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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
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV23164371264552
2Ajax21163245182751
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2312744236643
4Feyenoord22117446262040
5AZ AlkmaarAZ22124638211740
6FC Twente21106544301436
7Go Ahead Eagles2210574034635
8Groningen2376102232-1027
9NAC BredaNAC Breda2383122641-1527
10Fortuna SittardSittard2275102940-1126
11Heerenveen2275102641-1526
12NECNijmegen2173113230224
13PEC Zwolle2266102634-824
14Willem II2366112634-824
15Heracles225982839-1124
16Sparta RotterdamSparta2348111933-1420
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2245133145-1417
18Almere CityAlmere City2134141243-3113


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