Fortuna Sittard vs AZ, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Fortuna Sittard vs AZ — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.
- Fortuna Sittard 12 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
- AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
- Referee Erwin Zeinstra
- Referee Johan Balder
- Referee J. van der Laan
- Referee Roy de Nas
- Referee Alex Bos
12 games this season
🟨 4.2/game
⚽ 13.9 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | AZ | H | 0–3 | L |
| 09 Apr | AFC Ajax | A | 0–4 | L |
| 02 Apr | FC Groningen | H | 3–1 | W |
| 17 Mar | FC Volendam | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Mar | FC Twente '65 | H | 0–3 | L |
| 03 Mar | FC Utrecht | A | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr | Fortuna Sittard | A | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Apr | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Apr | SC Heerenveen | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Mar | FC Twente '65 | A | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Mar | FC Groningen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | SBV Vitesse | A | 1–0 | W |
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Fortuna Sittard and AZ has kicked off!
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with AZ winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 20' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
- 24' Goal! Jens Odgaard scores his 35 goal in 395 matches.
- 29' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 316 games and scored 597 goals.
- 42' What a strike from Milos Kerkez! The score is 0-2.
- 47' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 47 minutes.
- 52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Fortuna Sittard and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 59' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Ximo Navarro departs to be replaced by Umaro Embalo.
- 64' Fortuna Sittard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 69' Mees De Wit, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 74' 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.
- 76' Riechedly Bazoer gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Sven Mijnans and will look to change the dynamic.
- 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dimitrios Siovas made 212 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 82' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Thomas Buitink comes on to replace Tijjani Noslin.
- 84' Vangelis Pavlidis makes no mistake. The score reads 0-3 and AZ are in front.
- 86' Dogan Erdogan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Inigo Cordoba on 86 minute.
- 87' AZ ring the changes. Jordy Clasie has done his job and it is now time for Zico Buurmeester to step up.
- Full Time. AZ beats Fortuna Sittard
Lineups
Fortuna Sittard Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 33
-
2
Ximo Navarro ↓ Umaro Embalo 59'
-
7
Inigo Cordoba ↓ Dogan Erdogan 86'
- 15
- 8
- 11
- 31
- 14
- 61
-
77
Tijjani Noslin ↓ Thomas Buitink 82'
Bench
- 1
- 4
-
29
Thomas Buitink ↑ 82'
- 19
-
21
Dogan Erdogan ↑ 86'
- 74
- 22
- 6
- 55
- 18
-
34
Muhammet Tasci ↑ 82'
-
85
Umaro Embalo ↑ 59'
Coach
Julio Velazquez
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 1
-
8
Jordy Clasie ↓ Zico Buurmeester 87'
-
7
Jens Odgaard ↓ Mayckel Lahdo 76'
- 31
- 9
- 2
-
16
Sven Mijnans ↓ Riechedly Bazoer 76'
- 6
- 5
- 19
Bench
-
25
Riechedly Bazoer ↑ 76'
- 12
- 14
-
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↑ 76'
- 32
-
28
Zico Buurmeester ↑ 87'
-
34
Mees De Wit ↑ 87'
- 35
- 45
- 46
Coach
Pascal Jansen
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
1.95
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 56% + Both teams to score 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Fortuna Sittard or Draw
46%
Draw or AZ
78%
Fortuna Sittard or AZ
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 2
9.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
6.8%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.3%
1 – 4
3.1%
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% | 12% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +1 | 43% | 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.