Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion 17,649 HT 45' · FT 45'
Zico Buurmeester 52' 1–0
Y 45' Rodrigo Guth
Ernest Poku 46' Y
Peer Koopmeiners 63' Y
Y 77' Alessio Da Cruz
Y 90' Ezequiel Bullaude

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Assistant 1 Mario Diks
  • Assistant 2 Charles Schaap
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2025-02-23 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2024-10-06 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 AZ 2024-02-17 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ 2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2023-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
20 Feb Galatasaray SK A 2–2 D
13 Feb Galatasaray SK H 4–1 W
09 Feb PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
02 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 2–0 W
30 Jan Ferencvárosi TC A 3–4 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Feb AZ A 0–1 L
09 Feb AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
01 Feb SC Heerenveen A 2–2 D
26 Jan PEC Zwolle H 1–4 L
19 Jan NEC A 1–4 L
10 Jan Go Ahead Eagles H 0–3 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)

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' And we are off! AZ vs Fortuna Sittard — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ernest Poku suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' The travelling Fortuna Sittard supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Netherlands international Rome Owusu-Oduro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' AZ currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Controversy at the stadium! Rodrigo Guth argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 46' Ernest Poku picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Zico Buurmeester adds to his 0 season tally! AZ lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' Mitchell Dijks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 63' Controversy at the stadium! Peer Koopmeiners argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 64' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Alen Halilovic has done his job and it is now time for Edouard Michut to step up.
  • 69' 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.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Kristijan Belic. He replaces Jordy Clasie on 71 minute.
  • 76' AZ are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Fortuna Sittard's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 77' Alessio Da Cruz is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 78' The AZ bench stirs into life. Ernest Poku is withdrawn and Denso Kasius gets his opportunity.
  • 82' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Ryan Fosso trudges off to be replaced by Samuel Bastien on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Fortuna Sittard come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Ezequiel Bullaude is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

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
Jizz Hornkamp 2

Head to Head

2025-02-23 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard 2024-10-06 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 AZ 2024-02-17 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AZ 2023-10-01 AZ 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2023-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 AZ

AZ Form

2025-02-23 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2025-02-20 Galatasaray SK 2–2 AZ D 2025-02-13 AZ 4–1 Galatasaray SK W 2025-02-09 AZ 2–0 PEC Zwolle W 2025-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 AZ W 2025-01-30 Ferencvárosi TC 4–3 AZ L

Fortuna Sittard Form

2025-02-23 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2025-02-09 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2025-02-01 SC Heerenveen 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2025-01-26 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 PEC Zwolle L 2025-01-19 NEC 4–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2025-01-10 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 Go Ahead Eagles L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.63 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ75% Draw16% Fortuna Sittard9%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.3
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
91%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
25%
AZ or Fortuna Sittard
84%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ57% Draw35% Fortuna Sittard8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
3 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
7.1%
0 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.8%
5 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
2.8%
5 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 21% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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