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AFC Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
AFC Ajax
4 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 14:45 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Rodrigo Guth

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard — Eredivisie at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
  • Referee Joris Westhof (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

14
2
AFC Ajax 16 games · Avg 4.1 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax 2021-12-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax 2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
02 Apr Go Ahead Eagles A 0–0 D
19 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–3 L
12 Mar SC Heerenveen A 4–2 W
05 Mar NEC H 1–0 W
26 Feb SBV Vitesse A 2–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
02 Apr FC Groningen H 3–1 W
17 Mar FC Volendam A 1–2 L
11 Mar FC Twente '65 H 0–3 L
03 Mar FC Utrecht A 2–1 W
26 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–4 L

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Fortuna Sittard
#5 Position #6
14 Points 13
7 Played 7
4 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 2
21 Scored 13
9 Conceded 14
+12 GD -1
2.00 PPG 1.86
57% Win % 57%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
6/3
46-60
2/1
61-75
5/1
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
3/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Julian Brandt 4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare 3 G 1 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Jorthy Mokio 1 G
Fortuna Sittard
Mohammed Ihattaren 3 G 2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Anthony Descotte 2 G
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Johan Cruijff Arena!
  • 5' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 6' A stunning finish from Steven Berghuis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 11' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 11 minutes.
  • 16' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Johnny Heitinga will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 21' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Jurrien Timber has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' Steven Berghuis makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 28' Steven Berghuis is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 33' Turkey international Dogan Erdogan has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 38' Mika Godts, a Belgium forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Ximo Navarro. He replaces Remy Vita on 46 minute.
  • 51' Umaro Embalo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 55' Brilliant from the ! Steven Bergwijn makes it 4-0 with a superb finish on 55.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Buitink, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' The whistle greets Oguzhan Ozyakup as he departs to be replaced by Deroy Duarte.
  • 64' Umaro Embalo is replacing Tijjani Noslin for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 69' It looks like no one’s ball. Fortuna Sittard is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' Time for substitution for AFC Ajax. Davy Klaassen is replaced by Francisco Conceicao.
  • 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Thomas Buitink on, Burak Yilmaz off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' With 0 assists to his name this season, Deroy Duarte is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 86' Brilliant from the ! Kenneth Taylor makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 86.
  • 87' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Dusan Tadic departs to be replaced by Mika Godts.
  • 87' A goal from the Netherlands international Kenneth Taylor! He fires home on 87 to make it 6-0!
  • 88' The whistle greets Dusan Tadic as he departs to be replaced by Mika Godts.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rodrigo Guth.
  • 4-0 the final result. Fortuna Sittard will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Johnny Heitinga

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Julio Velazquez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenneth Taylor 5
Dusan Tadic 4
Quincy Promes 4
Steven Berghuis 4
David Neres 3
Davy Klaassen 3
Brian Brobbey 3
Devyne Rensch 3

Head to Head

2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax 2021-12-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax 2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-04-02 Go Ahead Eagles 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2023-03-19 AFC Ajax 2–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-03-12 SC Heerenveen 2–4 AFC Ajax W 2023-03-05 AFC Ajax 1–0 NEC W 2023-02-26 SBV Vitesse 1–2 AFC Ajax W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Groningen W 2023-03-17 FC Volendam 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-03-11 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 FC Twente '65 L 2023-03-03 FC Utrecht 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-02-26 Fortuna Sittard 2–4 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.42 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + AFC Ajax to win 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax77% Draw14% Fortuna Sittard9%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 4.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
91%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
23%
AFC Ajax or Fortuna Sittard
86%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax63% Draw29% Fortuna Sittard8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
7.1%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
6.7%
1 – 1
4.8%
5 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
4.6%
1 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 20% 36%
-1.5 64% — 36%
-1 64% 17% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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