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AZ vs Fortuna Sittard, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
4 – 2
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 78' Mica Pinto

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Van der Eijk
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

13
1
2
AZ 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 AZ 4–2 Fortuna Sittard 2018-12-07 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–2 W
24 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
16 Feb VVV Venlo H 3–0 W
08 Feb NAC Breda A 3–0 W
02 Feb FC Emmen H 5–0 W
27 Jan SC Heerenveen A 2–0 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar AZ A 2–4 L
23 Feb SC Heerenveen H 2–4 L
16 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–6 L
10 Feb SBV Excelsior H 4–1 W
03 Feb PSV A 0–5 L
27 Jan SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W

Season Stats

AZ Fortuna Sittard
#1 Position #6
19 Points 13
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
18 Scored 13
6 Conceded 14
+12 GD -1
2.71 PPG 1.86
86% Win % 57%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A
Fortuna Sittard
Mohammed Ihattaren 3 G 2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Anthony Descotte 2 G
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AZ and Fortuna Sittard has kicked off!
  • 5' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Teun Koopmeiners has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Fortuna Sittard are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 36' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 37' Assisted by Mica Pinto with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lazaros Lamprou makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 269 games and scored 312 goals.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Andrij Novakovich — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' A stunning finish from Andrij Novakovich — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 54' The Netherlands Guus Til breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-3!
  • 59' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Oussama Idrissi gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 65' It is a substitution in AZ team. Jonas Svensson is replaced by Ricardo van Rhijn on 65 minute.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Ruben Ramirez on, Mahamadou Dembele off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Amadou Ciss on, Lisandro Semedo off on 72 minutes.
  • 75' Goal! Teun Koopmeiners scores his 79 goal in 304 matches.
  • 78' Mica Pinto was booked on 78.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Lars Hutten. He replaces Andrija Balic on 80 minute.
  • 82' Another change for AZ made on 82 minute. Adam Maher leaves to be changed by Stijn Wuytens.
  • 87' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Albert Gudmundsson is hanging Calvin Stengs on the field on 87 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-2.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.66 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + AZ to win 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ79% Draw13% Fortuna Sittard8%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 4.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
92%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
21%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
87%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ67% Draw26% Fortuna Sittard7%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
8.9%
4 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
6.5%
5 – 0
5.8%
5 – 1
5.1%
1 – 0
4.2%
1 – 1
4.1%
6 – 0
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 51% — 49%
-2 51% 19% 30%
-1.5 70% — 30%
-1 70% 15% 15%
-0.5 85% — 15%
+0.5 95% — 5%
+1 95% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.