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Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Fortuna Sittard
0 – 5
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Tue 21 Sep 2021 · 16:45 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Roel Janssen 49' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Rogier Honig

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
13
Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax 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

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–5 L
18 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
12 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–3 L
27 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 2–2 D
14 Aug FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
16 May Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 5–0 W
18 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 9–0 W
15 Sep Sporting Clube de Portugal A 5–1 W
11 Sep PEC Zwolle A 2–0 W
29 Aug SBV Vitesse H 5–0 W
22 Aug FC Twente '65 A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard AFC Ajax
#2 Position #7
4 Points 3
2 Played 1
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 2
3 Conceded 0
+2 GD +2
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 2nd (4 pts). AFC Ajax are 7th (3 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' Temperatures are rising at Fortuna Sittard Stadion as Fortuna Sittard face off against AFC Ajax in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 8' Another change for Fortuna Sittard made on 8 minute. Mickael Tirpan leaves to be changed by Samy Baghdadi.
  • 9' Samy Baghdadi gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Mickael Tirpan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 11' GOAL! Steven Berghuis scores on 11.
  • 16' The home supporters are growing impatient. Fortuna Sittard must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 21' AFC Ajax come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 26' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 27' Goal! Noussair Mazraoui scores his 12 goal in 480 matches.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mickael Tirpan made 30 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' GOAL! Dusan Tadic scores on 38. Assisted by Daley Blind
  • 43' Emil Hansson is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fortuna Sittard tonight.
  • 46' Mohammed Kudus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Steven Berghuis on 46 minute.
  • 49' The referee shows Fortuna Sittard player a Yellow card on 49.
  • 54' Denmark international Mohammed Daramy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 59' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AFC Ajax that had 480 games and scored 817 goals.
  • 65' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Sebastien Haller is replaced by Mohammed Daramy on 65 minute.
  • 70' Over 70 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 72' Magnificent from Mohammed Kudus! That is 55 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 72' Toshio Lake is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bassala Sambou at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Magnificent from Mohammed Kudus! That is 55 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Ryan Gravenberch by Kenneth Taylor on 75 minute.
  • 77' The deadlock is broken! Nicolas Tagliafico gets on the scoresheet on 77 minutes.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Richie Musaba comes on to replace Ben Rienstra.
  • 82' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Dusan Tadic by Danilo on 82 minute.
  • 87' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from AFC Ajax to claim maximum points.

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
Dusan Tadic 4
Quincy Promes 4
Steven Berghuis 4
David Neres 3
Brian Brobbey 3
Devyne Rensch 3
Mohammed Kudus 2

Head to Head

2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax 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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax L 2021-09-18 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-09-12 Sparta Rotterdam 3–1 Fortuna Sittard L 2021-08-27 Fortuna Sittard 2–2 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-08-14 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2021-05-16 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 Fortuna Sittard L

AFC Ajax Form

2021-09-21 Fortuna Sittard 0–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-09-18 AFC Ajax 9–0 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2021-09-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–5 AFC Ajax W 2021-09-11 PEC Zwolle 0–2 AFC Ajax W 2021-08-29 AFC Ajax 5–0 SBV Vitesse W 2021-08-22 FC Twente '65 1–1 AFC Ajax D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.36 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.8 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: AFC Ajax to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard9% Draw15% AFC Ajax76%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 3.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
24%
Draw or AFC Ajax
91%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard3% Draw32% AFC Ajax65%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
16.7%
0 – 3
15.1%
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 4
10.4%
0 – 5
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
5.5%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 1
4.6%
1 – 4
4%
0 – 6
2.9%
1 – 5
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% — 100%
-1.5 0% — 100%
-1 0% 2% 98%
-0.5 2% — 98%
+0.5 14% — 86%
+1 14% 19% 67%
+1.5 33% — 67%
+2 33% 23% 44%
+2.5 56% — 44%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
70% ✓

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