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AZ vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 8 May 2021 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 27' Yanick van Osch
Y 28' Yanick van Osch
Zakaria Aboukhlal 31' Y
Ramon Leeuwin 49' R
Ramon Leeuwin 50' R
Marco Bizot 90' Y
Fredrik Midtsjo 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Frank Jansen

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
2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ 2019-08-04 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-03-03 AZ 4–2 Fortuna Sittard 2018-12-07 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
01 May RKC Waalwijk A 3–1 W
25 Apr AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
10 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
03 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
21 Mar PSV H 2–0 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May AZ A 0–1 L
01 May FC Twente '65 H 3–0 W
25 Apr ADO Den Haag A 3–0 W
10 Apr FC Emmen H 1–3 L
04 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
20 Mar FC Utrecht H 0–1 L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and AZ launch into their encounter with Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AZ winning 100% of all matches.
  • 10' Roel Janssen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fortuna Sittard so far.
  • 13' Another change for AZ made on 13 minute. Timo Letschert leaves to be changed by Ramon Leeuwin.
  • 18' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 23' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yanick van Osch.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Yanick van Osch on 28.
  • 29' Magnificent from Albert Gudmundsson! That is 9 goals in 316 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Zakaria Aboukhlal. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' Ben Rienstra, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 49' That is a Red card for AZ. Ramon Leeuwin will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Ramon Leeuwin.
  • 55' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Zakaria Aboukhlal as he leaves the pitch. Yukinari Sugawara steps in for AZ.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Emil Hansson. He replaces Llazaros Rota on 70 minute.
  • 75' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
  • 80' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 82' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Dimitrios Emmanouilidis comes on to replace Tesfaldet Tekie.
  • 87' It is a substitution in AZ team. Calvin Stengs is replaced by Jelle Duin on 87 minute.
  • 88' Jesper Karlsson makes way for Tijani Reijnders at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 90' It’s a booking for AZ player. Marco Bizot gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. AZ take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 4
Zian Flemming 3
Dani de Wit 3
Oussama Idrissi 3
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Guus Til 2
Burak Yilmaz 2
Myron Boadu 2

Head to Head

2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ 2019-08-04 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-03-03 AZ 4–2 Fortuna Sittard 2018-12-07 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ

AZ Form

2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 AZ W 2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ L 2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ W 2021-03-21 AZ 2–0 PSV W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-05-01 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 FC Twente '65 W 2021-04-25 ADO Den Haag 0–3 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-04-10 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Emmen L 2021-04-04 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-03-20 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 FC Utrecht L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.98 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ63% Draw22% Fortuna Sittard15%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
85%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
37%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ43% Draw43% Fortuna Sittard14%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
3 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 19% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 23% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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