Eredivisie preview: Home supporters expecting a win when AZ Alkmaar host Fortuna Sittard

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sun 04.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Stadion (17082 seats)

This is the Eredivisie season opener for these teams, who are finally competing for points again. Who will get that important first win?

It's no vacation for neither AZ Alkmaar nor Fortuna Sittard as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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AZ Alkmaar form and stats

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for AZ Alkmaar, who have participated in three training matches. AZ Alkmaar have won 1 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 2 games.

Last season, AZ Alkmaar's league statistics were 17 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Eredivisie. Over these 34 matches they scored 64 goals and conceded 43. Playing at home last season AZ Alkmaar managed 11-3-3 (win-draw-lost) with 35 goals and 15 conceded.

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Fortuna Sittard form and stats

With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Fortuna Sittard as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. The outsiders lost 2 of these games by at least two goals.

Fortuna Sittard played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these two matches Fortuna Sittard scored 2 and conceded 5 goals.

Let's have a look at how Fortuna Sittard performed last season in the Eredivisie: They landed a 15th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 7 draws and 18 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 80 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 2 and lost 13 with 20/54 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 3 AZ Alkmaar victories, 0 draws and 0 Fortuna Sittard wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 0 matches with two goals or less.

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Fortuna Sittard missing players

AZ Alkmaar Fortuna Sittard
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Failed To Score 0% 100% 100%
 
7 7 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 7 7
0 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 1 1
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
AZ Alkmaar Last season Fortuna Sittard
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
17 11   Won   2 9
7 3   Drew   2 7
10 3   Lost   13 18
64 35   Scored   20 50
43 15   Conceded   54 80
94% 94%   Over 0.5   100% 94%
79% 71%   Over 1.5   100% 94%
68% 59%   Over 2.5   88% 79%
41% 35%   Over 3.5   71% 53%
26% 29%   Over 4.5   53% 38%
53% 41%   BTTS   65% 65%
41% 53%   Clean Sheets   6% 15%
12% 12%   Failed To Score   29% 26%
 
6.5 7.4   Corners For (avg)   3.9 4.5
4.6 3.9   Corners Against (avg)   6.4 6.5
1.5 1.1   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.7 1.8
0 0   Red Cards   3 7
Key stats last season:
  • AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • All of Fortuna Sittard's away matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fortuna Sittard haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

AZ Alkmaar
All Eredivisie Europa League Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
06-07-19 CF AZ Alkmaar 5 - 2 Club Brugge
13-07-19 CF Telstar 3 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
25-07-19 EL AZ Alkmaar 0 - 0 Häcken
01-08-19 EL Häcken 0 - 3 AZ Alkmaar
04-08-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 18:00 Fortuna Sittard
08-08-19 EL Mariupol 17:00 AZ Alkmaar
11-08-19 ER RKC Waalwijk 12:30 AZ Alkmaar
15-08-19 EL AZ Alkmaar 18:30 Mariupol
18-08-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 14:45 FC Groningen
25-08-19 ER Feyenoord 14:45 AZ Alkmaar
Fortuna Sittard
All Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
12-05-19 ER FC Groningen 3 - 0 Fortuna Sittard
15-05-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 1 - 4 Feyenoord
13-07-19 CF Bayer Leverkusen 0 - 1 Fortuna Sittard
27-07-19 CF Fortuna Sittard 1 - 5 PAOK
04-08-19 ER AZ Alkmaar 18:00 Fortuna Sittard
11-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 10:15 Heracles
18-08-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 10:15 Willem II
31-08-19 ER SC Heerenveen 16:30 Fortuna Sittard
15-09-19 ER Fortuna Sittard 14:45 FC Twente
21-09-19 ER Vitesse 18:45 Fortuna Sittard

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Ajax 34 28 2 4 119 32 17 15 2 0 70 13 17 13 0 4 49 19 87 86
2 PSV 34 26 5 3 98 26 17 16 1 0 58 7 17 10 4 3 40 19 72 83
3 Feyenoord 34 20 5 9 75 41 17 14 0 3 43 16 17 6 5 6 32 25 34 65
4 AZ Alkmaar 34 17 7 10 64 43 17 11 3 3 35 15 17 6 4 7 29 28 21 58
5 Vitesse 34 14 11 9 70 51 17 10 6 1 45 25 17 4 5 8 25 26 19 53
6 FC Utrecht 34 15 8 11 60 51 17 9 5 3 30 16 17 6 3 8 30 35 9 53
7 Heracles 34 15 3 16 61 68 17 11 0 6 42 32 17 4 3 10 19 36 -7 48
8 FC Groningen 34 13 6 15 39 41 17 10 1 6 26 16 17 3 5 9 13 25 -2 45
9 ADO Den Haag 34 12 9 13 58 63 17 7 4 6 33 32 17 5 5 7 25 31 -5 45
10 Willem II 34 13 5 16 58 72 17 6 2 9 26 33 17 7 3 7 32 39 -14 44
11 SC Heerenveen 34 10 11 13 64 73 17 4 7 6 27 35 17 6 4 7 37 38 -9 41
12 VVV-Venlo 34 11 8 15 47 63 17 7 3 7 25 25 17 4 5 8 22 38 -16 41
13 PEC Zwolle 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 6 3 8 31 31 17 5 3 9 13 26 -13 39
14 FC Emmen 34 10 8 16 41 72 17 5 5 7 23 31 17 5 3 9 18 41 -31 38
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 9 7 18 50 80 17 7 5 5 30 26 17 2 2 13 20 54 -30 34
16 Excelsior 34 9 6 19 46 79 17 6 4 7 27 36 17 3 2 12 19 43 -33 33
17 De Graafschap 34 8 5 21 38 75 17 6 3 8 25 28 17 2 2 13 13 47 -37 29
18 NAC Breda 34 5 8 21 29 74 17 4 6 7 18 30 17 1 2 14 11 44 -45 23

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