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Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
Fortuna Sittard
2 – 3
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sat 6 Aug 2022 · 14:30 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Mats Seuntjens 27' Y
Arianit Ferati 82' Y
Paul Gladon 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

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

2
13
Fortuna Sittard 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax 2021-12-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 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

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–3 L
15 May NEC A 1–0 W
11 May SBV Vitesse H 1–2 L
07 May FC Twente '65 A 2–1 W
01 May Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–3 L
24 Apr Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Fortuna Sittard A 3–2 W
15 May SBV Vitesse A 2–2 D
11 May SC Heerenveen H 5–0 W
08 May AZ A 2–2 D
30 Apr PEC Zwolle H 3–0 W
23 Apr NEC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Fortuna Sittard AFC Ajax
#4 Position #5
4 Points 4
2 Played 2
1 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 0
5 Scored 4
3 Conceded 2
+2 GD +2
2.00 PPG 2.00
50% Win % 50%

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 4th (4 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (4 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax get this one started.
  • 5' 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.
  • 6' Brilliant from the forward! Paul Gladon makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 6.
  • 11' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
  • 16' Fortuna Sittard are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Fortuna Sittard must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 26' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 27' Mats Seuntjens picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Brian Brobbey gets the nod from AFC Ajax. He replaces Steven Berghuis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Kenneth Taylor has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' Devyne Rensch is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' The travelling AFC Ajax supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' AFC Ajax 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.
  • 62' GOAL! Brian Brobbey scores on 62. Assisted by Dusan Tadic
  • 66' It is a substitution in Fortuna Sittard team. Tijjani Noslin is replaced by Burak Yilmaz on 66 minute.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mats Seuntjens made 300 appearances and scored 33 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 74' A change in the AFC Ajax ranks — Devyne Rensch exits the field as Lisandro Magallan enters on 74.
  • 78' Fortuna Sittard ring the changes. Rodrigo Guth has done his job and it is now time for Ivo Pinto to step up.
  • 79' The Netherlands Steven Bergwijn breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 1-4!
  • 82' Arianit Ferati catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Burak Yilmaz gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 88' Fortuna Sittard player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' It is a substitution in AFC Ajax team. Steven Bergwijn is replaced by Mohammed Kudus on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alfred Schreuder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenneth Taylor 5
Dusan Tadic 4
Quincy Promes 4
Steven Berghuis 4
Brian Brobbey 3
Devyne Rensch 3
David Neres 3
Mohammed Kudus 2

Head to Head

2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax 2021-12-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Fortuna Sittard 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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax L 2022-05-15 NEC 0–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-05-11 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 SBV Vitesse L 2022-05-07 FC Twente '65 1–2 Fortuna Sittard W 2022-05-01 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2022-04-24 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles W

AFC Ajax Form

2022-08-06 Fortuna Sittard 2–3 AFC Ajax W 2022-05-15 SBV Vitesse 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-05-11 AFC Ajax 5–0 SC Heerenveen W 2022-05-08 AZ 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2022-04-30 AFC Ajax 3–0 PEC Zwolle W 2022-04-23 NEC 0–1 AFC Ajax W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.33 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fortuna Sittard25% Draw22% AFC Ajax53%
Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
47%
Draw or AFC Ajax
75%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard21% Draw38% AFC Ajax41%
Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 1
8.4%
1 – 3
6.5%
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 1
4.6%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 4
3.8%
0 – 0
3.3%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap Fortuna Sittard covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 20% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 16% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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