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Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 33
May 21, 2023 at 1.30pm UK
 
Fortuna Sittard

Excelsior
3 - 0
Sittard

Pierie (59'), Driouech (73'), Goudmijn (85')
Azarkan (49')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Embalo (55'), Cox (58')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between SBV Excelsior and Fortuna Sittard, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Heerenveen 0-0 Excelsior
Saturday, May 13 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: PSV 2-1 Sittard
Sunday, May 14 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: SBV Excelsior 1-0 Fortuna Sittard

Excelsior have been defensively solid of late, and we can see them coming away from this weekend's affair with another clean sheet. That said, we can also see the hosts edging out the away side here, all but confirming their place in the Eredivisie next season. 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 47.23%. A win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 29.01% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.54%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Fortuna Sittard win was 1-2 (7.09%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that SBV Excelsior would win this match.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawFortuna Sittard
47.23% (0.012999999999998 0.01) 23.76% (-0.0069999999999979 -0.01) 29.01% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Both teams to score 59.29% (0.014999999999993 0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.56% (0.022000000000006 0.02)42.43% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.16% (0.022999999999996 0.02)64.84% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.84% (0.01400000000001 0.01)18.16% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.86% (0.022999999999996 0.02)49.14% (-0.026000000000003 -0.03)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.44% (0.0069999999999908 0.01)27.56% (-0.0079999999999991 -0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.92% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)63.07% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 47.23%
    Fortuna Sittard 29.01%
    Draw 23.75%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawFortuna Sittard
2-1 @ 9.39% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 8.54% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
2-0 @ 7.28% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-1 @ 5.34% (0.0030000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 4.14% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-2 @ 3.44% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-1 @ 2.28% (0.0019999999999998 0)
4-0 @ 1.77% (0.002 0)
4-2 @ 1.47% (0.002 0)
Other @ 3.6%
Total : 47.23%
1-1 @ 11%
2-2 @ 6.05% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-0 @ 5% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-3 @ 1.48% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.75%
1-2 @ 7.09% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-1 @ 6.45% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 4.16% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 3.05%
2-3 @ 2.6% (0.0010000000000003 0)
0-3 @ 1.79% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.89%
Total : 29.01%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Sittard

SBV Excelsior
Draw
Fortuna Sittard
SBV Excelsior
77.8%
Draw
0.0%
Fortuna Sittard
22.2%
9
Head to Head
Sep 17, 2022 8pm
gameweek 7
Sittard
1-0
Excelsior
Vita (87')

Ayoub (47')
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
1Ajax28224260213970
2PSV EindhovenPSV28194581334861
3Feyenoord28168462323056
4FC UtrechtUtrecht2815855041953
5FC Twente28138754401447
6AZ AlkmaarAZ28137847321546
7Go Ahead Eagles2813695145645
8Heerenveen2897123549-1434
9NECNijmegen2996144243-133
10Fortuna SittardSittard2896133347-1433
11Heracles28711103548-1332
12Groningen2888122741-1432
13Sparta RotterdamSparta28710113035-531
14PEC Zwolle2879123443-930
15NAC BredaNAC Breda2886143048-1830
16Willem II2866162947-1824
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2947183558-2319
18Almere CityAlmere City2847172052-3219


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