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Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie | Gameweek 18
Jan 16, 2022 at 3.45pm UK
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Sittard
1 - 2
AZ

Rienstra (85')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Beukema (14'), Sugawara (61')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Fortuna Sittard and AZ Alkmaar, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Fortuna Sittard 0-4 AZ Alkmaar

It is hard to see past anything other than an AZ Alkmaar victory in this particular match, with the squad being far stronger and the club having a lot more momentum. Fortuna Sittard might have the home advantage here, but the number of goals they are leaking in throughout the season will continue to plague them here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 52.86%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 23.35%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.73%) and 0-2 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.27%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 1-0 (6.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
Fortuna SittardDrawAZ Alkmaar
23.35%23.79%52.86%
Both teams to score 53.86%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
52.84%47.16%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.61%69.39%
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.52%34.48%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.81%71.19%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.2%17.8%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.49%48.51%
Score Analysis
    Fortuna Sittard 23.35%
    AZ Alkmaar 52.86%
    Draw 23.78%
Fortuna SittardDrawAZ Alkmaar
1-0 @ 6.53%
2-1 @ 6%
2-0 @ 3.48%
3-1 @ 2.13%
3-2 @ 1.84%
3-0 @ 1.24%
Other @ 2.13%
Total : 23.35%
1-1 @ 11.27%
0-0 @ 6.14%
2-2 @ 5.18%
3-3 @ 1.06%
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 23.78%
0-1 @ 10.59%
1-2 @ 9.73%
0-2 @ 9.14%
1-3 @ 5.6%
0-3 @ 5.26%
2-3 @ 2.98%
1-4 @ 2.42%
0-4 @ 2.27%
2-4 @ 1.29%
Other @ 3.58%
Total : 52.86%

How you voted: Sittard vs AZ

Fortuna Sittard
20.0%
Draw
5.0%
AZ Alkmaar
75.0%
20
Head to Head
Dec 2, 2021 5.45pm
Gameweek 2
AZ
2-1
Sittard
Pavlidis (41'), Karlsson (51')
Hatzidiakos (57')
Flemming (9')
Musaba (13')
May 8, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 32
AZ
1-0
Sittard
Gudmundsson (29' pen.)
Aboukhlal (31'), Bizot (90+3'), Midtsjo (90+5')
Leeuwin (49')

van Osch (27')
Sep 26, 2020 5.45pm
Gameweek 3
Sittard
3-3
AZ
Flemming (9', 90+6'), Hansson (79')
Rota (87'), Smeets (90+5')
De Wit (23'), Koopmeiners (52'), Boadu (69')
Hatzidiakos (37')
Apr 25, 2020 5.30pm
Gameweek 32
Sittard
P-P
AZ
Aug 4, 2019 7pm
Gameweek 1
AZ
4-0
Sittard
Vlaar (53'), Idrissi (55'), Boadu (59'), Sugawara (83')
Sugawara (68')

Passlack (28')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV18151261154646
2Ajax18133239172242
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1812333629739
4Feyenoord18105341231835
5FC Twente18104438231534
6AZ AlkmaarAZ18103533191433
7Go Ahead Eagles188463327628
8Fortuna SittardSittard187472528-325
9Heerenveen187382133-1224
10Willem II186482325-222
11NAC BredaNAC Breda1871102131-1022
12NECNijmegen1862102424020
13PEC Zwolle184591627-1117
14Groningen174581426-1217
15Heracles173681934-1515
16Sparta RotterdamSparta182791527-1213
17Almere CityAlmere City1824121037-2710
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1814131943-247


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