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
- 3Wouter GoesD
- 5Alexandre PenetraD
- 7Weslley PatatiF
- 10Sven MijnansM
- 17Isak Steiner JensenF
- 22Elijah DijkstraM
- 23Billy van DuijlD
- 26Kees SmitM
- 30Denso KasiusM
- 35Mexx MeerdinkF
- 41Jeroen ZoetG
Substitutes
- 2Seiya MaikumaD
- 4Maxim DekkerD
- 8Jordy ClasieM
- 9Troy Daniel ParrottF
- 11Ibrahim SadiqF
- 12Hobie VerhulstG
- 15Mateo Chávez GarcíaD
- 20Kasper BoogaardM
- 24Ayoub OufkirF
- 31Daniël Virginio DeenG
- 33Matěj ŠínM
- 34Mees Jacobus Wilhelmus de WitD
Fortuna Sittard
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Luuk KoopmansG
- 4Shawn AdewoyeD
- 5Yassin OukiliM
- 8Jasper DahlhausD
- 9Kaj SierhuisM
- 18Dimitrios LimniosM
- 19Paul GladonF
- 21Neraysho Meritchio KasanwirjoD
- 23Philip BrittijnM
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 70Lance DuijvestijnM
Substitutes
- 6Syb van OtteleD
- 7Kristoffer Paul PetersonF
- 22Samuel Christopher Bastien BindaM
- 25Niels MartensG
- 36Hasip KorkmazyürekM
- 38Tristan SchenkhuizenM
- 45Owen 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |