AZ vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

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Fortuna Sittard

Sun 22 Jan 2023 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Zinho Vanheusden 42' Y

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AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
Fortuna Sittard 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dennis Higler
Referee Mario Diks
Referee Ingmar Oostrom
Referee Richard Brondijk
Referee Martijn Vos
Referee Robin Vereijken

4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 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

AZ 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals Fortuna Sittard

Last 5 meetings

2023-01-22 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-01-16 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard 2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ

Recent Form

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Fortuna Sittard	H	3–1	W
14 Jan	SC Heerenveen	A	2–0	W
07 Jan	SBV Vitesse	H	1–1	D
12 Nov	PSV	A	1–0	W
06 Nov	RKC Waalwijk	A	1–3	L
30 Oct	FC Volendam	H	2–1	W

Fortuna Sittard

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	AZ	A	1–3	L
15 Jan	PSV	H	2–2	D
07 Jan	Go Ahead Eagles	H	0–2	L
13 Nov	FC Groningen	A	3–2	W
05 Nov	FC Emmen	H	0–1	L
29 Oct	Sparta Rotterdam	A	1–3	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)

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)

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 wait is over. Fortuna Sittard get us underway at AFAS Stadion.
4' The deadlock is broken! Dani de Wit gets on the scoresheet on 4 minutes.
9' AZ have won 579 goals from 304 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
11' Burak Yilmaz adds to his 0 season tally! Fortuna Sittard lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
12' Magnificent from Burak Yilmaz! That is 40 goals in 33 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and Fortuna Sittard are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Vangelis Pavlidis, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 39 goals in the last 27 games.
24' Ximo Navarro does the damage! The net is bulging and AZ surge ahead!
29' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
34' Fresh legs for AZ! Djordje Mihailovic comes on to replace Dani de Wit.
39' Australia international Maty Ryan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
42' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
46' A change in the AZ ranks — Zinho Vanheusden exits the field as Maxim Dekker enters on 46.
51' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
56' Magnificent from Vangelis Pavlidis! That is 129 goals in 168 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
61' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' The whistle greets Ximo Navarro as he departs to be replaced by Umaro Embalo.
63' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Paul Gladon on, Tijjani Noslin off on 63 minutes.
64' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Ximo Navarro is replaced by Umaro Embalo.
69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
74' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
78' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Inigo Cordoba is replaced by Thomas Buitink.
83' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's shape.
88' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
89' A tactical swap from AZ — Mees De Wit on, Milos Kerkez off on 89 minutes.
90' The supporters are chanting for Mees De Wit. He replaces Milos Kerkez on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AZ 3-1 Fortuna Sittard.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	4
Zian Flemming	3
Dani de Wit	3
Oussama Idrissi	3
Teun Koopmeiners	3
Myron Boadu	2
Jizz Hornkamp	2
Yukinari Sugawara	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.77 AZ xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Fortuna Sittard xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + AZ to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

AZ70% Draw17% Fortuna Sittard13%

Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw

88%

Draw or Fortuna Sittard

30%

AZ or Fortuna Sittard

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

AZ54% Draw34% Fortuna Sittard12%

Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.6%

2 – 0

8.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

7.6%

1 – 1

7.2%

1 – 0

5.9%

4 – 1

5.4%

4 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.2%

1 – 2

3.4%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap	AZ covers	Push	Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5	32%	—	68%
-2	32%	20%	48%
-1.5	52%	—	48%
-1	52%	20%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

AZ Form

Fortuna Sittard Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — AZ

Clean Sheet