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AZ Alkmaar – Fortuna Sittard

AZ Alkmaar 1st in Eredivisie Home 2.37 projected goals by the model
Fortuna Sittard 6th in Eredivisie Away 0.91 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.37 0.91
AZ Alkmaar Fortuna Sittard
AZ Alkmaar
70%
Draw
20%
Fortuna Sittard
10%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
AZ Alkmaar Draw Fortuna Sittard
Fair odds 1.42 5.10 9.98
Total goals
3.28
Over 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score
59%
Data coverage · full

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The model's case

Why the model leans AZ Alkmaar

70% AZ Alkmaar to win

Attack
5th vs 17th
AZ Alkmaar attack v Fortuna Sittard defence
Defence
3rd vs 17th
AZ Alkmaar defence v Fortuna Sittard attack
Recent xG form
+1.58 vs -1.44
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.37 – 0.91
AZ Alkmaar v Fortuna Sittard
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: AZ Alkmaar and Fortuna Sittard compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading AZ Alkmaar Fortuna Sittard
xG / match (better) 2.55 · 4th 0.97 · 16th
xGA / match (better) 0.95 · 3rd 2.42 · 18th
xGD / match (better) +1.60 · 2nd -1.46 · 18th
xPts / match (better) 2.30 · 3rd 0.72 · 18th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +1.58 -1.43

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

AZ Alkmaar clean sheet
37%
AZ Alkmaar 2+ goals
71%
Under 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score: no
41%

Most likely scorelines

2:1
11.1%
2:0
10.4%
1:1
9.6%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
AZ Alkmaar sample
20 matches
Fortuna Sittard sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · AZ Alkmaar
4 matches
Away xG sample · Fortuna Sittard
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.