GolVolt — Excelsior vs Fortuna Sittard: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Excelsior without a win in 6 matches

DLDLLL

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 4 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.

Defence

Excelsior concede 2.8 goals per match

Excelsior2.8 Fortuna Sittard1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Fortuna Sittard concede 1.6.

Streak

Fortuna Sittard have scored in 7 matches in a row

WWLWDDW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 12 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 October: Fortuna Sittard – Excelsior 1:0

LWW

Player in form

Mohamed Ihattaren: 2 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals2

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Irakli Yegoian

Excelsior · forward

3goals 5assists 7.41avg rating

Last match, Fortuna Sittard: rating 7.0.

Mohamed Ihattaren

Fortuna Sittard · midfielder

3goals 4assists 7.13avg rating

Last match, Excelsior: 1 assist, rating 7.2.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Excelsior at home and Fortuna Sittard away, as in this match.

Excelsior

at home · 10

2W1D7L1.3scored per match1.8conceded per match

Fortuna Sittard

away · 10

5W2D3L1.7scored per match1.7conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 25 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie Fortuna Sittard 1:0 Excelsior Guth 90+1'. Fortuna Sittard: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

1wins

0 draws1.7 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 3

2wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Excelsior (4-3-3, last: Fortuna Sittard) · Fortuna Sittard (5-4-1, last: Excelsior).

Official around 19:00, Fri 22 Jan

SGvan Gassel KBBos JPPlug CWWidell RMMeissen DVvan Vianen LHHartjes NNNaujoks IYYegoian NGGroen ASSliti MBBranderhorst IPPinto SOvan Ottele RGGuth JHHubner NGde Groot PBBrittijn EMMichut SSSimons KPPeterson SZZand

ExcelsiorFortuna Sittard

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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