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

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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

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

Fortuna Sittard 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
AFC Ajax 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	FC Groningen	2	6
3	AFC Ajax	2	6
4	Go Ahead Eagles	2	4
5	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
6	PSV	2	4
7	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2	4
8	SBV Excelsior	2	3
9	NEC	2	3
10	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
11	FC Twente '65	2	3
12	SC Heerenveen	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

Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 4.0 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#5	Position	#3
4	Points	6
2	Played	2
1 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 0 / 0
5	Scored	4
3	Conceded	1
+2	GD	+3
2.00	PPG	3.00
50%	Win %	100%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

100% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Fortuna Sittard are 5th (4 pts). AFC Ajax are 3rd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/–

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/1

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AFC Ajax

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Fortuna Sittard launch into their encounter with AFC Ajax.
5' Emil Hansson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Yellow cards this season.
10' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Edson Alvarez suffering a number of foals already.
19' The deadlock is broken! Sebastian Polter gets on the scoresheet on 19 minutes.
24' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Fortuna Sittard needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Yanick van Osch has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
45' Nicolas Tagliafico has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
48' What a strike from Mickael Tirpan! The score is 2-0.
52' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Martin Angha is replaced by Llazaros Rota.
56' Zakaria Labyad has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
58' A tactical swap from AFC Ajax — Devyne Rensch on, Noussair Mazraoui off on 58 minutes.
63' Switzerland international Martin Angha has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
64' A goal from the Ivory Coast international Sebastien Haller! He fires home on 64 to make it 2-2!
66' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Lisandro Semedo departs to be replaced by Mats Seuntjens.
71' 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.
73' Edson Alvarez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zakaria Labyad on 73 minute.
78' Lisandro Martinez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fortuna Sittard tonight.
81' Time for substitution for Fortuna Sittard. Emil Hansson is replaced by Thibaud Verlinden.
86' Fortuna Sittard 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.
87' The crowd applauds Dusan Tadic as he leaves the pitch. Quincy Promes steps in for AFC Ajax.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastian Polter on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AFC Ajax players.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

6
Davy Klaassen
39
Antony ↓ Devyne Rensch 58'
31
Nicolas Tagliafico
10
Dusan Tadic C ↓ Quincy Promes 87'
19
Zakaria Labyad ↓ Edson Alvarez 73'
24
Andre Onana
12
Noussair Mazraoui ↓ Devyne Rensch 58'
17
Daley Blind ↓ Edson Alvarez 73'
3
Perr Schuurs
8
Ryan Gravenberch
22
Sebastien Haller

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

0.87 Fortuna Sittard xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.17 AFC Ajax xG

I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fortuna Sittard18% Draw23% AFC Ajax59%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw

40%

Draw or AFC Ajax

82%

Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Fortuna Sittard12% Draw41% AFC Ajax47%

Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.1%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 3

7.8%

1 – 3

6.8%

0 – 0

6.4%

0 – 4

4.3%

2 – 2

4.1%

2 – 1

3.8%

1 – 4

3.8%

1 – 0

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap	Fortuna Sittard covers	Push	AFC Ajax covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	9%	87%
-0.5	13%	—	87%
+0.5	34%	—	66%
+1	34%	23%	43%
+1.5	57%	—	43%
+2	57%	20%	23%
+2.5	77%	—	23%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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