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

Eredivisie · 2021-22
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

Recent Form

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
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
#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: AFC Ajax gets underway.
  • 5' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 8' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Mickael Tirpan is withdrawn and Samy Baghdadi gets his opportunity.
  • 9' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Mickael Tirpan is replaced by Samy Baghdadi on 9 minute.
  • 11' GOAL! Steven Berghuis fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 16' AFC Ajax started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 16.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' Supporters expect more eagerness from Antony, as he is very good at scoring at Fortuna Sittard Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' Magnificent from Noussair Mazraoui! That is 12 goals in 492 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 38' Goal! Dusan Tadic scores his 112 goal in 492 matches.
  • 43' AFC Ajax has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 46' The whistle greets Steven Berghuis as he departs to be replaced by Mohammed Kudus.
  • 49' A moment of madness from Roel Janssen on 49 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Fortuna Sittard will be frustrated.
  • 54' AFC Ajax is showing some good football. However, AFC Ajax are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' Mickael Tirpan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AFC Ajax tonight.
  • 65' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Sebastien Haller exits the field as Mohammed Daramy enters on 65.
  • 70' Perr Schuurs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' The Ghana Mohammed Kudus breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 0-4!
  • 72' The Fortuna Sittard manager makes a substitution. Bassala Sambou departs to be replaced by Toshio Lake.
  • 73' Mohammed Kudus has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Another substitution for AFC Ajax to replace Ryan Gravenberch by Kenneth Taylor on 75 minute.
  • 77' Brilliant from the ! Nicolas Tagliafico makes it 0-6 with a superb finish on 77.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Fortuna Sittard! Richie Musaba comes on to replace Ben Rienstra.
  • 82' AFC Ajax ring the changes. Dusan Tadic has done his job and it is now time for Danilo to step up.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • It finishes all square. Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax share the spoils 0-5.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.02 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + AFC Ajax to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard13% Draw17% AFC Ajax70%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
30%
Draw or AFC Ajax
87%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard10% Draw32% AFC Ajax58%
Actual: AFC Ajax win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
8.6%
0 – 3
8.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
8%
0 – 4
6.2%
1 – 1
6.1%
1 – 4
6%
0 – 1
5.5%
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 5
Actual
1 – 5
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 6% 91%
-0.5 9% — 91%
+0.5 23% — 77%
+1 23% 19% 58%
+1.5 42% — 58%
+2 42% 20% 38%
+2.5 62% — 38%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
6% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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