Fortuna Sittard vs 15.08.26 19:003 – 1Full Time
Cambuur — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Fortuna Sittard sink Cambuur with late flourish at home
Fortuna Sittard beat Cambuur 3-1 in an Eredivisie matchday two fixture at Fortuna Sittard Stadion, moving further clear near the top of the table while Cambuur remain without a win this season. The hosts led at the break after a fast start settled the contest's early tone.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Philip Brittijn opened the scoring in the sixth minute, assisted by Mohamed Ihattaren, before Lequincio Zeefuik doubled the lead in the 15th minute with Jasper Dahlhaus supplying the pass. Cambuur responded through Rafik El Arguioui in the 22nd minute, set up by Nicky Souren, but could not find a leveller thereafter. Fortuna Sittard held their two-goal cushion through the second half.
In stoppage time, Shiloh Kiesar 't Zand added a third for Fortuna Sittard, teed up by Ivo Pinto, to make it 3-1 and confirm the away side's fourth defeat in five matches coming into this game.
Goalkeeper Mattijs Branderhorst was rated the top performer on the pitch with a 9.0 mark despite conceding once, underlining a composed display behind Fortuna Sittard's attacking edge. Rafik El Arguioui, who scored Cambuur's only goal, was rated close behind at 8.3.
Cambuur held just 36% of possession yet still managed 17 shots, reflecting a match played at a rapid, direct tempo.
Fortuna Sittard beat Cambuur 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Fortuna Sittard met Cambuur in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Saturday, 15 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Referee: Martin Van den Kerkhof.
Team pages: Fortuna Sittard · Cambuur · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 6' Goal: Philip Brittijn (assist: Mohamed Ihattaren) — 1–0 · Watch Philip Brittijn's goal video (6')
- 15' Goal: Lequincio Zeefuik (assist: Jasper Dahlhaus) — 2–0 · Watch Lequincio Zeefuik's goal video (15')
- 22' Goal: Rafik El Arguioui (assist: Nicky Souren) — 2–1 · Watch Rafik El Arguioui's goal video (22')
- 90' Goal: Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand (assist: Ivo Pinto) — 3–1 · Watch Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Fortuna Sittard (3-4-2-1)
Cambuur (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Fortuna Sittard 54%, the draw 25%, Cambuur 21%. It finished Fortuna Sittard 3–1 Cambuur.
Fortuna Sittard's rating edge carries it — Fortuna Sittard are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Fortuna Sittard's 54%. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Fortuna Sittard at 54%?
Fortuna Sittard sit 130 points higher on our strength rating — 1509 to 1379. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,695 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 54–25–21.
Why only 54%?
Cambuur hold 8 more possession points (51 to 43 in recent games) across a 130-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,587 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Fortuna Sittard's column. Across 10,563 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,913. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Cambuur are newly promoted — game 2 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen.
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About this match
On this page: the Fortuna Sittard vs Cambuur final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Philip Brittijn's goal against Cambuur (6').
- Watch Lequincio Zeefuik's goal against Cambuur (15').
- Watch Rafik El Arguioui's goal against Fortuna Sittard (22').
- Watch Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand's goal against Cambuur (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Fortuna Sittard 3–1 Cambuur. Explore more on the Fortuna Sittard and Cambuur team pages or the Eredivisie page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Fortuna Sittard vs Cambuur?
Fortuna Sittard beat Cambuur 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in Fortuna Sittard vs Cambuur?
Philip Brittijn (6') for Fortuna Sittard; Lequincio Zeefuik (15') for Fortuna Sittard; Rafik El Arguioui (22') for Cambuur; Shiloh Kiesar ’t Zand (90') for Fortuna Sittard.
›Where can I watch Fortuna Sittard vs Cambuur highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Fortuna Sittard 3–1 Cambuur are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Fortuna Sittard and Cambuur?
Fortuna Sittard and Cambuur have met 4 times — 2 wins for Fortuna Sittard, 2 wins for Cambuur and 0 draws.