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Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior – Lineups & Match Details

Fortuna Sittard beat Excelsior 2-1. Goals: M. Ihattaren (45' pen.), K. Sierhuis (58'), N. Naujoks (78'). Fortuna Sittard had 46% possession against Excelsior's 54%. Shots on target: 6-4.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 24

Friday, 20 February 2026

Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

ExcelsiorExcelsior

Referee: Martin Van den Kerkhof, Netherlands

Lineups

Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard5-3-2
L. Koopmans1L. KoopmansG
I. Pinto12I. PintoD
N. Kasanwirjo21N. KasanwirjoD
I. Marquez44I. MarquezD
J. Hubner28J. HubnerD
J. Dahlhaus8J. DahlhausD
D. Limnios18D. LimniosM
E. Michut20E. MichutM
L. Duijvestijn70L. DuijvestijnM
M. Ihattaren52M. IhattarenF
K. Sierhuis9K. SierhuisF

Substitutes

32N. MarsmanG
25N. MartensG
4S. AdewoyeD
6S. van OtteleD
22S. BastienM
23P. BrittijnM
46M. GbemouM
10A. HalilovicM
5Y. OukiliM
38T. SchenkhuizenM
19P. GladonF
7K. PetersonF
ExcelsiorExcelsior4-1-4-1
S. van Gassel1S. van GasselG
S. Janssen15S. JanssenD
C. Widell4C. WidellD
R. Meissen3R. MeissenD
A. Zagre12A. ZagreD
L. Schouten14L. SchoutenM
D. Sanches Fernandes30D. Sanches FernandesM
I. Yegoian23I. YegoianM
L. Hartjes20L. HartjesM
G. de Regt11G. de RegtM
N. Naujoks10N. NaujoksF

Substitutes

40T. HollaG
5S. HenderikxD
6A. CarlenM
9S. WlodarczykF
24G. CairoM
26M. JonathansF
29M. van DuinenF
33J. BergraafF

Match Events

45'P

M. Ihattaren

46'S

J. Dahlhaus

Substitution 1

46'S

D. Limnios

Substitution 2

53'Y

P. Brittijn

58'G

K. Sierhuis

Assist: L. Duijvestijn

62'Y

R. Meissen

63'S

R. Meissen

Substitution 1

75'S

G. de Regt

Substitution 2

78'G

N. Naujoks

Assist: M. van Duinen

80'S

M. Ihattaren

Substitution 3

86'S

L. Hartjes

Substitution 3

86'S

S. Janssen

Substitution 4

89'S

É. Michut

Substitution 4

89'S

L. Duijvestijn

Substitution 5

Statistics

Fortuna Sittard
46%54%
Excelsior
1.93Expected Goals (xG)1.23
16Total Shots10
6Shots on Target4
5Corners3
7Fouls15
0Offsides2
78Pass Accuracy (%)81
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Fortuna Sittard host Excelsior on Friday, 20 February 2026 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Fortuna Sittard go into the match 11th in the table; Excelsior sit 14th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Fortuna Sittard have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Excelsior have collected 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 19 Oct 2025: Fortuna Sittard 0-1 Excelsior; 3 Mar 2024: Fortuna Sittard 5-2 Excelsior; 26 Aug 2023: Fortuna Sittard 2-2 Excelsior. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Fortuna Sittard beat Excelsior 2-1. Fortuna Sittard scored through M. Ihattaren 45' (pen.), K. Sierhuis 58'. Excelsior replied with N. Naujoks 78'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 78 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Fortuna Sittard held 46% of the ball against 54% for Excelsior. Shots on target finished 6-4. Expected goals read 1.93 for Fortuna Sittard, 1.23 for Excelsior.

Verdict

The win nudges Fortuna Sittard forward and leaves Excelsior with work to do. Fortuna Sittard sat 11th and Excelsior 14th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.