Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AZ Alkmaar — Match Stats & Analysis

Eredivisie · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 14:30 UTC

Fortuna Sittard

0–2Full-time analysis

AZ Alkmaar

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

AZ Alkmaar won 0–2.

Shots: 426
Shots on target: 211
Expected goals: 0.444.35
Possession: 28%72%

Full time

What the match recorded

AZ Alkmaar beat Fortuna Sittard 2–0. Recorded in this match (Fortuna Sittard – AZ Alkmaar): shots 4–26, shots on target 2–11, expected goals 0.44–4.35, possession 28%–72%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots4 shots26 shotsFortuna Sittard 4 shots, AZ Alkmaar 26 shots
Shots on target2 shots11 shotsFortuna Sittard 2 shots, AZ Alkmaar 11 shots
Expected goals0.44 xG4.35 xGFortuna Sittard 0.44 xG, AZ Alkmaar 4.35 xG
Possession28%72%Fortuna Sittard 28%, AZ Alkmaar 72%
Corners1 corner15 cornersFortuna Sittard 1 corner, AZ Alkmaar 15 corners
Fouls9 fouls11 foulsFortuna Sittard 9 fouls, AZ Alkmaar 11 fouls
Yellow cards0 cards1 cardFortuna Sittard 0 cards, AZ Alkmaar 1 card

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Fortuna Sittard: 4 shots, 2 on target, 0.44 xG. AZ Alkmaar: 26 shots, 11 on target, 4.32 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Fortuna Sittard 0.44 xG · AZ Alkmaar 4.32 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

2Fortuna Sittard

0Draws

3AZ Alkmaar

4 Apr 2026AZ Alkmaar — Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie2–0

21 Dec 2025Fortuna Sittard — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie4–3

23 Feb 2025AZ Alkmaar — Fortuna Sittard · Eredivisie1–0

6 Oct 2024Fortuna Sittard — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie1–0

17 Feb 2024Fortuna Sittard — AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

6.81 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.91 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 18:30 UTC · analysis-v4