About Match
7th against 6th, but level on points: Fortuna Sittard and Excelsior both have 10. Against a league average of 1.95 goals per team per game, Fortuna Sittard run at 2 scored and 2.33 conceded, Excelsior at 2.17 and 1.17. A win would lift Fortuna Sittard to 13 points and up to 4th, overtaking Excelsior (other results unchanged).
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 4 Fortuna Sittard wins, 2 for Excelsior, 2 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The match takes place at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in Sittard (capacity 12,500).




