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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
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
#5 Position #7
23 Points 20
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 2
24 Scored 20
16 Conceded 20
+8 GD +0
1.92 PPG 1.67
58% Win % 42%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A
Fortuna Sittard
Anthony Descotte 5 G
Mohammed Ihattaren 4 G 4 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AZ host Fortuna Sittard — let the battle begin!
  • 5' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Mark Diemers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Guus Til has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 8 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' Against the run of play, Teun Koopmeiners has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 31' Jorrit Smeets has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' AZ looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jizz Hornkamp scoring 2 goals.
  • 37' GOAL! Lazaros Lamprou fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 42' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Andrij Novakovich — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' The deadlock is broken! Andrij Novakovich gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 51' The 34-year-old Mats Seuntjens has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 54' Magnificent from Guus Til! That is 73 goals in 315 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 59' Fortuna Sittard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' A goal from the Morocco international Oussama Idrissi! He fires home on 61 to make it 3-3!
  • 65' Time for substitution for AZ. Jonas Svensson is replaced by Ricardo van Rhijn.
  • 69' Ruben Ramirez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mahamadou Dembele on 69 minute.
  • 72' The whistle greets Lisandro Semedo as he departs to be replaced by Amadou Ciss.
  • 75' What composure from Teun Koopmeiners! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 4-3.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Mica Pinto on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 80' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Andrija Balic trudges off to be replaced by Lars Hutten on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Another substitution for AZ to replace Adam Maher by Stijn Wuytens on 82 minute.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Calvin Stengs as he leaves the pitch. Albert Gudmundsson steps in for AZ.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and Fortuna Sittard share the spoils 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
3.1 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + AZ to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ73% Draw16% Fortuna Sittard11%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 4.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
89%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
27%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ58% Draw31% Fortuna Sittard11%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
8%
3 – 1
8%
3 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.9%
4 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
6.1%
1 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
5 – 1
3.9%
5 – 0
3.8%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 38% — 62%
-2 38% 20% 42%
-1.5 58% — 42%
-1 58% 18% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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