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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 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
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
#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' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against Fortuna Sittard in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
  • 13' The crowd applauds Timo Letschert as he leaves the pitch. Ramon Leeuwin steps in for AZ.
  • 18' It’s high time Sjors Ultee made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' Yanick van Osch picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Yanick van Osch argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' Albert Gudmundsson puts AZ on the lead.
  • 31' Zakaria Aboukhlal picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' Jelle Duin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 49' Ramon Leeuwin picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Ramon Leeuwin on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Morocco international Zakaria Aboukhlal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 61' A change in the AZ ranks — Zakaria Aboukhlal exits the field as Yukinari Sugawara enters on 61.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 70' Llazaros Rota makes way for Emil Hansson at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
  • 75' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' 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.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Tesfaldet Tekie as he leaves the pitch. Dimitrios Emmanouilidis steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
  • 87' Time for substitution for AZ. Calvin Stengs is replaced by Jelle Duin.
  • 88' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Jesper Karlsson departs to be replaced by Tijani Reijnders.
  • 90' It’s a booking for AZ player. Marco Bizot gets a Yellow card.
  • The final score is 1-0.

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
Dani de Wit 3
Oussama Idrissi 3
Teun Koopmeiners 3
Zian Flemming 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
3 / 4
2.55 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ72% Draw17% Fortuna Sittard11%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
90%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
28%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ55% Draw36% Fortuna Sittard9%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.9%
3 – 0
9.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
6.2%
0 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
3.3%
5 – 0
3.2%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 21% 25%
-0.5 75% — 25%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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