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AZ Alkmaar
Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Dec 2, 2021 at 5.45pm UK
AFAS Stadion, Alkmaar
Fortuna Sittard

AZ
2 - 1
Sittard

Pavlidis (41'), Karlsson (51')
Hatzidiakos (57')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Flemming (9')
Musaba (13')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between AZ Alkmaar and Fortuna Sittard, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a AZ Alkmaar win with a probability of 78.51%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 7.53%.

The most likely scoreline for an AZ Alkmaar win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.92%) and 1-0 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.62%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 0-1 (2.53%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that AZ Alkmaar would win this match.

Result
AZ AlkmaarDrawFortuna Sittard
78.51%13.96%7.53%
Both teams to score 46.27%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
64.21%35.8%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
42.12%57.88%
AZ Alkmaar Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.69%7.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
73.57%26.43%
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
49.92%50.08%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
15.29%84.71%
Score Analysis
    AZ Alkmaar 78.5%
    Fortuna Sittard 7.53%
    Draw 13.96%
AZ AlkmaarDrawFortuna Sittard
2-0 @ 12.52%
3-0 @ 10.92%
1-0 @ 9.58%
2-1 @ 8.66%
3-1 @ 7.56%
4-0 @ 7.15%
4-1 @ 4.94%
5-0 @ 3.74%
3-2 @ 2.61%
5-1 @ 2.59%
4-2 @ 1.71%
6-0 @ 1.63%
6-1 @ 1.13%
Other @ 3.76%
Total : 78.5%
1-1 @ 6.62%
0-0 @ 3.66%
2-2 @ 3%
Other @ 0.68%
Total : 13.96%
0-1 @ 2.53%
1-2 @ 2.29%
Other @ 2.71%
Total : 7.53%

How you voted: AZ vs Sittard

AZ Alkmaar
84.0%
Draw
12.0%
Fortuna Sittard
4.0%
50
rhs 2.0


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