Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
AZ
4 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 1 Oct 2023 · 14:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordy Clasie 45+1' 1–0
Vangelis Pavlidis 49' 2–0
Dimitrios Siovas og 82' 3–0
Tiago Dantas 88' 4–0
Y 24' Kaj Sierhuis
Dani de Wit 28' Y
Y 35' Dimitrios Siovas
Y 90' Deroy Duarte

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Johan Balder
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
4 PSV 2 4
5 SBV Excelsior 2 3
6 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 PEC Zwolle 1 0
15 ADO Den Haag 2 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

12
1
2
AZ 15 games · Avg 3.4 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2023-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ 2023-01-22 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-01-16 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
28 Sep Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
24 Sep PEC Zwolle A 3–0 W
17 Sep Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
03 Sep SBV Vitesse A 2–0 W
20 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 3–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct AZ A 0–4 L
22 Sep Go Ahead Eagles A 0–3 L
16 Sep FC Volendam H 3–1 W
03 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–0 D
26 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D
19 Aug Almere City FC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

AZ Fortuna Sittard
#1 Position #3
6 Points 4
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
6 Scored 5
1 Conceded 3
+5 GD +2
3.00 PPG 2.00
100% Win % 50%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

AZ are 1st (6 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 3rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and Fortuna Sittard are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 24' A moment of madness from Kaj Sierhuis on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dani de Wit.
  • 33' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Fortuna Sittard receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' A goal from the Netherlands international Jordy Clasie! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-0!
  • 46' A tactical swap from AZ — Denso Kasius on, David Wolfe off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' Vangelis Pavlidis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mitchell Dijks made 480 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' Mouhamed Belkheir has so much to prove this time. He replaces Inigo Cordoba on 57 minute.
  • 62' Jens Odgaard is replacing Mayckel Lahdo for the AZ side.
  • 63' Tiago Dantas is replacing Sven Mijnans for the AZ side.
  • 68' Ivor Pandur is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 70' The whistle greets Kaj Sierhuis as he departs to be replaced by Ragnar Oratmangoen.
  • 75' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 80' Yukinari Sugawara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' Dimitrios Siovas makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Fortuna Sittard are in front.
  • 83' Djordje Mihailovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dani de Wit on 83 minute.
  • 88' A stunning finish from Tiago Dantas — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Alen Halilovic has done his job and it is now time for Marko Lazetic to step up.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Deroy Duarte on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-0.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2023-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ 2023-01-22 AZ 3–1 Fortuna Sittard 2022-01-16 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard

AZ Form

2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-09-28 AZ 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2023-09-24 PEC Zwolle 0–3 AZ W 2023-09-17 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-09-03 SBV Vitesse 0–2 AZ W 2023-08-20 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 AZ W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-09-22 Go Ahead Eagles 3–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-09-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Volendam W 2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-26 SBV Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-08-19 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 Almere City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.12 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 79% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ79% Draw13% Fortuna Sittard8%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
93%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
21%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
87%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ64% Draw30% Fortuna Sittard6%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.8%
3 – 0
11.8%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
4 – 1
5.7%
5 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5.2%
5 – 1
3.7%
0 – 0
3.4%
6 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 46% — 54%
-2 46% 21% 33%
-1.5 67% — 33%
-1 67% 17% 16%
-0.5 84% — 16%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 3% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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