Fortuna Sittard 1-5 Ajax: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 6

Fortuna Sittard

1 : 5

Ajax

A. Descotte52'

35'J. Brandt
62'T. Kehrer
73'D. Klaassen
79'K. Dolberg
90'Y. Baas

Fortuna Sittard StadionJeroen ManschotCapacity 12,500Sat, 12 Sept 202620:00

Fortuna Sittard5-4-1

Line ups

4-3-3Ajax

Assistant

Kristof Aelbrecht

Assistant

Kristof Aelbrecht

Substitutions

46'
256.7
L. Zeefuik
97.7
A. Descotte
76'
526.2
M. Ihattaren
66.5
S. van Ottele
76'
86.0
J. Dahlhaus
156.0
N. de Groot
86'
207.2
E. Michut
386.3
M. Gbemou
89'
106.6
O. Romeny
356.6
K. van Burgsteden

Unused

Substitutions

57'
206.3
O. Edvardsen
687.2
A. Ouazane
57'
246.2
J. Mokio
187.2
D. Klaassen
68'
237.0
S. Berghuis
117.0A
V. Tsygankov
74'
87.3
J. Brandt
106.3A
O. Gloukh
74'
996.5
T. Arokodare
96.9
K. Dolberg

Unused

Home

R. Bayram
Knee Injury
Out
I. Marquez
Injury
Out
Y. Oukili
Groin Injury
Out
K. Peterson
Inactive
Out
S. Simons
Hamstring Injury
Out
S. Wylin
Injury
Out

Away

S. Adingra
Foot Injury
Out
D. Blind
Back Injury
Out
A. Bouwman
Knock
Out

Player of the match

Thilo Kehrer

Defender · Ajax

8.2

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes61

Key passes1

Pass accuracy92%

Defending

Tackles2

Duels won7 · 70%

Fouls won/made2 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Marc-André Ter Stegen

Youri Baas

Player
Mattijs BranderhorstG	6	5	4,85	-0,15	18/24	7/13
Marc-André Ter StegenG	3	1	1,23	+0,23	21/23	5/7

Live stats

Possession & Passing

35%Possession65%

331Total passes621

82%Pass accuracy91%

3Corners11

Attack

8Shots27

4On target11

2Off target12

2Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

4Shots in box24

4Shots out box3

0.7xG4.2

0.2Goals prevented0.2

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves3

2Offsides1

5Fouls12

1Yellow cards5

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,09xG1,16

3Shots13

2On target5

0Big chances1

6Touches in box31

26%Possession74%

1Corners6

Second half

0,62xG2,98

5Shots14

2On target6

1Big chances7

5Touches in box28

45%Possession55%

2Corners5

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Fortuna Sittard

0.718635%

94% open play6% set piece

Ajax

4.18271565%

73% open play27% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

35 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Fortuna Sittard0,71 xG · 1 scored

Ajax4,18 xG · 5 scored

How those chances were made

Fortuna Sittard13

Open play 11Set piece 1Rebound 1

Ajax51

Open play 42Set piece 3Dribble 2Rebound 4

Momentum

12 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Fortuna Sittard11% pressure

Ajax89% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-5

0%Draw 0%100%

0.71xG4.18

8Shots27

6On target15

Momentum

90' Goal Youri Baas 0.17 xG · From corner · Header

Shot map

8 v 27

Fortuna Sittard shoot right, Ajax left. Bigger dot = better chance.

FSFortuna SittardAJAAjaxgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

21 on target · 6 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Fortuna SittardAjaxgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Fortuna SittardDefensive line 25%

AjaxDefensive line 41%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Fortuna SittardUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Michut and Guth, 10 passes between them.

AjaxUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Amrabat and Brandt, 26 passes between them.

Tactical battle

19control81

Tolu Arokodare

10 touches in box

In possession

20,4%Field tilt79,6%

6Passes into box22

10Progressive passes50

11Carries into final third23

5Chances created20

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

20,63Press intensity (PPDA)8,70

6High turnovers9

5Regains within 5s5

32,5sBall recovery time18,3s

14Interceptions12

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

86Carries177

1282mCarry distance2020m

18Progressive carries28

720mProgressive carry distance1250m

3Carries into the box6

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

5Take-ons won6

7Take-ons attempted14

179mProgressive pass distance817m

1Through balls1

0Switches of play10

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,54Expected threat (xT)2,47

1,27Action value (VAEP)5,27

13Shot-creating actions51

0Goal-creating actions8

9Box entries26

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

2,8Passes per attack5,3

10,0sAttack duration18,8s

3,01 m/sAttack directness1,95 m/s

1Build-up attacks7

5Direct attacks14

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

11Touches in box59

34Final third entries75

1Big chances8

1,23xG on target4,85

0Big chances missed4

Passing

2/16 (13%)Crosses12/28 (43%)

19/45 (42%)Long balls24/35 (69%)

13Throw-ins17

12Free kicks5

9Goal kicks9

Duels

59Total41

33/50 (66%)Ground17/50 (34%)

8/20 (40%)Aerial12/20 (60%)

6/8 (75%)Dribbles6/14 (43%)

4Dispossessed7

Defending

45Recoveries52

8Interceptions5

15Tackles6

60%Tackles won33%

35Clearances15

1Big chances scored4

1Errors led to shot1

2Fouled in final third1

6,37Average rating7,87

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Fortuna SittardThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 76-90

AjaxThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

88%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals75%

38%3+ goals38%

They concede

88%1+ goal75%

63%2+ goals38%

13%3+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-5 (H)

best 5-1 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Fortuna SittardshootallowAjax

3.9%Six-yard box5.1%

61.3%Penalty area-5.157.4%

25.1%Edge of the box+3.328.1%

9.7%+2.0Long range+1.89.4%

434 shots taken · 469 faced

AjaxshootallowFortuna Sittard

3.8%Six-yard box5.5%

65.6%+3.3Penalty area+1.764.2%

26.1%Edge of the box25.3%

4.5%-3.2Long range-2.65.0%

532 shots taken · 505 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Ajax beat Fortuna Sittard 5-1 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in the Eredivisie. Ajax led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Descotte (52') for Fortuna Sittard; J. Brandt (35'), T. Kehrer (62'), D. Klaassen (73'), K. Dolberg (79'), Y. Baas (90') for Ajax. In their last 16 meetings, Fortuna Sittard have won 0, Ajax 14, with 2 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.