Fortuna Sittard vs Excelsior Predictions & Live Stream – High-Scoring Clash in the Eredivisie
Sunday’s match between Fortuna and Excelsior in Sittard is set to continue a goal-rich tradition, with six of their last seven encounters featuring both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals. The article’s top prediction is for this trend to persist, while also highlighting Fortuna’s Anthony Descotte as a strong candidate for scoring anytime during the match.
- Both sides have been involved in plenty of high-scoring affairs recently
- We are predicting both teams to score and match to end 3+ goals
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All four Excelsior's road games offered goals and entertainment, and I suspect this is going to be the case on Sunday as well. Fortuna Sittard also average high number of goals, so BTTS & over 2.5 is the best bet.
- Key Stats
- Visitors Lead H2H
- Mixed Home Results for Fortuna
- Excelsior Sitting in the Middle
- Team News & Predicted Lineups
Key Stats
- Fortuna Sittard have seen BTTS in 15 of their last 16 home matches.
- Fortuna Sittard have seen BTTS & over 2.5 goals in 6 of their last 7 home matches against Excelsior.
- Fortuna Sittard’s Anthony Descotte has scored 4 goals in his last 3 matches.
- Excelsior have seen over 3.5 goals in 4 of their last 5 matches.
Visitors Lead H2H
These sides have battled 49 times so far, and Excelsior have a 22-13 advantage in terms of victories, while 14 meetings ended without a winner.
Mixed Home Results for Fortuna
Fortuna Sittard have a solid start to the new Eredivisie season, accumulating 15 points in nine matches and currently sit in 6th place, averaging more than 3.50 goals per encounter.
They returned from the international break with a 1-1 home draw against heavy favorites Twente, Anthony Descotte finding the net early. Fortuna ended this clash with 0.85-1.15 expected goals and 5-6 shots on target.
Danny Buijs' side carried the underdog role last weekend against NEC Nijmegen as well, but returned home with a 2-2 draw, Descotte scoring a brace here. The Sittard side could have easily lost this one, allowing 2.86 xG, 74% possession and 24 shots to the opposition.
Excelsior Sitting in the Middle
Excelsior have 11 points on their account after nine rounds, but a majority of these were earned on the road (eight points in five games).
They were victorious on their first two trips this season, beating Cambuur 4-0 and Willem II 3-0, followed by back to back draws against NEC Nijmegen 2-2 and Ajax 2-2.
This unbeaten run came to an end last weekend, suffering a heavy 4-0 loss to Heerenveen. Excelsior were completely outplayed here, ending the clash with 0.66-2.72 expected goals, and 1-7 shots on target.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Fortuna Sittard (4-2-3-1) Mattijs Branderhorst; Ivo Pinto, Rodrigo Guth, Syb van Ottele, Justin Hubner; Philip Brittijn, Edouard Michut; Shiloh 't Zand, Mohamed Ihattaren, Anthony Descotte; Lequincio Zeefuik
Fortuna Sittard enter the fixture managing several defensive and midfield injuries, as Ivan Marquez, Moussa Gbemou, Yassin Oukili, and Jasper Dahlhaus remain sidelined.
Fortuna Sittard enter the fixture managing several defensive and midfield injuries, as Ivan Marquez, Moussa Gbemou, Yassin Oukili, and Jasper Dahlhaus remain sidelined.
Excelsior (4-3-3) Stijn van Gassel; Eric da Silva Moreira, Casper Widell, Jan Plug, Simon Janssen; Rick Meissen, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian; Aymen Sliti, David Garden, Agust Orri Thorsteinsson
Forward Nastro Groen is the only absentee for the visitors, recovering from a muscle injury.
Forward Nastro Groen is the only absentee for the visitors, recovering from a muscle injury.
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Verdict
Duels between Fortuna and Excelsior in Sittard traditionally offer a lot of goals, six of the last seven games ending with BTTS & over 2.5 goals. This is my top prediction for Sunday as well, while home striker Anthony Descotte is also worth backing to score anytime.
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