Saturday , 14 November 2026

Fortuna Sittard vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Fortuna Sittard
3 – 3
Full Time
AZ
Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 16:45 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 37' Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Llazaros Rota 87' Y
Jorrit Smeets 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs AZ — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee

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

2
1
13
Fortuna Sittard 16 games · Avg 3.3 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
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

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep AZ H 3–3 D
19 Sep SC Heerenveen H 1–3 L
12 Sep FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
06 Mar PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
29 Feb VVV Venlo A 0–0 D
22 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–2 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D
19 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
15 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–2 L
07 Mar ADO Den Haag H 4–0 W
01 Mar AFC Ajax A 2–0 W
27 Feb LASK Linz A 0–2 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)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season
25% Clean Sheets
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' In just a few seconds Fortuna Sittard Stadion will turn into a battlefield for Fortuna Sittard and AZ.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 9' A stunning finish from Zian Flemming — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 14' 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 Lisandro Semedo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 19' AZ has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 23' Dani de Wit is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the .
  • 28' Tijjani Reijnders has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 315 appearances.
  • 33' Fortuna Sittard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 37' Pantelis Hatzidiakos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' Fortuna Sittard have won 322 goals from 276 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 52' Teun Koopmeiners is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
  • 57' The 28-year-old George Cox has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' Fortuna Sittard currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 68' The crowd applauds Albert Gudmundsson as he leaves the pitch. Yukinari Sugawara steps in for AZ.
  • 69' Magnificent from Myron Boadu! That is 66 goals in 315 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' It is a substitution in AZ team. Pantelis Hatzidiakos is replaced by Tijjani Reijnders on 71 minute.
  • 74' Emil Hansson is replacing Lisandro Semedo for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 77' Sebastian Polter makes way for Bassala Sambou at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
  • 78' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 78 minute. Branislav Ninaj leaves to be changed by Martin Angha.
  • 79' What a moment for Emil Hansson! That strike on 79 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 83' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Djibril Dianessy is hanging George Cox on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' It is a substitution in AZ team. Myron Boadu is replaced by Ferdy Druijf on 84 minute.
  • 85' Zakaria Aboukhlal makes way for Ramon Leeuwin at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Llazaros Rota.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Jorrit Smeets on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ D 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen L 2020-09-12 FC Twente '65 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-03-06 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2020-02-29 VVV Venlo 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D 2020-02-22 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L

AZ Form

2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ D 2020-09-19 AZ 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2020-09-15 FK Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 AZ L 2020-03-07 AZ 4–0 ADO Den Haag W 2020-03-01 AFC Ajax 0–2 AZ W 2020-02-27 LASK Linz 2–0 AZ L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard29% Draw25% AZ46%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
53%
Draw or AZ
71%
Fortuna Sittard or AZ
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard22% Draw39% AZ39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.7%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 3
6.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.2%
0 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
3.4%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 14% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 20% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 15% 16%
+2.5 84% — 16%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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