Saturday , 14 November 2026

AFC Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
AFC Ajax
5 – 0
Full Time
Fortuna Sittard
Wed 18 Sep 2024 · 18:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena 55,885 HT 45' · FT 45'
Kenneth Taylor 9' 1–0
Bertrand Traore 24' 2–0
Youri Baas 58' 3–0
Devyne Rensch 71' 4–0
Chuba Akpom 87' 5–0
Y 35' Kristoffer Peterson
R 45' Rodrigo Guth

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
5 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

14
2
AFC Ajax 16 games · Avg 4.1 goals Fortuna Sittard
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-18 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 2024-03-10 AFC Ajax 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax 2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 5–0 W
18 Aug NAC Breda A 1–2 L
11 Aug SC Heerenveen H 1–0 W
19 May SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D
12 May Almere City FC H 3–0 W
05 May FC Volendam A 4–1 W
Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
14 Sep NAC Breda A 0–1 L
31 Aug NEC H 0–3 L
16 Aug Almere City FC H 3–0 W
11 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 2–0 W
19 May Heracles Almelo A 0–0 D

Season Stats

AFC Ajax Fortuna Sittard
#3 Position #7
25 Points 20
12 Played 12
7 / 4 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 2
32 Scored 20
15 Conceded 20
+17 GD +0
2.08 PPG 1.67
58% Win % 42%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season
17% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

AFC Ajax are 3rd (25 pts). Fortuna Sittard are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AFC Ajax
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
8/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
8/1
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Fortuna Sittard
0-15
5/–
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/3
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AFC Ajax
Toluwalas Arokodare 7 G 1 A
Julian Brandt 6 G 2 A
Davy Klaassen 3 G 1 A
Jorthy Mokio 3 G 1 A
Kasper Dolberg 2 G 2 A
Fortuna Sittard
Anthony Descotte 5 G
Mohammed Ihattaren 4 G 4 A
Lequincio Zeefuik 3 G 1 A
Philip Brittijn 2 G
Edouard Michut 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! AFC Ajax welcome Fortuna Sittard for this crunch clash at Johan Cruijff Arena.
  • 5' AFC Ajax seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 9' What a moment for Kenneth Taylor! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 19' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 24' Bertrand Traore doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Ajax must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Poor challenge from Kristoffer Peterson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. AFC Ajax seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' The whistle greets Kristoffer Peterson as he departs to be replaced by Jasper Dahlhaus.
  • 45' Fortuna Sittard receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 46' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Josip Sutalo exits the field as Daniele Rugani enters on 46.
  • 51' Alen Halilovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 529 appearances.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' Youri Baas doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Kian Fitz-Jim departs to be replaced by Davy Klaassen.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chuba Akpom is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 66' Wout Weghorst is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bertrand Traore at the 66 minute mark.
  • 70' Josip Mitrovic is replacing Samuel Bastien for the Fortuna Sittard side.
  • 71' Devyne Rensch makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and AFC Ajax are in front.
  • 72' The AFC Ajax bench stirs into life. Mika Godts is withdrawn and Christian Rasmussen gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Netherlands international Jorrel Hato has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Alen Halilovic trudges off to be replaced by Ante Erceg on 81 minutes.
  • 86' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 87' Brilliant from the ! Chuba Akpom makes it 5-0 with a superb finish on 87.
  • The points are shared — AFC Ajax 5-0 Fortuna Sittard. Honours even.

Lineups

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2024-09-18 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 2024-03-10 AFC Ajax 2–2 Fortuna Sittard 2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax 2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax

AFC Ajax Form

2024-09-18 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-08-18 NAC Breda 2–1 AFC Ajax L 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen W 2024-05-19 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2024-05-12 AFC Ajax 3–0 Almere City FC W 2024-05-05 FC Volendam 1–4 AFC Ajax W

Fortuna Sittard Form

2024-09-18 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2024-09-14 NAC Breda 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2024-08-31 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 NEC L 2024-08-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Almere City FC W 2024-08-11 Go Ahead Eagles 0–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2024-05-19 Heracles Almelo 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.72 AFC Ajax xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Fortuna Sittard xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax73% Draw17% Fortuna Sittard10%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

AFC Ajax or Draw
90%
Draw or Fortuna Sittard
27%
AFC Ajax or Fortuna Sittard
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AFC Ajax58% Draw34% Fortuna Sittard8%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.8%
3 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
7%
4 – 0
6.9%
4 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
4.4%
5 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
3%
5 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AFC Ajax

Handicap AFC Ajax covers Push Fortuna Sittard covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 20% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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