Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Fortuna Sittard vs AFC Ajax, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
Fortuna Sittard
0 – 0
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Sun 3 Sep 2023 · 12:30 UTC Fortuna Sittard Stadion 12,138 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 36' Gaston Avila
Y 45' Brian Brobbey
Mitchell Dijks 65' Y
Loreintz Rosier 90' Y
Ragnar Oratmangoen 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Assistant 1 Rogier Honig
  • Assistant 2 Joost van Zuilen
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

2
14
Fortuna Sittard 16 games · Avg 4.1 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax 2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 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

Recent Form

Fortuna Sittard
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep AFC Ajax H 0–0 D
26 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D
19 Aug Almere City FC H 2–1 W
13 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
28 May NEC H 1–1 D
21 May SBV Excelsior A 0–3 L
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
31 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 0–1 L
24 Aug PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 4–1 W
19 Aug SBV Excelsior A 2–2 D
12 Aug Heracles Almelo H 4–1 W
28 May FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L

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' That's the starting whistle at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' It looks surprising Fortuna Sittard does not make any changes. Brian Brobbey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' AFC Ajax is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Fortuna Sittard seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Gaston Avila, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Fortuna Sittard side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' AFC Ajax receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 36.
  • 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' Branco van den Boomen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fortuna Sittard so far.
  • 55' It is a cagey affair so far. Fortuna Sittard in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past AFC Ajax's compact 4-3-3.
  • 60' The 25-year-old Rodrigo Guth has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 62' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Devyne Rensch departs to be replaced by Anton Gaaei.
  • 64' Kaj Sierhuis gets the nod from Fortuna Sittard. He replaces Mouhamed Belkheir and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mitchell Dijks on 65.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Fortuna Sittard and AFC Ajax are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 72' The AFC Ajax manager makes a substitution. Benjamin Tahirovic departs to be replaced by Kenneth Taylor.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Mitchell Dijks as he leaves the pitch. Remy Vita steps in for Fortuna Sittard.
  • 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.
  • 83' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' Another substitution for Fortuna Sittard to replace Inigo Cordoba by Iman Griffith on 88 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Loreintz Rosier on 90.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Fortuna Sittard Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

AFC Ajax Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

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
Davy Klaassen 3

Head to Head

2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax 2023-04-09 AFC Ajax 4–0 Fortuna Sittard 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

Fortuna Sittard Form

2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-26 SBV Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-08-19 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 Almere City FC W 2023-08-13 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-05-28 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 NEC D 2023-05-21 SBV Excelsior 3–0 Fortuna Sittard L

AFC Ajax Form

2023-09-03 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-31 AFC Ajax 0–1 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad L 2023-08-24 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 1–4 AFC Ajax W 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-12 AFC Ajax 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2023-05-28 FC Twente '65 3–1 AFC Ajax L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.14 Fortuna Sittard xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.55 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard21% Draw22% AFC Ajax57%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Fortuna Sittard or Draw
43%
Draw or AFC Ajax
79%
Fortuna Sittard or AFC Ajax
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Fortuna Sittard14% Draw37% AFC Ajax49%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 1
8.1%
1 – 3
7.5%
0 – 3
6.8%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 4
4.8%
2 – 3
4.3%
0 – 4
4.3%
2 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
Actual

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 34% — 66%
+1 34% 21% 46%
+1.5 54% — 46%
+2 54% 19% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Fortuna Sittard keeps clean sheet
9% ✗
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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