AZ Alkmaar vs Fortuna Sittard
Ref: R. MartensAFAS Stadion, Alkmaar · 19,500 cap
Match recap
AZ Alkmaar beat Fortuna Sittard 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Meerdink and Mijnans scored for AZ Alkmaar. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.92 for AZ Alkmaar versus 0.40 for Fortuna Sittard. AZ Alkmaar sit 7th in the Eredivisie table while Fortuna Sittard are 11th.
First Half
⚽
Meerdink
Assist: Jensen
⚽
Mijnans
Assist: Kasius
45+1'
Márquez
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Sierhuis
46'
⇄
Márquez
54'
Oukili
Yellow Card
65'
VAR
Goal cancelled
69'
Duijvestijn
Yellow Card
⇄
Meerdink
⇄
Patati
75'
⇄
Limnios
77'
⇄
Duijvestijn
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Dijkstra
84'
⇄
Brittijn
⇄
Kasius
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
AZ AlkmaarFortuna Sittard
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.92VS0.40
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
9
6
Shots on target
4
10
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
4
10
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
452
Total passes
371
375
Accurate passes
264
83%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
14
0
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
1
0.27
Goals prevented
0.27
AZ Alkmaar
3-4-3
Fortuna Sittard
4-2-3-1
AZ Alkmaar
3-4-3Starting XI
- 3W. GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 10S. MijnansM
- 17I. JensenF
- 22E. DijkstraM
- 23B. van DuijlD
- 26K. SmitM
- 30D. KasiusM
- 35M. MeerdinkF
- 41J. ZoetG
Substitutes
- 2S. MaikumaD
- 4M. DekkerD
- 8J. ClasieM
- 9T. ParrottF
- 11I. SadiqF
- 12H. VerhulstG
- 15M. ChávezD
- 20K. BoogaardM
- 24A. OufkirF
- 31D. DeenG
- 33M. ŠínM
- 34M. de WitD
Fortuna Sittard
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1L. KoopmansG
- 4S. AdewoyeD
- 5Y. OukiliM
- 8J. DahlhausD
- 9K. SierhuisM
- 18D. LimniosM
- 19P. GladonF
- 21N. KasanwirjoD
- 23P. BrittijnM
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 70L. DuijvestijnM
Substitutes
- 6S. van OtteleD
- 7K. PetersonF
- 22S. BastienM
- 25N. MartensG
- 36H. KorkmazyürekM
- 38Tristan SchenkhuizenM
- 45O. JohnsonF
- 48L. van ParysG
- 77Luka TunjicM
AZ Alkmaar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Mijnans(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3/4 |
| Weslley Patati | F | 72 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Mexx Meerdink | F | 71 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Jeroen Zoet | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Goes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Elijah Dijkstra | M | 77 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Denso Kasius | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Isak Steiner Jensen | F | 77 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Alexandre Penetra | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kees Smit | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Billy van Duijl | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matěj Šín | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ibrahim Sadiq | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Dekker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hobie Verhulst | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Boogaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mateo Chávez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Deen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mees de Wit | D | 13 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordy Clasie | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Seiya Maikuma | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ayoub Oufkir | F | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Troy Parrott | F | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gladon | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Luuk Koopmans | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yassin Oukili | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jasper Dahlhaus | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lance Duijvestijn | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/2 |
| Neraysho Kasanwirjo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaj Sierhuis | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Limnios | M | 75 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Iván Márquez(C) | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lars Van Parys | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Schenkhuizen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hasip Korkmazyürek | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syb van Ottele | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luka Tunjić | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristoffer Peterson | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Samuel Bastien | M | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Johnson | F | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |