Fortuna Sittard
- Fortuna Sittard have won five, drawn three and lost three of their 11 home Eredivisie games this season.
- There’s just one place separating Fortuna Sittard and Excelsior Rotterdam in the standings for the Eredivisie 2025-2026 season with both clubs sitting on 26 points after 23 games and Fortuna on the edge on goal difference in 11th spot to Excelsior’s 12th.
- Their recent form has been poor with one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five Eredivisie matches, falling to a 2-1 defeat at fellow strugglers Heracles and 2-2 draw with Sparta Rotterdam before being thrashed 4-1 at the Johan Cruyff ArenA by Ajax.
- Buijs has encouraged an energetic, vertical playing style with his 4-3-3 system which is built on intense pressing, quick turnovers and overloading the flanks with wingers and forwards.
Excelsior Rotterdam
- Excelsior Rotterdam have won three, drawn three and lost five of their 11 away Eredivisie games, averaging 1.09 goals per away game.
- Ruben den Uil’s Excelsior have won one, drawn three and lost one of their last five Eredivisie matchups after a 2-0 away win over NAC Breda was followed by a 2-1 home defeat to AZ Alkmaar in midweek.
- Den Uil has implemented a pragmatic, compact approach since taking over in July 2024 with a 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 hybrid that prioritizes defensive organization, absorbing pressure in a disciplined mid-block before looking to counter-attack.
Head-to-Head
- These two sides have met four times in the Eredivisie with two wins for Excelsior, one for Fortuna and a tie.
- The visitors won the reverse fixture 1-0 four months ago, but have never won away at Fortuna before.
Fortuna Sittard
- Kaj Sierhuis is Fortuna’s most advanced player and also their main scoring threat with eight in 20 Eredivisie appearances.
- He has scored three of Fortuna’s last six Eredivisie goals.
Excelsior Rotterdam
- Noah Naujoks leads Excelsior’s scoring charts with six Eredivisie goals in 20 appearances so far.
- Miliano Jonathans has chipped in with two goals in the last five.
- Gyan de Regt has been a creative engine for the team, assisting three of Excelsior’s last six goals.
Betting Insights
- Fortuna are the favourites to win this match at 2.26 with Excelsior available at 3.0.
- We think the latter is a bit overpriced here.
- The Both Teams To Score market should appeal to the majority of bettors and it looks very alluring at 2.15.
- Fortuna have shipped 17 goals in 11 home games, but Excelsior have only scored 12 goals in their 11 Eredivisie road trips.
Prediction
- We will take the hosts to edge a close matchup here.
- We are going to take a 2-1 home victory for the hosts as the best bet in the correct score market here.
