Fortuna Sittard vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 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 Alex Bos
- Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
- Assistant 2 Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)
7 games this season
🟨 2.1/game
⚽ 8.9 goals/game
🟥 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | AZ | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Sep | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 1–1 | D |
| 22 Sep | PSV | H | 1–3 | L |
| 18 Sep | AFC Ajax | A | 0–5 | L |
| 14 Sep | NAC Breda | A | 0–1 | L |
| 31 Aug | NEC | H | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | Fortuna Sittard | A | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Oct | Athletic Club | A | 0–2 | L |
| 29 Sep | FC Utrecht | H | 1–2 | L |
| 25 Sep | IF Elfsborg | H | 3–2 | W |
| 20 Sep | PEC Zwolle | A | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Sep | SC Heerenveen | H | 9–1 | 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' And we are off! Fortuna Sittard vs AZ — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortuna Sittard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 15' Samuel Bastien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' That is a card for Fortuna Sittard. Alen Halilovic will be fuming at that decision.
- 25' 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.
- 29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Makan Aiko on 29.
- 34' Fortuna Sittard started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 39' Mattijs Branderhorst, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 44' Jayden Addai is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
- 45' AZ player sees a card in front of him.
- 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maarten Martens might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 55' 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.
- 60' Fortuna Sittard are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Fortuna Sittard must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 69' AZ ring the changes. Denso Kasius has done his job and it is now time for Seiya Maikuma to step up.
- 74' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 75' Ruben van Bommel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 75.
- 77' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Alen Halilovic is withdrawn and Syb Van Ottele gets his opportunity.
- 78' Fortuna Sittard is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rodrigo Guth on 78.
- 82' Ruben van Bommel makes way for Jayden Addai at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
- 83' Ante Erceg was booked on 83.
- 84' Ezequiel Bullaude has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
- 84' Ezequiel Bullaude makes way for Mitchell Dijks at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fortuna Sittard.
- 89' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Josip Mitrovic on, Samuel Bastien off on 89 minutes.
- Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Fortuna Sittard Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 12
- 31
-
10
Alen Halilovic ↓ Syb Van Ottele 77'
-
22
Samuel Bastien ↓ Josip Mitrovic 89'
- 33
- 4
- 14
- 8
- 32
-
11
Makan Aiko ↓ Ante Erceg 77'
- 80
Bench
-
35
Mitchell Dijks ↑ 84'
-
50
Ante Erceg ↑ 77'
- 1
-
6
Syb Van Ottele ↑ 77'
- 71
- 38
- 5
-
28
Josip Mitrovic ↑ 89'
- 77
Coach
Danny Buijs
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↓ Mayckel Lahdo 69'
- 10
-
9
Troy Parrott ↓ Mexx Meerdink 69'
- 6
- 28
- 5
-
30
Denso Kasius ↓ Seiya Maikuma 69'
- 22
- 1
-
7
Ruben van Bommel ↓ Jayden Addai 82'
- 18
Bench
- 41
- 4
- 12
-
16
Seiya Maikuma ↑ 69'
-
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↑ 69'
- 34
- 21
-
35
Mexx Meerdink ↑ 69'
-
25
Lequincio Zeefuik ↑ 82'
- 33
-
17
Jayden Addai ↑ 82'
- 26
Coach
Maarten Martens
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
1 / 4
1.12
Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64
AZ xG
I would bet for:
Fortuna Sittard or AZ 73%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Fortuna Sittard win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Fortuna Sittard or Draw
57%
Draw or AZ
70%
Fortuna Sittard or AZ
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
9.2%
0 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.9%
Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard
| Handicap | Fortuna Sittard covers | Push | AZ covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -2 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -1.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| -1 | 10% | 15% | 75% |
| -0.5 | 25% | — | 75% |
| +0.5 | 52% | — | 48% |
| +1 | 52% | 22% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 15% | 11% |
| +2.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
Clean Sheet
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
20%
✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.