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AFC Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AFC Ajax
5 – 2
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sat 31 Oct 2020 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruyff ArenA HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'
Y 85' Martin Angha

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Siemen Mulder
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Patrick Inia
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 AFC Ajax 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SC Heerenveen 2 4
9 SBV Excelsior 2 3
10 NEC 2 3
11 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
12 FC Twente '65 2 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

13
2
AFC Ajax 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard 2019-09-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-03-10 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2018-09-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 5–2 W
27 Oct Atalanta BC A 2–2 D
24 Oct VVV Venlo A 13–0 W
21 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–1 L
18 Oct SC Heerenveen H 5–1 W
04 Oct FC Groningen A 0–1 L
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct AFC Ajax A 2–5 L
25 Oct FC Groningen H 1–3 L
18 Oct FC Emmen A 2–2 D
04 Oct PSV A 0–2 L
26 Sep AZ H 3–3 D
19 Sep SC Heerenveen H 1–3 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Fortuna Sittard
#5 Position #4
4 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
4 Scored 5
2 Conceded 3
+2 GD +2
2.00 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (4 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 4th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
2/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' AFC Ajax have kicked off against Fortuna Sittard. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Fortuna Sittard is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 7' George Cox makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Fortuna Sittard are in front.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Andre Onana needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 27' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 32' The Netherlands Davy Klaassen breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 1-1!
  • 37' It is a cagey affair so far. AFC Ajax in their trying to find a way past Fortuna Sittard's compact .
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Ajax side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Brilliant from the ! Davy Klaassen makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 46' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Jurgen Ekkelenkamp is replaced by Quincy Promes on 46 minute.
  • 51' The 35-year-old Sebastian Polter has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' Samuel Moutoussamy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Rienstra at the 58 minute mark.
  • 63' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
  • 64' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Noussair Mazraoui is replaced by Sean Klaiber.
  • 66' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Antony is withdrawn and Dusan Tadic gets his opportunity.
  • 71' Ryan Gravenberch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 480 appearances.
  • 72' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Mats Seuntjens departs to be replaced by Emil Hansson.
  • 74' Brian Brobbey has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 78' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Edson Alvarez on, Ryan Gravenberch off on 78 minutes.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Lisandro Semedo comes on to replace Sebastian Polter.
  • 84' Tesfaldet Tekie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 85' A moment of madness from Martin Angha on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 86' A goal from the Serbia international Dusan Tadic! He fires home on 86 to make it 4-1!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenneth Taylor 5
Dusan Tadic 4
Quincy Promes 4
Steven Berghuis 4
David Neres 3
Brian Brobbey 3
Devyne Rensch 3
Mohammed Kudus 2

Head to Head

2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard 2019-09-25 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 2019-03-10 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2018-09-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-10-27 Atalanta BC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2020-10-24 VVV Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax W 2020-10-21 AFC Ajax 0–1 Liverpool FC L 2020-10-18 AFC Ajax 5–1 SC Heerenveen W 2020-10-04 FC Groningen 1–0 AFC Ajax L

Fortuna Sittard Form

2020-10-31 AFC Ajax 5–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Groningen L 2020-10-18 FC Emmen 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2020-10-04 PSV 2–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-09-26 Fortuna Sittard 3–3 AZ D 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.88 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + AFC Ajax to win 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax68% Draw17% Fortuna Sittard15%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 4.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
86%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
32%
AFC Ajax or Fortuna Sittard
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax52% Draw34% Fortuna Sittard14%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
6.9%
1 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.3%
4 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.5%
1 – 0
4.5%
1 – 2
3.6%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 31% — 69%
-2 31% 19% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 19% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.