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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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

Head-to-Head

12
1
2
AZ 15 games · Avg 3.4 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
#3 Position #8
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AZ are 3rd (0 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to AFAS Stadion that hosts another battle between AZ and Fortuna Sittard.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 13' Fresh legs for AZ! Ramon Leeuwin comes on to replace Timo Letschert.
  • 18' The 26-year-old Zakaria Aboukhlal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 23' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
  • 27' A moment of madness from Yanick van Osch on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 28' Fortuna Sittard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 29' GOAL! Albert Gudmundsson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 31' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 31.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Owen Wijndal is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Fortuna Sittard.
  • 41' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Fortuna Sittard backline.
  • 49' Poor challenge from Ramon Leeuwin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 50' Ramon Leeuwin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 50.
  • 55' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and Fortuna Sittard are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Yukinari Sugawara. He replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal on 61 minute.
  • 66' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Llazaros Rota is replaced by Emil Hansson.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 265 games and scored 303 goals.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Tesfaldet Tekie is replaced by Dimitrios Emmanouilidis on 82 minute.
  • 87' Another change for AZ made on 87 minute. Calvin Stengs leaves to be changed by Jelle Duin.
  • 88' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Jesper Karlsson departs to be replaced by Tijani Reijnders.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Marco Bizot. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Zian Flemming 3
Dani de Wit 3
Oussama Idrissi 3
Burak Yilmaz 2
Myron Boadu 2
Yukinari Sugawara 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
3 / 4
0.99 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.36 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 84% + Under — clean sheet likely 79%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ55% Draw33% Fortuna Sittard12%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.35
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 71%
29%
± 1.5 39%
61%
± 2.5 16%
84%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
88%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
45%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
67%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ29% Draw64% Fortuna Sittard7%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
28.6%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
12%
1 – 1
10%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
1.7%
1 – 2
1.6%
0 – 2
1.4%
4 – 0
1%
2 – 2
1%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 30% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 9% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
70% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
38% ✓

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