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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
CPSV EindhovenPSV332841108208888
2Feyenoord33256288266281
3FC Twente33206767353266
4AZ AlkmaarAZ33197767363164
5Ajax331510872591355
6NECNijmegen331311964501450
7FC UtrechtUtrecht331310104644249
8Sparta RotterdamSparta33137134947246
9Go Ahead Eagles331110124545043
10Heerenveen33107165268-1637
11Fortuna SittardSittard33910143756-1937
12PEC Zwolle3399154465-2136
13Almere CityAlmere City33713133255-2334
14Heracles3395194174-3332
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3378183753-1629
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior33611165069-1929
RFC VolendamVolendam3347223386-5319
RVitesse3365222872-445


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