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Fortuna Sittard
FT
1–0
25 Oct 2026
Excelsior
Europa League Sun 25 Oct, 11:15London Fortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard

Timeline

  1. 41' Sven Simons Yellow Card
  2. 45' Ágúst Þorsteinsson for Noah Naujoks
  3. 45' Ole Romeny for Sven Simons
  4. 56' David Garden for Nesto Groen
  5. 58' Shiloh ’t Zand Yellow Card
  6. 66' Jasper Dahlhaus for Nick De Groot
  7. 66' Daley Sinkgraven for Kristoffer Peterson
  8. 68' Irakli Yegoian Yellow Card
  9. 76' Alireza Jahanbakhsh for Aymen Sliti
  10. 76' Simon Janssen for Kasey Bos
  11. 82' Mohamed Ihattaren for Philip Brittijn
  12. 86' Iván Márquez for Edouard Michut
  13. 90'+1' Rodrigo Guth assist Mohamed Ihattaren

Match stats

42.8% Possession 57.2%
7 Shots 6
5 On target 2
14 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Saves 3
310 Accurate passes 458

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard 5-4-1
31 Branderhorst
15 De Groot 28 Hubner 3 Guth 6 van Ottele 12 Pinto
7 Peterson 14 Simons 20 Michut 23 Brittijn
22 Zand
Excelsior 4-3-3
1 van Gassel
12 Bos 14 Plug 4 Widell 3 Meissen
6 Van Vianen 20 Hartjes 10 Naujoks
8 Yegoian 28 Groen 7 Sliti
Fortuna Sittard 5-4-1
  1. 31 Mattijs Branderhorst G
  2. 3 Rodrigo Guth CD
  3. 28 Justin Hubner CD-L
  4. 6 Syb van Ottele CD-R
  5. 15 Nick De Groot ▼ LB
  6. 12 Ivo Pinto RB
  7. 14 Sven Simons ▼ CM-L
  8. 20 Edouard Michut ▼ CM-R
  9. 7 Kristoffer Peterson ▼ LM
  10. 23 Philip Brittijn ▼ RM
  11. 22 Shiloh ’t Zand F

Came on

  1. 52 Mohamed Ihattaren ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Ole Romeny ▲ SUB
  3. 8 Jasper Dahlhaus ▲ SUB
  4. 24 Daley Sinkgraven ▲ SUB
  5. 4 Iván Márquez ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 5 Yassin Oukili SUB
  2. 39 Ganni Buyukhan SUB
  3. 1 Luuk Koopmans SUB
  4. 33 Kaylen Reitmaier SUB
  5. 2 Siebe Wylin SUB
Excelsior 4-3-3
  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel G
  2. 14 Jan Plug CD-L
  3. 4 Casper Widell CD-R
  4. 12 Kasey Bos ▼ LB
  5. 3 Rick Meissen RB
  6. 20 Lennard Hartjes CM
  7. 6 Daniel Van Vianen LM
  8. 10 Noah Naujoks ▼ RM
  9. 28 Nesto Groen ▼ F
  10. 8 Irakli Yegoian LF
  11. 7 Aymen Sliti ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh ▲ SUB
  2. 30 Ágúst Þorsteinsson ▲ SUB
  3. 15 Simon Janssen ▲ SUB
  4. 19 David Garden ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 2 Eric Da Silva Moreira SUB
  2. 9 Mario Dominguez SUB
  3. 24 Guilliano Cairo SUB
  4. 21 Ilano Silva Timas SUB
  5. 34 Quinten Kraaivanger SUB
  6. 16 Celton Biai SUB
  7. 18 Valentin Sulzbacher SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0.
  2. 90'+3' Second Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0.
  3. 90'+2' Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 90'+2' Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard).
  5. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  6. 90'+1' Goal! Fortuna Sittard 1, Excelsior 0. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren with a cross following a corner.
  7. 90' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  8. 90' Attempt saved. Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren.
  9. 87' Offside, Excelsior. David Garden is caught offside.
  10. 87' Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 87' Foul by Daley Sinkgraven (Fortuna Sittard).
  12. 87' Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90 earlier entries
  1. 87' Foul by Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard).
  2. 86' Attempt missed. Rodrigo Guth (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  3. 86' Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Iván Márquez replaces Édouard Michut.
  4. 85' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
  5. 85' Foul by Simon Janssen (Excelsior).
  6. 85' Mohamed Ihattaren (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  7. 82' Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Mohamed Ihattaren replaces Philip Brittijn.
  8. 81' Foul by Jan Plug (Excelsior).
  9. 81' Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  10. 81' Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).
  11. 81' Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 79' Casper Widell (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 79' Foul by Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard).
  14. 78' David Garden (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 78' Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
  16. 78' Attempt blocked. Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand with a cross.
  17. 77' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Rick Meissen.
  18. 76' Substitution, Excelsior. Simon Janssen replaces Kasey Bos.
  19. 76' Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.
  20. 76' Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  21. 76' Foul by Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard).
  22. 69' Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
  23. 69' Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  24. 68' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  25. 68' Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  26. 68' Daley Sinkgraven (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. 66' Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Daley Sinkgraven replaces Kristoffer Peterson.
  28. 66' Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Jasper Dahlhaus replaces Nick de Groot.
  29. 66' Attempt missed. Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shiloh 't Zand with a cross following a corner.
  30. 65' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Kasey Bos.
  31. 62' Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).
  32. 62' Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  33. 60' Attempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aymen Sliti with a cross following a corner.
  34. 60' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Nick de Groot.
  35. 59' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  36. 59' Foul by Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard).
  37. 58' Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  38. 58' Kasey Bos (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  39. 58' Foul by Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard).
  40. 56' Substitution, Excelsior. David Garden replaces Nesto Groen.
  41. 56' Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  42. 56' Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 53' Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Ole Romeny is caught offside.
  44. 51' Foul by Nesto Groen (Excelsior).
  45. 51' Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  46. 50' Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stijn van Gassel.
  47. 49' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mattijs Branderhorst.
  48. 49' Attempt saved. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  49. 46' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Jan Plug.
  50. 45' Substitution, Excelsior. Ágúst Thorsteinsson replaces Noah Naujoks.
  51. 45' Second Half begins Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0.
  52. 45' Substitution, Fortuna Sittard. Ole Romeny replaces Sven Simons.
  53. 45' First Half ends, Fortuna Sittard 0, Excelsior 0.
  54. 45' Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  55. 45' Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  56. 45' Foul by Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard).
  57. 42' Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  58. 41' Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  59. 41' Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  60. 41' Foul by Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard).
  61. 39' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Justin Hubner.
  62. 34' Foul by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).
  63. 34' Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  64. 33' Attempt saved. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Syb van Ottele.
  65. 32' Attempt saved. Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Kristoffer Peterson.
  66. 31' Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  67. 31' Foul by Nick de Groot (Fortuna Sittard).
  68. 31' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  69. 30' Offside, Fortuna Sittard. Shiloh 't Zand is caught offside.
  70. 26' Kasey Bos (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 26' Foul by Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard).
  72. 22' Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  73. 22' Philip Brittijn (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  74. 20' Foul by Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  75. 20' Sven Simons (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  76. 19' Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  77. 19' Foul by Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard).
  78. 18' Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 18' Foul by Nick de Groot (Fortuna Sittard).
  80. 16' Attempt saved. Nesto Groen (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mattijs Branderhorst (Fortuna Sittard). Assisted by Irakli Yegoian.
  81. 9' Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aymen Sliti with a cross following a corner.
  82. 9' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Ivo Pinto.
  83. 6' Corner, Fortuna Sittard. Conceded by Jan Plug.
  84. 5' Foul by Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior).
  85. 5' Shiloh 't Zand (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  86. 5' Offside, Excelsior. Irakli Yegoian is caught offside.
  87. 2' Foul by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).
  88. 2' Syb van Ottele (Fortuna Sittard) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  89. First Half begins.
  90. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Fortuna Sittard D D W W L

  • L Ajax 5-1 Eredivisie
  • W at Willem II 1-0 Eredivisie
  • W at Genk 2-1 Club Friendly
  • D FC Twente 1-1 Eredivisie
  • D at NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Eredivisie

Excelsior L L D L D

  • D at NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Eredivisie
  • L FC Utrecht 2-1 Eredivisie
  • D at Ajax 2-2 Eredivisie
  • L FC Groningen 5-1 Eredivisie
  • L at SC Heerenveen 4-0 Eredivisie

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 20 Feb 2026 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 Excelsior 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 19 Oct 2025 Excelsior 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 3 Mar 2024 Fortuna Sittard 5–2 Excelsior 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 26 Aug 2023 Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 2023-24 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 21 May 2023 Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie