Down To Ten
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard played the closing 85 minutes a man down after a 5′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 5′
- Player
- Ole Romeny
Eredivisie · Matchday 3Fortuna Sittard
0 – 2
FT
HT 0–0
AZ Alkmaar
J. Hornkamp 58', 90'
Eredivisie
Matchday 3Fortuna Sittard0–2AZ Alkmaar
0.44
Expected goals
4.35
5′58′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: FS 0.44, AA 4.35.
Match report
Fortuna Sittard 0-2 AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar saw off Fortuna Sittard 2-0 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in Eredivisie. Hornkamp opened the scoring for AZ Alkmaar on 58' and Hornkamp added his second on 90'.
Expected goals finished Fortuna Sittard 0.44, AZ Alkmaar 4.35. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. AZ Alkmaar held 72.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Romeny was sent off on 5', leaving Fortuna Sittard 85 minutes to play a man short.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Fortuna Sittard graded out for goalkeeper rescue — 9 saves and 4.35 faced xg. AZ Alkmaar graded out for wasteful finishing — 4.35 expected goals and 2 goals.
Mattijs Branderhorst came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.9 for Fortuna Sittard across 90 minutes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
28%Possession72%
4Shots26
0.44xG4.35
What the numbers say
5 readsGoalkeeper Rescue
Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard's goalkeeper kept them in it — 9 saves against 4.35 xG, conceding just 2.
- Saves
- 9
- Faced xG
- 4.35
- Conceded
- 2
Wasteful Finishing
AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 4.35 xG for 2 goals.
- Expected goals
- 4.35
- Goals
- 2
- Shortfall
- −2.35
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — AZ Alkmaar scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
Ole Romeny
Foul
🟥5'
Half-time
I. Pinto ↑ A. Descotte ↓
🔄46'
🔄46'
C. Stengs ↑ Weslley Patati ↓
🔄46'
J. Hornkamp ↑ D. Kwakman ↓
⚽58'
J. Hornkamp
J. Dahlhaus ↑ N. de Groot ↓
🔄66'
M. Ihattaren ↑ S. Zand ↓
🔄66'
Y. Oukili ↑ S. van Ottele ↓
🔄66'
🔄69'
J. Clasie ↑ K. Smit ↓
R. Guth ↑ S. Wylin ↓
🔄75'
🔄86'
S. Maikuma ↑ E. Dijkstra ↓
🔄86'
A. Oufkir ↑ M. Meerdink ↓
⚽90'
J. Hornkamp — assist: C. Stengs
🟨90+3'
Ayoub Oufkir
Off the ball foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueFortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard
RefereeSerdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished