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Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Fortuna Sittard
0 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Y 73' Lasse Schone
Jorrit Smeets 73' Y
Jose Rodriguez 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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

2
14
Fortuna Sittard 16 games · Avg 4.1 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-29 Fortuna Sittard 0–2 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–2 L
22 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 4–4 D
16 Sep NAC Breda A 3–2 W
01 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
24 Aug ADO Den Haag A 1–3 L
18 Aug PSV H 1–2 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 2–0 W
23 Sep PSV A 0–3 L
19 Sep PAE AEK H 3–0 W
15 Sep FC Groningen H 3–0 W
02 Sep SBV Vitesse A 4–0 W
28 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–0 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Wessel Dammers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 269 appearances.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Carel Eiting made 483 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Dani de Wit is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 20' Donny van de Beek is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AFC Ajax so far.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
  • 31' Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Andre Onana has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 46' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has done his job and it is now time for Kasper Dolberg to step up.
  • 49' What composure from Kasper Dolberg! The Denmark international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 54' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Mark Diemers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Donny van de Beek gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces David Neres and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' A tactical swap from Fortuna Sittard — Andre Vidigal on, Mark Diemers off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' The crowd applauds Lisandro Semedo as he leaves the pitch. Lazaros Lamprou steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
  • 69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rene Eijer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' A moment of madness from Lasse Schone on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Ajax will be frustrated.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hakim Ziyech makes it 0-2.
  • 79' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Dani de Wit comes on to replace Carel Eiting.
  • 80' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jose Rodriguez.
  • 80' Finn Stokkers has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ahmed El Messaoudi on 80 minute.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' Fortuna Sittard are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AFC Ajax backline.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Fortuna Sittard.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Eijer

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.52 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard19% Draw22% AFC Ajax59%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
41%
Draw or AFC Ajax
81%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard14% Draw37% AFC Ajax49%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 3
7.5%
0 – 3
6.9%
0 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 4
4.8%
0 – 4
4.3%
2 – 3
4.2%
2 – 1
4%
0 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 33% — 67%
+1 33% 21% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 19% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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