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Fortuna Sittard vs AZ Alkmaar – Lineups & Match Details

Fortuna Sittard beat AZ Alkmaar 4-3. Goals: J. Lonwijk (9'), T. Parrott (19'), S. Mijnans (21'), K. Sierhuis (42'), K. Sierhuis (54'), M. de Wit (71'), P. Brittijn (86'). Fortuna Sittard had 34% possession against AZ Alkmaar's 66%. Shots on target: 6-9.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 17

Sunday, 21 December 2025

Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard

4 - 3

Full Time

HT: 2 - 2

AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar

Referee: Marc Nagtegaal, Netherlands

Lineups

Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard4-2-3-1
M. Branderhorst31M. BranderhorstG
I. Pinto12I. PintoD
S. van Ottele6S. van OtteleD
I. Marquez44I. MarquezD
S. Adewoye4S. AdewoyeD
P. Brittijn23P. BrittijnM
R. Fosso80R. FossoM
M. Ihattaren52M. IhattarenM
J. Lonwijk17J. LonwijkM
K. Peterson7K. PetersonM
K. Sierhuis9K. SierhuisF

Substitutes

1L. KoopmansG
25N. MartensG
28J. HubnerD
22S. BastienM
43W. ElasriM
46M. GbemouM
21M. KerkezM
47A. LaoukiliM
18D. LimniosM
38T. SchenkhuizenM
19P. GladonF
45O. JohnsonF
AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar4-2-3-1
R. Owusu-Oduro1R. Owusu-OduroG
M. de Wit34M. de WitD
W. Goes3W. GoesD
Penetra5PenetraD
M. Chavez Garcia15M. Chavez GarciaD
K. Smit26K. SmitM
P. Koopmeiners6P. KoopmeinersM
Weslley Patati7Weslley PatatiM
S. Mijnans10S. MijnansM
I. Jensen17I. JensenM
T. Parrott9T. ParrottF

Substitutes

12H. VerhulstG
41J. ZoetG
4M. DekkerD
11I. SadiqF
21D. KwakmanM
22E. DijkstraD
23B. van DuijlD
25L. ZeefuikF
27R. DaalF
33M. SinM

Match Events

9'G

J. Lonwijk

Assist: M. Ihattaren

19'G

T. Parrott

Assist: M. de Wit

21'G

S. Mijnans

Assist: Alexandre Penetra

37'Y

K. Sierhuis

40'Y

P. Brittijn

42'G

K. Sierhuis

Assist: R. Fosso

45'+1Y

S. Adewoye

54'G

K. Sierhuis

Assist: Ivo Pinto

69'S

I. Jensen

Substitution 1

70'S

W. Goes

Substitution 2

70'S

M. Chávez

Substitution 3

71'G

M. de Wit

72'S

K. Peterson

Substitution 1

72'S

J. Lonwijk

Substitution 2

86'G

P. Brittijn

Assist: M. Ihattaren

89'S

K. Sierhuis

Substitution 3

89'S

M. Ihattaren

Substitution 4

90'+3S

Ivo Pinto

Substitution 5

90'S

Alexandre Penetra

Substitution 4

Statistics

Fortuna Sittard
34%66%
AZ Alkmaar
1.38Expected Goals (xG)3.79
15Total Shots21
6Shots on Target9
5Corners8
18Fouls11
2Offsides0
67Pass Accuracy (%)88
3Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Fortuna Sittard host AZ Alkmaar on Sunday, 21 December 2025 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. The kick-off time is 15:45 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Fortuna Sittard go into the match 11th in the table; AZ Alkmaar sit 6th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Fortuna Sittard have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. AZ Alkmaar have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 23 Feb 2025: Fortuna Sittard 0-1 AZ Alkmaar; 6 Oct 2024: Fortuna Sittard 1-0 AZ Alkmaar; 17 Feb 2024: Fortuna Sittard 1-2 AZ Alkmaar. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Fortuna Sittard beat AZ Alkmaar 4-3. Fortuna Sittard scored through J. Lonwijk 9', K. Sierhuis 42', K. Sierhuis 54', P. Brittijn 86'. AZ Alkmaar replied with T. Parrott 19', S. Mijnans 21', M. de Wit 71'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 86 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Fortuna Sittard held 34% of the ball against 66% for AZ Alkmaar. Shots on target finished 6-9. Expected goals read 1.38 for Fortuna Sittard, 3.79 for AZ Alkmaar.

Verdict

The win nudges Fortuna Sittard forward and leaves AZ Alkmaar with work to do. Fortuna Sittard sat 11th and AZ Alkmaar 6th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.