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Fortuna
Eredivisie
11:15
UTC, Sunday 25 October 2026
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Excelsior

Fortuna vs Excelsior: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Fortuna Sittard host Excelsior at Fortuna Sittard Stadion on Sunday 25 October 2026, kick-off 11:15 UTC, in the Eredivisie (round 10). Prediction markets make Fortuna the favourite at 40%, with the draw at 26% (Polymarket). Fortuna have had 6 days of rest since playing NEC (Eredivisie); Excelsior have had 8 after facing Heerenveen and travel about 138 km. Fortuna are without 2 players (Iván Márquez, Yassin Oukili); Excelsior have no reported absences. Ingmar Oostrom is the referee, averaging 3.1 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1. The forecast at kick-off is 13°C with rain and windy.

Win chances

Fortuna 40%Draw 26%Excelsior 34%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Fortuna 5-3-2

Coach: Danny Buijs

  1. 31 Mattijs Branderhorst GK
  2. 6 Syb van Ottele DEF
  3. 3 Rodrigo Guth DEF
  4. 28 Justin Hubner DEF
  5. 12 Ivo Pinto DEF
  6. 23 Philip Brittijn MID
  7. 14 Sven Simons MID
  8. 20 Édouard Michut MID
  9. 22 Shiloh Zand MID
  10. 9 Anthony Descotte FWD
  11. 25 Lequincio Zeefuik FWD

Bench

  • 33 Kaylen Reitmaier GK
  • 1 Luuk Koopmans GK
  • 24 Daley Sinkgraven DEF
  • 15 Nick de Groot DEF
  • 2 Siebe Wylin DEF
  • 39 Gani Buyukhan MID
  • 52 Mohammed Ihattaren MID
  • 38 Moussa Gbemou MID
  • 7 Kristoffer Peterson FWD

Excelsior 4-3-3

Coach: Ruben den Uil

  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
  2. 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
  3. 4 Casper Widell DEF
  4. 14 Jan Plug DEF
  5. 15 Simon Janssen DEF
  6. 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
  7. 3 Rick Meissen DEF
  8. 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
  9. 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
  10. 19 David Garden FWD
  11. 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD

Bench

  • 16 Celton Biai GK
  • 24 Guilliano Cairo DEF
  • 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
  • 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
  • 9 Mario Domínguez MID
  • 10 Noah Naujoks MID
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
  • 28 Nesto Groen FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Fortuna

  • Iván Márquez injury, back Day to day
  • Yassin Oukili injury, back Day to day

Excelsior

No reported absences.

Previous meetings
  • Friday 20 February 2026: Fortuna Sittard 2-1 Excelsior
  • Sunday 19 October 2025: Excelsior 1-0 Fortuna Sittard
  • Sunday 3 March 2024: Fortuna Sittard 5-2 Excelsior
  • Saturday 26 August 2023: Excelsior 2-2 Fortuna Sittard
  • Sunday 21 May 2023: Excelsior 3-0 Fortuna Sittard