Fortuna Sittard vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Fortuna Sittard vs AZ — Eredivisie .
- Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Bas van Dongen
- Referee Edwin van de Graaf
- Referee Richard Martens
- Referee Clay Ruperti
- Referee Peter Janson
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec | AZ | H | 0–3 | L |
| 01 Dec | SC Heerenveen | A | 1–3 | L |
| 24 Nov | Heracles Almelo | H | 3–0 | W |
| 10 Nov | VVV Venlo | A | 2–3 | L |
| 04 Nov | PEC Zwolle | H | 3–0 | W |
| 28 Oct | SBV Vitesse | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Dec | Fortuna Sittard | A | 3–0 | W |
| 01 Dec | Willem II Tilburg | H | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Nov | VVV Venlo | A | 2–2 | D |
| 11 Nov | ADO Den Haag | A | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Nov | VBV De Graafschap | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Oct | SC Heerenveen | H | 2–3 | L |
Season Stats
| Fortuna Sittard | AZ | |
|---|---|---|
| #7 | Position | #5 |
| 20 | Points | 23 |
| 12 | Played | 12 |
| 5 / 5 / 2 | W / D / L | 7 / 2 / 3 |
| 20 | Scored | 24 |
| 20 | Conceded | 16 |
| +0 | GD | +8 |
| 1.67 | PPG | 1.92 |
| 42% | Win % | 58% |
Key Stats
44%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
69%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
Fortuna Sittard this season
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Fortuna Sittard
| Anthony Descotte | 5 G | |
| Mohammed Ihattaren | 4 G | 4 A |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | 3 G | 1 A |
| Philip Brittijn | 2 G | |
| Edouard Michut | 1 G | 2 A |
AZ
| Mexx Meerdink | 6 G | 3 A |
| Ro-Zangelo Daal | 5 G | 1 A |
| Ayoub Oufkir | 3 G | |
| Jizz Hornkamp | 2 G | |
| Calvin Stengs | 1 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 10' A quiet spell here at . Fortuna Sittard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 12' Mats Seuntjens doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Fortuna Sittard and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 22' Fortuna Sittard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 27' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 32' 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.
- 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mica Pinto.
- 34' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Clint Essers.
- 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Fortuna Sittard must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 46' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 46 minute. Clint Essers leaves to be changed by Alessandro Ciranni.
- 51' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
- 54' Fortuna Sittard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 57' Lazaros Lamprou is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
- 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 63' A stunning finish from Oussama Idrissi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Adam Maher.
- 65' Adam Maher is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
- 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 277 games and scored 323 goals.
- 74' Andrij Novakovich is replacing Finn Stokkers for the Fortuna Sittard side.
- 75' AZ make a change. Mats Seuntjens trudges off to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf on 75 minutes.
- 77' The referee calls foul for Ferdy Druijf. He receives a Yellow card.
- 80' What composure from Guus Til! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-3.
- 82' Ahmed El Messaoudi makes way for Lars Hutten at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Ricardo van Rhijn. He replaces Fredrik Midtsjo on 83 minute.
- 88' Fortuna Sittard have won 323 goals from 277 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.
Lineups
Fortuna Sittard Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 10
- 5
- 77
- 23
- 34
- 97
- 2
- 3
- 19
- 14
Bench
-
17
Alessandro Ciranni ↑ 46'
-
9
Andrij Novakovich ↑ 75'
- 30
- 1
- 27
- 4
- 6
-
25
Lars Hutten ↑ 82'
- 7
- 20
Coach
Rene Eijer
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 26
- 1
- 4
- 5
- 10
- 7
- 2
- 8
- 6
-
20
Mats Seuntjens ↓ Ferdy Druijf 75'
- 11
Bench
- 28
- 23
- 12
- 15
-
34
Ricardo van Rhijn ↑ 83'
-
38
Ferdy Druijf ↑ 75'
- 14
- 22
Coach
John van den Brom
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
Fortuna Sittard Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03
Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.98
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 57% + Both teams to score 56%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Fortuna Sittard or Draw
48%
Draw or AZ
77%
Fortuna Sittard or AZ
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 3
6.3%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard
| Handicap | Fortuna Sittard covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 5% | 93% |
| -1.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -1 | 7% | 11% | 82% |
| -0.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| +0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +1 | 42% | 23% | 35% |
| +1.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +2 | 65% | 18% | 17% |
| +2.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
Clean Sheet
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.