna
3%
26.00
13%
21.00
Excelsior / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Excelsior
14%
6.005.25
5%
Draw / Fortuna
12%
7.00
7%
6.50
7%
Draw / Draw
15%
5.50
8%
5.25
5%
Fortuna / Excelsior
4%
23.00
10%
19.00
Fortuna / Fortuna
17%
4.754.60
6%
Fortuna / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Excelsior have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn zero and won 2. Excelsior have conceded 17 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Excelsior have played 4 games at home, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 3 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Fortuna lay in 9th place on 13 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 8 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Fortuna have conceded 5 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Fortuna have played 4 away games, winning 1, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Excelsior
Fortuna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV97111522 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 10
Jan 17
Oct 31
2
Feyenoord87101222 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 14
May 2
l
 
2-0A
3
AZ Alkmaar9531718 
Feb 14
Dec 14
Dec 21
Apr 4
4
Ajax9441516 
Feb 1
Nov 22
Dec 6
Feb 14
5
Groningen8503315 
Dec 5
May 2
Oct 25
Jan 25
6
NEC9423814 
Apr 4
l
 
5-0A
w
 
3-2F
Feb 28
7
Twente9423314 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
Mar 21
l
 
3-2A
8
Utrecht9414713 
Apr 23
l
 
4-1A
w
 
1-0F
May 17
9
Fortuna8413113 
Oct 19
Feb 21
-
-
10
GA Eagles9243-110 
Feb 28
Oct 26
d
 
2-2A
Jan 11
11
S.Rotterdam8314-1110 
l
 
0-1A
May 17
Feb 7
Nov 22
12
Heerenveen8233-19 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
Nov 8
Apr 23
13
NAC9225-68 
Nov 29
Feb 7
Apr 11
l
 
2-1A
14
PEC Zwolle9225-88 
Dec 20
Apr 11
May 10
Dec 13
15
Telstar8215-57 
Jan 16
Nov 1
Mar 7
w
 
1-3F
16
FC Volendam9144-67 
May 10
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
17
Excelsior8206-106 
-
-
Feb 21
Oct 19
18
Heracles8107-133 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Nov 29
Feb 1
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Excelsior 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Excelsior1 - 2PSV
Excelsior0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Excelsior1 - 0Twente
Excelsior1 - 2Feyenoord
Excelsior4 - 0Heracles
Excelsior0 - 3NEC
Excelsior4 - 0FC Volendam
Excelsior0 - 2PSV
Excelsior1 - 1Waalwijk
Excelsior1 - 2Vitesse
Excelsior0 - 3Twente
Excelsior1 - 1Utrecht
Excelsior3 - 0Heerenveen
Excelsior1 - 1GA Eagles
Excelsior2 - 4Feyenoord
Excelsior1 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Excelsior2 - 4PEC Zwolle
Excelsior2 - 1S.Rotterdam
Excelsior0 - 0Almere City
Excelsior2 - 2Fortuna
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExcelsior1 - 2Heerenveen
HExcelsior1 - 2PSV
AExcelsior2 - 1FC Volendam
HExcelsior0 - 1S.Rotterdam
HExcelsior1 - 0Twente
AExcelsior1 - 4Utrecht
HExcelsior1 - 2Feyenoord
AExcelsior0 - 5NEC
AExcelsior0 - 4Feyenoord
HExcelsior4 - 0Heracles
HExcelsior0 - 3NEC
AExcelsior2 - 2Ajax
HExcelsior4 - 0FC Volendam
AExcelsior1 - 2PEC Zwolle
HExcelsior0 - 2PSV
AExcelsior0 - 3GA Eagles
HExcelsior1 - 1Waalwijk
AExcelsior0 - 4AZ Alkmaar
AExcelsior2 - 5Fortuna
HExcelsior1 - 2Vitesse
Fortuna 9TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Twente3 - 2Fortuna
Feyenoord2 - 0Fortuna
Telstar1 - 3Fortuna
NAC2 - 1Fortuna
Almere City1 - 1Fortuna
PSV4 - 1Fortuna
Twente1 - 1Fortuna
Groningen1 - 0Fortuna
Waalwijk1 - 2Fortuna
AZ Alkmaar1 - 0Fortuna
Heerenveen2 - 2Fortuna
NEC4 - 1Fortuna
Utrecht2 - 5Fortuna
Heracles2 - 2Fortuna
Feyenoord1 - 1Fortuna
PEC Zwolle3 - 1Fortuna
Willem II0 - 0Fortuna
S.Rotterdam1 - 1Fortuna
Ajax5 - 0Fortuna
NAC1 - 0Fortuna
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HFortuna1 - 0FC Volendam
AFortuna2 - 3Twente
HFortuna1 - 0Utrecht
AFortuna0 - 2Feyenoord
AFortuna3 - 1Telstar
HFortuna3 - 2NEC
AFortuna1 - 2NAC
HFortuna2 - 2GA Eagles
HFortuna0 - 0Utrecht
AFortuna1 - 1Almere City
HFortuna1 - 0NAC
AFortuna1 - 4PSV
HFortuna1 - 0Willem II
HFortuna0 - 2Feyenoord
AFortuna1 - 1Twente
HFortuna0 - 3S.Rotterdam
AFortuna0 - 1Groningen
HFortuna1 - 0Heracles
AFortuna2 - 1Waalwijk
AFortuna0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Excelsior since 2018
Excelsior
Fortuna
Goals: Scored
6
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
EXC
1
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
Draw2 - 2Draw
Excelsior3 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Fortuna since 2019
Fortuna
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
10
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
2 / 3
Clean sheets
1 / 3
0 / 3
FOR
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Fortuna
Fortuna5 - 2
Fortuna1 - 0
Fortuna4 - 1
Goal Statistics
Excelsior 17th Fortuna 9th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Excelsior will score 1 or more goals
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Fortuna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Excelsior’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+8
Fortuna’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Excelsior
PG (predicted goals)
Fortuna
1.5
1.4
Attack rating
EXC
FOR
27%
better
view stats
Games scored6
7
Failed to score2
1
Scored first5
4
Goals scored7
13
Avg. goals scored0.9
1.6
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal9
5
Conversion rate for11
19
Avg. XG for1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+27%
Defence rating
EXC
FOR
16%
better
view stats
Games conceded7
6
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first3
4
Goals conceded17
12
Avg. goals conceded2.1
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded13
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
15%
Avg. XG against2.1
1.6
KickOff rating
+16%

Excelsior v Fortuna Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8213
C WidellS WlodarczykR MeissenA Carlén
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Meissen DEF81
-
I Bronkhorst DEF8
1
-
C Widell DEF8
-
A Carlén MID81
3
-
G Regt FWD81
2
-
D Fernandes FWD81
-
A Zagre DEF7
1
1
N Naujoks MID7
1
-
M Duinen FWD71
1
-
S Gassel GLK6
-
I Yegoian MID61
-
S Wlodarczyk FWD62
-
S. Hendrikx DEF4
1
C. Nadje MID4
1
-
S Mitrovic FWD4
-
D. Yun FWD41
-
J. Armantrading FWD4
1
-
N. Martens DEF31
-
S. Middendorp MID3
-
Z. Booth FWD3
-
C Raatsie GLK2
-
S Janssen DEF2
-
L Schouten DEF21
-
T. Holla GLK1
-
N. Groen FWD1
-
Fortuna Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8323
M BranderhorstM IhattarenD Limnios J Dahlhaus
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Branderhorst GLK8
2
-
I Márquez DEF8
2
-
J Dahlhaus DEF81
3
-
P. Brittijn MID821
2
-
R Fosso MID8
-
L. Tunjic MID82
-
D Limnios  FWD82
1
-
K Peterson FWD81
1
-
S Adewoye DEF7
-
J Lonwijk MID72
-
P Gladon FWD722
1
-
M. Aiko FWD722
1
-
I Pinto DEF6
-
M Ihattaren MID631
-
H Mendes DEF5
-
Édouard Michut MID5
2
-
K Sierhuis FWD5
-
J. Hubner DEF4
2
-
M. Kerkez DEF2
-
T. Schenkhuizen MID1
-