Fortuna Sittard 0-2 AZ Alkmaar: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How AZ Alkmaar won it

AZ Alkmaar struck first through Jizz Hornkamp  in the 58th minute. Jizz Hornkamp  made it 0-2 to AZ Alkmaar in the 90th minute (+4), set up by Calvin Stengs.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

Jizz Hornkamp  scored twice.

Ole Romeny of Fortuna Sittard was sent off in the 5th minute. The referee, S. Gözübüyük, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to Fortuna Sittard and 1 to AZ Alkmaar.

Fortuna Sittard: D. Buijs, 4-3-3 · AZ Alkmaar: L. Echteld, 4-2-3-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 4.69 for Fortuna Sittard and 0.24 for AZ Alkmaar.

Fortuna Sittard scored about 4.7 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.

AZ Alkmaar made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 1.8 goals.

Fortuna Sittard created the better chances, 4.69 xG to 0.24, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.

Fortuna Sittard had 2 shots on target, AZ Alkmaar 11.

Fortuna Sittard's goalkeeper made 9 saves.

AZ Alkmaar had 72% of the ball and turned it into the win.

A red card changed the shape of the match, and no pre-match model can see one coming.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Fortuna Sittard came into it with 10 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 1.7 and conceding 1.7 a match, with 0.89 expected goals for and 2.41 against, and had won 50% of their matches.

AZ Alkmaar came into it with 9 Eredivisie matches played, scoring 2.2 and conceding 1.1 a match, with 2.41 expected goals for and 1.07 against, and had won 67% of their matches.

Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Jizz Hornkamp (AZ Alkmaar), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Fortuna Sittard

• Mattijs Branderhorst 8.2
• Anthony Descotte 6.8
• Shiloh 't Zand 6.7
• Justin Hubner 6.7
• Ivo Pinto 6.6

AZ Alkmaar

• Jizz Hornkamp 8.3
• Peer Koopmeiners 8.1
• Calvin Stengs 7.8 1 assist
• Ro-Zangelo Daal 7.6
• Wouter Goes 7.4

The lowest-rated starter was Ole Romeny at 5.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Fortuna Sittard: Feyenoord vs Fortuna Sittard Saturday 31 October 2026 · Eredivisie
• AZ Alkmaar: AZ Alkmaar vs FC Twente Sunday 25 October 2026 · Eredivisie

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar

What was the score in Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar?

Fortuna Sittard 0-2 AZ Alkmaar (half-time 0-0), Eredivisie, Saturday 22 August 2026.

Who scored in Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar?

Jizz Hornkamp  58', Jizz Hornkamp  90+4'.

Did Moneyball predict Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar correctly?

Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.

Who was man of the match in Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar?

Jizz Hornkamp, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar?

S. Gözübüyük.