Your Web 3 Guru and Moonbet presenting todays match: Fortuna Sittard – AZ Alkmaar.
Fortuna Sittard endured a highly disappointing week, bowing out of the KNVB Cup in a penalty shootout against second-tier FC Groningen and suffering a 4-0 defeat to FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie. Despite these setbacks, Danny Buijs’ squad maintains a six-point cushion above the relegation zone and looks forward to returning home, where they’ve lost only twice in their last 12 matches (W6, D4).
However, the upcoming encounter against AZ Alkmaar could heighten tension for Sittard, as they haven’t defeated their opponents since 2001. In the 13 meetings since then, AZ Alkmaar emerged victorious in 12. Recent head-to-heads resulted in significant losses for Sittard, with the last two matches ending in 3-0 and 4-0 defeats, and they’ve conceded three or more goals in four of their last five home matches against AZ.
Despite AZ‘s dominance, there’s no guarantee of success for them on Saturday. Maarten Martens’ side has experienced more frequent losses lately and hasn’t secured a victory within regular 90 minutes of play in their last ten matches across all competitions (D5, L5). Their last away win, excluding extra time, dates back to October 2023, leaving them eight points adrift of third-placed FC Twente.
Martens, like his predecessor Pascal Jansen, has rotated wing attackers regularly due to insufficient output. Despite this, AZ’s attacking prowess has been limited, with their forwards combining for just six Eredivisie goals. Although they’ve struggled to find the net in their last three matches, they returned their first clean sheet in 13 games with a goalless draw against Almere last week.
Key players to watch include Alen Halilovic, who recently converted a penalty but was among four Fortuna players to miss spot kicks. On the other side, AZ’s Vangelis Pavlidis has been in prolific form, scoring 20 Eredivisie goals this season and finding the net in six of his last seven encounters against Fortuna.
Noteworthy statistic: AZ has conceded two or more goals in eight of their last ten matches.
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