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

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

Fortuna Sittard

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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

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

Fortuna Sittard 7 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
AFC Ajax 7 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Referee Dave Goossens
Referee Joost van Zuilen
Referee Johan Balder
Referee Marc Nagtegaal
Referee Ingmar Oostrom

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	7	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente '65	7	16
5	AFC Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	SBV Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar 1963	7	5
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II Tilburg	7	2

Head-to-Head

Fortuna Sittard 16 games · Avg 4.1 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#6	Position	#5
13	Points	14
7	Played	7
4 / 1 / 2	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 1
13	Scored	21
14	Conceded	9
-1	GD	+12
1.86	PPG	2.00
57%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Fortuna Sittard this season

29% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Fortuna Sittard are 6th (13 pts). AFC Ajax are 5th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

AFC Ajax

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

6/3

46-60

2/1

61-75

5/1

76+

6/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Fortuna Sittard

Mohammed Ihattaren	3 G	2 A
Lequincio Zeefuik	3 G	1 A
Anthony Descotte	2 G
Philip Brittijn	2 G
Edouard Michut	1 G	2 A

AFC Ajax

Julian Brandt	4 G
Toluwalas Arokodare	3 G	1 A
Davy Klaassen	3 G
Kasper Dolberg	2 G	2 A
Jorthy Mokio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Fortuna Sittard gets underway.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
6' Paul Gladon adds to his 0 season tally! Fortuna Sittard lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
11' Over 11 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alfred Schreuder might look to freshen things up shortly.
26' Greece international Dimitrios Siovas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Mats Seuntjens is booked for Fortuna Sittard — Yellow card on 27.
32' It looks surprising AFC Ajax does not make any changes. Arianit Ferati has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' Jurrien Timber has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 483 appearances.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Steven Berghuis makes way for Brian Brobbey at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AFC Ajax.
48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kenneth Taylor makes it 1-1.
51' GOAL! Devyne Rensch scores on 51. Assisted by Brian Brobbey
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
61' Fortuna Sittard are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AFC Ajax's shape.
62' Brian Brobbey has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
66' Fortuna Sittard make a change. Tijjani Noslin trudges off to be replaced by Burak Yilmaz on 66 minutes.
71' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Fortuna Sittard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
74' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lisandro Magallan is hanging Devyne Rensch on the field on 74 minute.
78' The Fortuna Sittard bench stirs into life. Rodrigo Guth is withdrawn and Ivo Pinto gets his opportunity.
79' Steven Bergwijn doubles the advantage! 1-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Arianit Ferati.
87' The deadlock is broken! Burak Yilmaz gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
88' It’s a booking for Fortuna Sittard player. Paul Gladon gets a Yellow card.
90' Another change for AFC Ajax made on 90 minute. Steven Bergwijn leaves to be changed by Mohammed Kudus.
With this win, AFC Ajax is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sjors Ultee

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

7
Steven Bergwijn ↓ Mohammed Kudus 90'
5
Owen Wijndal
11
Antony
22
Remko Pasveer
10
Dusan Tadic
17
Daley Blind
3
Perr Schuurs ↓ Davy Klaassen 46'
23
Steven Berghuis ↓ Brian Brobbey 46'
2
Jurrien Timber
8
Kenneth Taylor
15
Devyne Rensch ↓ Lisandro Magallan 74'

Bench

Coach Alfred Schreuder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kenneth Taylor	5
Dusan Tadic	4
Quincy Promes	4
Steven Berghuis	4
Davy Klaassen	3
Brian Brobbey	3
Devyne Rensch	3
David Neres	3

Head to Head

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

1.41 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 80% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Fortuna Sittard19% Draw19% AFC Ajax62%

Actual: AFC Ajax win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 4.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	44%	56%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw

37%

Draw or AFC Ajax

81%

Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax

81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Fortuna Sittard15% Draw33% AFC Ajax52%

Actual: Fortuna Sittard win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.6%

1 – 3

7.5%

1 – 1

5.8%

0 – 2

5.7%

1 – 4

5.6%

0 – 3

5.5%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 4

4.1%

2 – 4

2 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Fortuna Sittard

Handicap	Fortuna Sittard covers	Push	AFC Ajax covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	4%	94%
-1.5	6%	—	94%
-1	6%	9%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	19%	50%
+1.5	50%	—	50%
+2	50%	19%	31%
+2.5	69%	—	31%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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