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Eredivisie | Gameweek 29
Apr 16, 2023 at 7pm UK
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
AZ Alkmaar

Sittard
0 - 3
AZ

FT(HT: 0-2)
Odgaard (24'), Milos (42'), Pavlidis (84')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ajax 4-0 Sittard
Sunday, April 9 at 3.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Anderlecht 2-0 AZ
Thursday, April 13 at 8pm in Europa Conference League

We said: Fortuna Sittard 0-1 AZ Alkmaar

Fortuna are a few more results away from Eredivisie safety this season, but face a tricky assignment on Sunday against an Alkmaar side who will be looking for a response after their Conference League defeat on Thursday. AZ will have one eye on that second leg with Anderlecht next week, but we believe they will focus enough to get the better of Sittard on Sunday night. 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 58.81%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 19.6%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.69%) and 0-2 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.11%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 2-1 (5.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
Fortuna SittardDrawAZ Alkmaar
19.6% (-0.071999999999999 -0.07) 21.58% (-0.049000000000003 -0.05) 58.81% (0.126 0.13)
Both teams to score 55.71% (0.038000000000004 0.04)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.9% (0.113 0.11)42.1% (-0.11000000000001 -0.11)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.49% (0.113 0.11)64.5% (-0.11 -0.11)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.78% (-0.010000000000005 -0.01)35.22% (0.013999999999996 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.02% (-0.010999999999999 -0.01)71.97% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86% (0.075999999999993 0.08)14% (-0.073 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.47% (0.147 0.15)41.52% (-0.144 -0.14)
Score Analysis
    Fortuna Sittard 19.6%
    AZ Alkmaar 58.81%
    Draw 21.58%
Fortuna SittardDrawAZ Alkmaar
2-1 @ 5.28% (-0.016 -0.02)
1-0 @ 5.15% (-0.027 -0.03)
2-0 @ 2.68% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 1.84% (-0.006 -0.01)
3-2 @ 1.81% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 0.93% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 19.6%
1-1 @ 10.11% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
2-2 @ 5.19% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-0 @ 4.93% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.18% (0.002 0)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 21.58%
1-2 @ 9.95% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-1 @ 9.69% (-0.020999999999999 -0.02)
0-2 @ 9.53% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
1-3 @ 6.52% (0.018 0.02)
0-3 @ 6.25% (0.019 0.02)
2-3 @ 3.4% (0.008 0.01)
1-4 @ 3.2% (0.017 0.02)
0-4 @ 3.07% (0.019 0.02)
2-4 @ 1.67% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
1-5 @ 1.26% (0.01 0.01)
0-5 @ 1.21% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 3.06%
Total : 58.81%

How you voted: Sittard vs AZ

Fortuna Sittard
25.0%
Draw
8.3%
AZ Alkmaar
66.7%
12
Head to Head
Jan 22, 2023 3.45pm
AZ
3-1
Sittard
De Wit (4'), Navarro (24' og.), Pavlidis (56')
Vanheusden (41')
Yilmaz (11' pen.)
Jan 16, 2022 3.45pm
Dec 2, 2021 5.45pm
AZ
2-1
Sittard
Pavlidis (41'), Karlsson (51')
Hatzidiakos (57')
Flemming (9')
Musaba (13')
May 8, 2021 7pm
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
Sittard
3-3
AZ
Flemming (9', 90+6'), Hansson (79')
Rota (87'), Smeets (90+5')
De Wit (23'), Koopmeiners (52'), Boadu (69')
Hatzidiakos (37')
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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