SITTARD. AZ succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Fortuna Sittard to win 2-1. It was Fortuna Sittard to strike first with a goal of Iñigo Córdoba at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Dani de Wit gave the win to AZ in the 90′ minute. AZ was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. In front of 9,705 spectators. The referee was Richard Martens with the help of Rens Bluemink and Michael Osseweijer. The 4th official was Michael Eijgelsheim. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.19 degrees Celsius or 50.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 14 Total 19
- 5 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 9
- 5 Shots blocked 6
- 78 Attack 156
- 26 Dangerous attack 96
- 91 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 10
Fouls
- 9 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AZ had a superior ball possession 70% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AZ was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AZ won the match.
Fortuna Sittard shot 14 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, AZ shot 19 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Fortuna Sittard received 1 yellow card (Justin Lonwijk). Talking about the opposition, AZ received 1 yellow card (Riechedly Bazoer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Fortuna Sittard stays with 24 points to remain in the 13th place. On the opposite side, AZ will has 39 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away with RKC Waalwijk on the 25th of February with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Fortuna Sittard (5 draws).
AZ will host Ajax on the 25th of February with a 21-13 head to head record in favor of Ajax (10 draws).
Fortuna Sittard – Formation
Fortuna Sittard started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Dimitrios Siovas, Michael Verrips
, Ivo Pinto , Rodrigo Guth , Siemen Voet , Mitchell Dijks , Alessio Da Cruz , Deroy Duarte , Arianit Ferati , Iñigo Córdoba , Kaj Sierhuis and Justin Lonwijk .The home team had on the bench: Alen Halilovic
, Luuk Koopmans, Sadik Fofana, Kristoffer Peterson , Oguzhan Özyakup , Iman Griffith, Mouhamed Belkheir, Tom Hendriks, N. Markelo, Jayden Braaf , Ragnar Oratmangoen and Rémy Vita.Substitutions
Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Kaj Sierhuis for Kristoffer Peterson (85′), Arianit Ferati for Oguzhan Özyakup (85′), Iñigo Córdoba for Ragnar Oratmangoen (85′), Alessio Da Cruz for Alen Halilovic (53′) and Justin Lonwijk for Jayden Braaf (76′).
Player of the match: Iñigo Córdoba
The most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was Iñigo Córdoba.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.AZ – Formation
AZ started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Maarten Martens played with: Mathew Ryan
, Yukinari Sugawara , Wouter Goes , Riechedly Bazoer , David Møller Wolfe , Jordy Clasie , Kristijan Belić , Sven Mijnans , Dani de Wit , Ruben van Bommel , Vangelis Pavlidis .The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexandre Penetra, Jayden Addai, Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro, Bruno Martins Indi
, Tiago Dantas , Myron van Brederode , Ernest Poku, Mayckel Lahdo , Lequincio Zeefuik , Denso Kasius, Mees de Wit and Tristan Kuijsten.Substitutions
AZ made 5 changes: Sven Mijnans for Lequincio Zeefuik (85′), Wouter Goes for Bruno Martins Indi (64′), David Møller Wolfe for Mayckel Lahdo (64′), Ruben van Bommel for Myron van Brederode (57′) and Kristijan Belić for Tiago Dantas (57′).
Player of the match: Dani de Wit
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AZ was Dani de Wit.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.
- SC Heerenveen – Go Ahead Eagles – 0-2
- Fortuna Sittard – AZ – 1-2
- PEC Zwolle – Almere City – 0-1
- Sparta Rotterdam – Excelsior – 4-2