Match summary
Fortuna Sittard won comfortably, 5-2 at home to Excelsior. Fortuna Sittard led 4-0 at half-time.
In the first half, Justin Lonwijk put Fortuna Sittard ahead in the 13th minute, Kaj Sierhuis made it 2-0 with a header in the 15th minute, Sierhuis made it 3-0 with a header in the 29th minute, and Sierhuis made it 4-0 in the 34th minute. In the second half, Derensili Sanches Fernandes pulled one back to make it 4-1 in the 61st minute, Rodrigo Guth made it 5-1 with a header in the 68th minute, and Richie Omorowa made it 5-2 in the 82nd minute.
The chances backed that up: Fortuna Sittard created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Excelsior's 0.92 from 5.