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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 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

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Fortuna Sittard gets underway.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Devyne Rensch is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AFC Ajax.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Sebastian Polter has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' Fortuna Sittard is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sebastian Polter on 19.
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Emil Hansson made 197 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Fortuna Sittard is showing some good football. However, Fortuna Sittard are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 34' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 39' Mickael Tirpan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
  • 44' Andre Onana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nicolas Tagliafico.
  • 48' Goal! Mickael Tirpan scores his 4 goal in 30 matches.
  • 52' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Martin Angha departs to be replaced by Llazaros Rota.
  • 56' A stunning finish from Zakaria Labyad — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 58' The crowd applauds Noussair Mazraoui as he leaves the pitch. Devyne Rensch steps in for AFC Ajax.
  • 63' AFC Ajax have won 849 goals from 492 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 64' The Ivory Coast forward Sebastien Haller breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 2-2!
  • 66' Fortuna Sittard manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mats Seuntjens is hanging Lisandro Semedo on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Over 71 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 73' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Edson Alvarez is hanging Zakaria Labyad on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' 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.
  • 81' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Emil Hansson trudges off to be replaced by Thibaud Verlinden on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Lisandro Martinez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 193 appearances.
  • 87' Fresh legs for AFC Ajax! Quincy Promes comes on to replace Dusan Tadic.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastian Polter on 90 minutes.
  • The points are shared — Fortuna Sittard 1-2 AFC Ajax. Honours even.

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
Steven Berghuis 4
Dusan Tadic 4
Quincy Promes 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
1.07 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.43 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + AFC Ajax to win 60%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
40%
Draw or AFC Ajax
81%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard14% Draw38% AFC Ajax48%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 3
7.4%
0 – 3
7%
0 – 1
7%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 4
4.6%
0 – 0
4.3%
0 – 4
4.3%
2 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
4%

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 34% — 66%
+1 34% 21% 45%
+1.5 55% — 45%
+2 55% 19% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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