AZ Alkmaar vs Fortuna Sittard

AZ Alkmaar

2 - 0

Fortuna Sittard

🕒 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:45 Europe/London 📍 AFAS Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Martens 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

AZ Alkmaar 7 · Fortuna Sittard 11

Referee Stats

Richard Martens

8 matches · 2.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.63
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	75%
Draws	13%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

AZ Alkmaar outshot their opponent (15-9).
AZ Alkmaar controlled possession (55%).
AZ Alkmaar had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

AZ Alkmaar (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-2

Goals For / Against

39 / 26

Avg: 2.29 / 1.53

Points

Avg: 1.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Fortuna Sittard (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-11

Goals For / Against

21 / 34

Avg: 1.24 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.82

PPG

0.82

2.29

1.24

1.53

2.00

76%

O2.5

65%

76%

BTTS

71%

76%

Score 1st

18%

League-position context

AZ Alkmaar rank7th

Fortuna Sittard rank11th

AZ Alkmaar points52

Fortuna Sittard points39

AZ Alkmaar: #7 · 52 pts · GD +7

13 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Fortuna Sittard: #11 · 39 pts · GD -14

26 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AZ Alkmaar last 5 home

D D W W W

Points11/15

Weighted index60

Goals14-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Fortuna Sittard last 5 away

L L L W W

Points6/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

AZ Alkmaar trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 65% · 1H BTTS 29%

Fortuna Sittard trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

AZ Alkmaar score at home100%

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet at home24%

Fortuna Sittard score away71%

Fortuna Sittard clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

AZ Alkmaar score first76%

AZ Alkmaar win after scoring first62%

Fortuna Sittard score first18%

Fortuna Sittard win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AZ Alkmaar 33% · Fortuna Sittard 17%

Avg first goal minute: AZ Alkmaar 19.8' · Fortuna Sittard 11.0'

Vs league average

AZ Alkmaar score at home2.29 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar concede at home1.53 vs 1.38

Fortuna Sittard score away1.24 vs 1.38

Fortuna Sittard concede away2.00 vs 1.80

AZ Alkmaar score 27% above league average, while Fortuna Sittard score 10% below league average.

Defensive side: AZ Alkmaar are 11% above league average at home, and Fortuna Sittard are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

AZ Alkmaar goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 12

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

Fortuna Sittard goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 9

0-15 7

16-30 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 3

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

55%

45%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

447

368

Passes Accurate

372

260

Passes %

83%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

⚽

11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Meerdink

Normal Goal · Assist: I. Jensen

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Mijnans

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Kasius

45+1'

45+1' Iván Márquez

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Sierhuis

1st substitution · For: K. Peterson

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Iván Márquez

2nd substitution · For: S. van Ottele

54'

54' Y. Oukili

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ VAR

L. Duijvestijn

Goal cancelled

69'

69' L. Duijvestijn

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ M. Meerdink

1st substitution · For: T. Parrott

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Weslley Patati

2nd substitution · For: J. Clasie

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Limnios

3rd substitution · For: Luka Tunjic

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ I. Jensen

3rd substitution · For: A. Oufkir

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Dijkstra

4th substitution · For: M. de Wit

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ L. Duijvestijn

4th substitution · For: S. Bastien

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ D. Kasius

5th substitution · For: S. Maikuma

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ P. Brittijn

5th substitution · For: O. Johnson

AZ Alkmaar vs Fortuna Sittard 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AZ Alkmaar beat Fortuna Sittard 2-0 on Saturday, 04 April 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Richard Martens. It was played at AFAS Stadion.

First half: AZ Alkmaar took the lead at 11' when M. Meerdink scored, with the assist credited to I. Jensen, making the score 1-0. AZ Alkmaar extended the lead at 15' when S. Mijnans scored, with the assist credited to D. Kasius, making the score 2-0. Iván Márquez received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 45+1'.

Second half: Fortuna Sittard made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Sierhuis replacing K. Peterson. Fortuna Sittard made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Iván Márquez replacing S. van Ottele. Y. Oukili received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 54'. VAR intervened at 65' for Fortuna Sittard (Goal cancelled). L. Duijvestijn received a yellow card for Fortuna Sittard at 69'. AZ Alkmaar made their 1st substitution at 71', with M. Meerdink replacing T. Parrott. AZ Alkmaar made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Weslley Patati replacing J. Clasie. Fortuna Sittard made their 3rd substitution at 75', with D. Limnios replacing Luka Tunjic. AZ Alkmaar made their 3rd substitution at 77', with I. Jensen replacing A. Oufkir. AZ Alkmaar made their 4th substitution at 77', with E. Dijkstra replacing M. de Wit. Fortuna Sittard made their 4th substitution at 77', with L. Duijvestijn replacing S. Bastien. AZ Alkmaar made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Kasius replacing S. Maikuma. Fortuna Sittard made their 5th substitution at 84', with P. Brittijn replacing O. Johnson.

AZ Alkmaar used 5 substitutions while Fortuna Sittard used 5 substitutions. Fortuna Sittard got 3 yellow cards.