Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Fortuna Sittard
1 – 2
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 24 Jan 2021 · 11:15 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Y 45' Nicolas Tagliafico
Sebastian Polter 90' Y
Sebastian Polter 90' R
Y 90' David Neres
Roel Janssen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax — Eredivisie at Fortuna Sittard Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Luca Cantineau

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
2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax 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

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
16 Jan PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W
13 Jan Sparta Rotterdam H 0–1 L
10 Jan SC Heerenveen A 3–1 W
22 Dec RKC Waalwijk H 2–1 W
19 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 2–1 W
17 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W
14 Jan FC Twente '65 A 3–1 W
10 Jan PSV H 2–2 D
23 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 1–1 D
20 Dec ADO Den Haag A 4–2 W

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' Three points are at stake. Fortuna Sittard host AFC Ajax — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Emil Hansson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Antony is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fortuna Sittard tonight.
  • 19' Magnificent from Sebastian Polter! That is 32 goals in 438 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 24' Over 24 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sjors Ultee might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 34' It’s high time Erik ten Hag made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' Nicolas Tagliafico catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 48' What a strike from Mickael Tirpan! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' Llazaros Rota has so much to prove this time. He replaces Martin Angha on 52 minute.
  • 56' Zakaria Labyad is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 58' Devyne Rensch is replacing Noussair Mazraoui for the AFC Ajax side.
  • 63' Fortuna Sittard currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' Goal! Sebastien Haller scores his 100 goal in 518 matches.
  • 66' Mats Seuntjens gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Lisandro Semedo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 73' AFC Ajax make a change. Zakaria Labyad trudges off to be replaced by Edson Alvarez on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Andre Onana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thibaud Verlinden is hanging Emil Hansson on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fortuna Sittard that had 270 games and scored 315 goals.
  • 87' Quincy Promes gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Dusan Tadic and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Sebastian Polter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Fortuna Sittard 1-2 AFC Ajax.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax 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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-01-16 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-01-13 Fortuna Sittard 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard W 2020-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2020-12-19 FC Utrecht 1–1 Fortuna Sittard D

AFC Ajax Form

2021-01-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-01-17 AFC Ajax 1–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2021-01-14 FC Twente '65 1–3 AFC Ajax W 2021-01-10 AFC Ajax 2–2 PSV D 2020-12-23 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2020-12-20 ADO Den Haag 2–4 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.18 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.85 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard18% Draw20% AFC Ajax62%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 4.03
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
37%
Draw or AFC Ajax
82%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard13% Draw34% AFC Ajax53%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
7.8%
0 – 2
7.4%
0 – 3
6.8%
1 – 1
6.8%
1 – 4
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 4
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
3.5%
2 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 8% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 30% — 70%
+1 30% 20% 51%
+1.5 49% — 51%
+2 49% 19% 31%
+2.5 69% — 31%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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