Highlights

78'

N. Naujoks (assist M. van Duinen)

62'

R. Meissen (Foul)

58'

K. Sierhuis (assist L. Duijvestijn)

53'

P. Brittijn (Foul)

HT 1 - 0

45+5'

M. Ihattaren (on penalty)

45+3'

D. Limnios (VAR - decision : Penalty)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

89'

S. Adewoye (É. Michut - injury)

89'

P. Gladon (L. Duijvestijn - tactical)

86'

S. Włodarczyk (L. Hartjes - tactical)

86'

J. Bergraaf (S. Janssen - tactical)

79'

Y. Oukili (M. Ihattaren - tactical)

75'

M. Jonathans (G. de Regt - tactical)

63'

M. van Duinen (R. Meissen - tactical)

46'

K. Peterson (D. Limnios - tactical)

46'

P. Brittijn (J. Dahlhaus - tactical)

Player of the match

Neraysho Meritchio Kasanwirjo # 21 - Defender

Duel won 9/10 (90%)
Accurate passes 54/63 (85.71%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	11	Fortuna	29	24	8	5	11
	13	Excelsior	26	24	7	5	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
9	K. Sierhuis	9
16	N. Naujoks	7
27	M. Ihattaren	5
40	J. Lonwijk	4

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

5-3-2

4-1-4-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Ihattaren

K. Sierhuis 1
L. Hartjes 1

Shots off target

N. Naujoks

J. Dahlhaus 2
K. Sierhuis 2

Big chance created

M. van Duinen

L. Duijvestijn 1
K. Sierhuis 1

Successful contests

A. Zagré

É. Michut 3
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

É. Michut

N. Kasanwirjo 3
K. Peterson 2

Dispossessed

L. Duijvestijn

D. Sanches Fernandes 3
N. Naujoks 2

Touches

A. Zagré

N. Kasanwirjo 85
É. Michut 73

Duel won

É. Michut

N. Kasanwirjo 9
J. Hubner 8

Duel lost

N. Naujoks

K. Sierhuis 8
J. Hubner 6

Interceptions

I. Yegoian

J. Hubner 2
R. Meissen 2

Challenge lost

L. Duijvestijn

D. Limnios 2
Ivo Pinto 1

Tackles

J. Hubner

É. Michut 3
L. Hartjes 3

Aerial duels won

C. Widell

N. Kasanwirjo 4
N. Naujoks 2

Aerial duels lost

K. Sierhuis

N. Naujoks 6
J. Hubner 4

Fouls

N. Naujoks

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
J. Hubner 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

L. Koopmans 3

Passes

A. Zagré

N. Kasanwirjo 63
L. Schouten 58

Accurate passes

A. Zagré

N. Kasanwirjo 54
L. Schouten 49

Accurate crosses

G. de Regt

S. van Gassel 1
D. Limnios 1

Current form

Stats

L D L W L

L W D D D

Last matches

Stats & bet

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26/08/23

21/05/23

17/09/22

Referees

Martin van den Kerkhof main referee

2.4

0.1

Average card count per match for 10 matches arbitrated
Joost van Zuilen VAR referee
Ingmar Oostrom VAR assistant referee
Robin Hensgens fourth referee
Mario Diks assistant referee
Richard Brondijk assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Fortuna Sittard

Neraysho Meritchio Kasanwirjo Knee injury

Mohamed Ihattaren Unknown

Syb van Ottele Unknown

Mattijs Branderhorst Muscle Injury

Shawn Adewoye Unknown

Iván Márquez Álvarez Unknown

Daley Sinkgraven Hamstring

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Ilias Bronkhorst Suspended : Yellow card accumulation

Match venue

Fortuna Sittard Stadion - Sittard

Year of construction: 1999
Surface: grass
Capacity: 12800
Average attendance: 6759
Maximum attendance: 12704
% sold: 53

Match result Fortuna Excelsior

Date 20 February 2026 19:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 24
Match attendance 9677
Code FOR-EXC
Area Netherlands
Home team Fortuna Sittard
Away team Excelsior

FAQ

What is the result between Fortuna Excelsior?

Fortuna Sittard won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Fortuna Excelsior?

Fortuna Sittard : Coached by D. Buijs, the lineup starts off in a 5-3-2 formation: L. Koopmans, J. Hubner, Iván Márquez, N. Kasanwirjo, J. Dahlhaus, Ivo Pinto (C), L. Duijvestijn, É. Michut, D. Limnios, K. Sierhuis, M. Ihattaren

Excelsior : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. den Uil, is positioning themselves in a 4-1-4-1 : S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), S. Janssen, L. Schouten, G. de Regt, L. Hartjes, I. Yegoian, D. Sanches Fernandes, N. Naujoks

Who is the referee of the match Fortuna Excelsior ?

Martin van den Kerkhof is the referee for this match

Where is the match Fortuna Excelsior?

The venue Fortuna Sittard Stadion in Sittard is hosting the match

At what time is Fortuna Excelsior?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 20 February 2026. Kick-off at 19:00

Who is the man of the match Fortuna - Excelsior ?

Neraysho Meritchio Kasanwirjo is the outstanding player of the match Fortuna - Excelsior. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

9/10 Duel won (90%)
54/63 Accurate passes (85.71%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Fortuna Sittard 5-3-2

- 6.5 1 L. Koopmans
- 5.7 28 J. Hubner
- 6.0 44 Iván Márquez
- 7.5 21 N. Kasanwirjo
- 5.3 8 J. Dahlhaus
- 5.6 12 (C) Ivo Pinto
- 5.3 70 L. Duijvestijn
- 7.4 20 É. Michut
- 5.7 18 D. Limnios
- 7.1 9 K. Sierhuis
- 7.0 52 M. Ihattaren
- 6.8 1 S. van Gassel
- 5.7 12 A. Zagré
- 4.7 3 R. Meissen
- 4.7 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.6 15 S. Janssen
- 5.3 14 L. Schouten
- 4.9 11 G. de Regt
- 5.5 20 L. Hartjes
- 5.6 23 I. Yegoian
- 5.4 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 6.2 10 N. Naujoks

Excelsior 4-1-4-1

- D. Buijs Coach
Substitutes
- S. Bastien #22 - Midfielder
- N. Marsman #32 - Goalkeeper
- M. Gbemou #46 - Midfielder
- S. van Ottele #6 - Defender
- 89'
  
  S. Adewoye #4 - Defender
- T. Schenkhuizen #38 - Midfielder
- A. Halilović #10 - Midfielder
- 89'
  
  P. Gladon #19 - Striker
- N. Martens #25 - Goalkeeper
- 46'
  
  P. Brittijn #23 - Midfielder
- 46'
  
  K. Peterson #7 - Striker
- 79'
  
  Y. Oukili #5 - Midfielder
- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- 75'
  
  M. Jonathans #26 - Striker
- 86'
  
  S. Włodarczyk #9 - Striker
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- G. Cairo #24 - Defender
- A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- 63'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- 86'
  
  J. Bergraaf #33 - Striker
- T. Holla #40 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Duel won

56%

44%

Accurate passes

78%

81%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

395

Passes

465

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. van Duinen

L. Duijvestijn 1
K. Sierhuis 1
N. Naujoks 1
N. Kasanwirjo 1

Shots (%)

M. Ihattaren

100% 3/3

K. Peterson 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

A. Zagré

É. Michut 3
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

É. Michut

N. Kasanwirjo 3
K. Peterson 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

É. Michut

0% 0/2

J. Dahlhaus 0% (0/2)
D. Sanches Fernandes 0% (0/2)
N. Naujoks 20% (1/5)
K. Sierhuis 25% (1/4)

Dispossessed

L. Duijvestijn

D. Sanches Fernandes 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

N. Kasanwirjo

90% 9/10

É. Michut 83% (10/12)
C. Widell 83% (5/6)
I. Yegoian 71% (5/7)
J. Hubner 57% (8/14)

Interceptions

I. Yegoian

J. Hubner 2
R. Meissen 2
M. Ihattaren 2
G. de Regt 2

Aerial duels won (%)

N. Kasanwirjo

100% 4/4

I. Yegoian 100% (2/2)
M. Jonathans 100% (2/2)
Iván Márquez 100% (2/2)
C. Widell 83% (5/6)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

N. Naujoks

0% 0/13

K. Sierhuis 0% (0/8)
L. Duijvestijn 0% (0/5)
P. Brittijn 0% (0/5)

Aerial duels won (%)

K. Sierhuis

0% 0/6

P. Brittijn 0% (0/3)
R. Meissen 0% (0/2)
N. Naujoks 25% (2/8)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

S. Janssen

93% 28/30

É. Michut 92% (49/53)
M. Ihattaren 91% (30/33)
I. Yegoian 90% (28/31)
A. Zagré 88% (56/64)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

L. Koopmans

31% 12/39

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	62	24	20	2	2	70	29	41
2	Feyenoord	45	23	14	3	6	53	32	21
3	NEC	42	23	12	6	5	58	39	19
4	Ajax	42	23	11	9	3	46	30	16
5	Sparta	37	23	11	4	8	30	37	-7
6	AZ	36	23	10	6	7	39	37	2
7	Twente	35	23	8	11	4	37	25	12
8	Groningen	31	23	9	4	10	30	30	0
9	Heerenveen	31	24	8	7	9	40	42	-2
10	Utrecht	30	23	8	6	9	35	30	5
11	Fortuna	29	24	8	5	11	36	43	-7
12	Zwolle	26	23	7	5	11	33	49	-16
13	Excelsior	26	24	7	5	12	26	41	-15
14	Volendam	24	24	6	6	12	26	39	-13
15	Go Ahead	23	23	4	11	8	33	39	-6
16	NAC	22	24	5	7	12	25	36	-11
17	Telstar	18	23	3	9	11	27	39	-12
18	Heracles	17	23	5	2	16	31	58	-27

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	29	12	9	2	1	39	17	22
2	Ajax	26	12	8	2	2	23	10	13
3	Feyenoord	25	12	8	1	3	30	18	12
4	NEC	23	11	7	2	2	30	17	13
5	Fortuna	21	12	6	3	3	21	18	3
6	Twente	19	11	5	4	2	18	11	7
7	Zwolle	19	11	6	1	4	15	15	0
8	Volendam	19	12	5	4	3	19	15	4
9	Sparta	18	12	5	3	4	14	19	-5
10	Utrecht	17	11	5	2	4	18	11	7
11	AZ	17	11	4	5	2	22	20	2
12	Heerenveen	17	12	4	5	3	22	21	1
13	Go Ahead	15	11	3	6	2	17	16	1
14	Groningen	15	12	4	3	5	17	13	4
15	NAC	15	13	4	3	6	15	18	-3
16	Excelsior	14	12	4	2	6	13	16	-3
17	Heracles	13	11	4	1	6	20	25	-5
18	Telstar	8	12	1	5	6	18	24	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	33	12	11	0	1	31	12	19
2	Feyenoord	20	11	6	2	3	23	14	9
3	Sparta	19	11	6	1	4	16	18	-2
4	NEC	19	12	5	4	3	28	22	6
5	AZ	19	12	6	1	5	17	17	0
6	Ajax	16	11	3	7	1	23	20	3
7	Groningen	16	11	5	1	5	13	17	-4
8	Twente	16	12	3	7	2	19	14	5
9	Heerenveen	14	12	4	2	6	18	21	-3
10	Utrecht	13	12	3	4	5	17	19	-2
11	Excelsior	12	12	3	3	6	13	25	-12
12	Telstar	10	11	2	4	5	9	15	-6
13	Go Ahead	8	12	1	5	6	16	23	-7
14	Fortuna	8	12	2	2	8	15	25	-10
15	NAC	7	11	1	4	6	10	18	-8
16	Zwolle	7	12	1	4	7	18	34	-16
17	Volendam	5	12	1	2	9	7	24	-17
18	Heracles	4	12	1	1	10	11	33	-22

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	48	24	14	6	4	37	14	23
2	Feyenoord	43	23	13	4	6	25	13	12
3	Ajax	42	23	12	6	5	26	14	12
4	Sparta	34	23	9	7	7	11	12	-1
5	Twente	34	23	8	10	5	12	7	5
6	Excelsior	33	24	8	9	7	14	16	-2
7	NEC	32	23	8	8	7	21	21	0
8	Zwolle	31	23	8	7	8	19	26	-7
9	AZ	31	23	7	10	6	21	19	2
10	Utrecht	30	23	8	6	9	13	13	0
11	Groningen	30	23	6	12	5	13	11	2
12	Heerenveen	29	24	7	8	9	16	19	-3
13	Fortuna	28	24	7	7	10	18	24	-6
14	Go Ahead	25	23	5	10	8	15	18	-3
15	Telstar	24	23	5	9	9	11	16	-5
16	NAC	23	24	5	8	11	10	17	-7
17	Volendam	23	24	5	8	11	10	21	-11
18	Heracles	20	23	5	5	13	15	26	-11