Match Report
13 points for Fortuna Sittard (6th), 19 for AZ (1st): a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Fortuna Sittard 1.86 scored and 2 conceded per game, AZ 2.57 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.9.
AZ arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Fortuna Sittard 2, draws 1, AZ 12, at 3.4 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 73% of the meetings.
Serdar Gozubuyuk took charge of the match — our records show 18 games refereed with an average of 0.3 yellow cards per game. Fortuna Sittard Stadion, capacity 12,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
AZ: Jizz Hornkamp (58'), Jizz Hornkamp (90')
Key stats
Possession: Fortuna Sittard 28% · AZ 72% · Total shots: 4-26 · On target: 2-11 · Corners: 1-15