Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Apr 4 2026 · 17:45 AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar
First leg3–4 2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 1.92 – 0.40
Fortuna Sittard
  • M. Meerdink 11’
  • S. Mijnans 15’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

AZ Alkmaar beat Fortuna Sittard

AZ Alkmaar entered as clear favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Meerdink and Mijnans. AZ Alkmaar finished with the higher xG (1.92 vs 0.40).

AZ Alkmaar ✓69%
Draw18%
Fortuna Sittard13%

Model vs reality

AZ Alkmaar goals
2
Model 2.54 · xG 1.92
Fortuna Sittard goals
0
Model 1.06 · xG 0.40
Total goals
2
Model 3.60 · xG 2.32
Score 2–0
9%
Most likely 2–1 (9%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 70%
Both scored
No
Model 60%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. MijnansAZ Alkmaar · 1 goal
7.9
  • RefereeRichard Martens
  • VenueAFAS Stadion
  • Table before kick-offAZ Alkmaar 6th · Fortuna Sittard 11th

Timeline

  1. M. Meerdink 1–0Assist I. Jensen
    11’
  2. S. Mijnans 2–0Assist D. Kasius
    15’
  3. Iván MárquezYellow card · Roughing
    45+1’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ S. van OtteleFor Iván Márquez
    46’
  6. ⇄ K. PetersonFor K. Sierhuis
    46’
  7. Y. OukiliYellow card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    54’
  8. VAR L. DuijvestijnGoal Disallowed - offside
    63’
  9. L. DuijvestijnYellow card · Roughing
    69’
  10. ⇄ T. ParrottFor M. Meerdink
    71’
  11. ⇄ J. ClasieFor Weslley Patati
    72’
  12. ⇄ L. TunjićFor D. Limnios
    75’
  13. ⇄ S. BastienFor L. Duijvestijn
    77’
  14. ⇄ M. de WitFor Elijah Dijkstra
    77’
  15. ⇄ A. OufkirFor I. Jensen
    77’
  16. ⇄ S. MaikumaFor D. Kasius
    84’
  17. ⇄ O. JohnsonFor P. Brittijn
    84’
  18. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

AZ Alkmaar15 shots · 10 in box, 5 outside
Fortuna Sittard9 shots · 5 in box, 4 outside
AZ AlkmaarFortuna Sittard
55% Possession 45%
1.92 Expected goals (xG) 0.40
2.42 Expected points (xPts) 0.39
15 Shots 9
6 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 5
5 Shots outside the box 4
437 Passes 359
84% Pass accuracy 71%
10 Corners 6
4 Goalkeeper saves 4
10 Fouls 14
3 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.06 Team rating 6.51

Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar 3-4-3

417.3 J. Zoet(G)
236.3 B. van Duijl 56.6 Alexandre Penetra 36.9 W. Goes
227.0 Elijah Dijkstra ↓77’ 266.9 K. Smit 107.9★ S. Mijnans 307.3 D. Kasius A↓84’
177.2 I. Jensen A↓77’ 356.9 M. Meerdink ↓71’ 77.7 Weslley Patati ↓72’
  • 41J. Zoet (G)7.3
  • 23B. van Duijl6.3
  • 5Alexandre Penetra6.6
  • 3W. Goes6.9
  • 22Elijah Dijkstra↓77’7.0
  • 26K. Smit6.9
  • 10S. Mijnans ★7.9
  • 30D. KasiusA↓84’7.3
  • 17I. JensenA↓77’7.2
  • 35M. Meerdink↓71’6.9
  • 7Weslley Patati↓72’7.7

Substitutes used

  • 24A. Oufkir↑77’6.5
  • 2S. Maikuma↑84’6.6
  • 8J. Clasie↑72’6.9
  • 9T. Parrott↑71’6.7
  • 34M. de Wit↑77’6.7

Unused: I. Sadiq, H. Verhulst, M. Šín, Kasper Boogaard, D. Deen, Mateo Chávez, M. Dekker

Fortuna Sittard 4-2-3-1

16.7 L. Koopmans(G)
86.7 J. Dahlhaus 46.2 S. Adewoye 446.0 Iván Márquez ↓46’ 216.3 N. Kasanwirjo
56.7 Y. Oukili 236.2 P. Brittijn ↓84’
96.5 K. Sierhuis ↓46’ 706.3 L. Duijvestijn ↓77’ 186.2 D. Limnios ↓75’
197.3 P. Gladon
  • 1L. Koopmans (G)6.7
  • 8J. Dahlhaus6.7
  • 4S. Adewoye6.2
  • 44Iván Márquez↓46’6.0
  • 21N. Kasanwirjo6.3
  • 5Y. Oukili6.7
  • 23P. Brittijn↓84’6.2
  • 9K. Sierhuis↓46’6.5
  • 70L. Duijvestijn↓77’6.3
  • 18D. Limnios↓75’6.2
  • 19P. Gladon7.3

Substitutes used

  • 6S. van Ottele↑46’6.9
  • 7K. Peterson↑46’6.6
  • 77L. Tunjić↑75’6.3
  • 22S. Bastien↑77’6.5
  • 45O. Johnson↑84’6.2

Unused: H. Korkmazyürek, Niels Martens, T. Schenkhuizen, Lars Van Parys

Player stats

Top rated
S. MijnansAZ Alkmaar7.9
2nd
Weslley PatatiAZ Alkmaar7.7
3rd
J. ZoetAZ Alkmaar7.3

AZ Alkmaar

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Zoet G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 50% 18 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
B. van Duijl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 63 1 3 0/0 1/1 6.3
Alexandre Penetra D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 76% 45 0 2 0/0 1/1 6.6
W. Goes D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 55 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Elijah Dijkstra D 77 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 33 1 3 1/1 0/1 7.0
K. Smit M 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 91% 56 2 1 0/1 2/0 6.9
S. Mijnans M 90 1 0 4 (3) 3 79% 34 2 1 3/4 0/2 7.9
D. Kasius D 84 0 1 1 (0) 1 86% 42 2 0 2/2 1/0 7.3
I. Jensen F 77 0 1 0 (0) 1 87% 23 1 0 0/3 4/1 7.2
M. Meerdink F 71 1 0 2 (2) 1 50% 10 0 0 0/0 0/4 6.9
Weslley Patati F 72 0 0 1 (0) 1 93% 27 2 0 0/3 0/2 7.7
A. Oufkir F 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
S. Maikuma D 6 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 2 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
J. Clasie M 18 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 10 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.9
T. Parrott F 19 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.7
M. de Wit D 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Fortuna Sittard

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Koopmans G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 50% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
J. Dahlhaus D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 31 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.7
S. Adewoye D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 92% 38 2 2 0/0 2/1 6.2
Iván Márquez D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 14 0 0 0/0 3/0 6.0
N. Kasanwirjo D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 77% 53 2 1 0/0 0/2 6.3
Y. Oukili M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 20 4 0 0/0 2/0 6.7
P. Brittijn M 84 0 0 0 (0) 1 76% 33 1 4 0/0 2/1 6.2
K. Sierhuis F 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 75% 12 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
L. Duijvestijn M 77 0 0 3 (2) 0 63% 27 2 0 0/2 1/1 6.3
D. Limnios M 75 0 0 1 (0) 2 52% 21 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.2
P. Gladon F 90 0 0 3 (2) 3 54% 24 0 0 0/0 2/2 7.3
S. van Ottele D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 1 1 1/1 0/0 6.9
K. Peterson F 44 0 0 0 (0) 1 63% 8 0 0 0/2 1/2 6.6
L. Tunjić F 15 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
S. Bastien M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
O. Johnson F 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.