Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax

12 September 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Jeroen Manschot

Full time 1 – 5

Half-time: 0–1

  • Anthony Descotte 52’
  • Julian Brandt 35’
  • Thilo Kehrer 62’
  • Davy Klaassen 73’
  • Kasper Dolberg 79’
  • Youri Baas 90+6’

Match summary

Ajax won comfortably, 5-1 away at Fortuna Sittard. Ajax led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Julian Brandt put Ajax ahead in the 35th minute. In the second half, Anthony Descotte equalised in the 52nd minute, Thilo Kehrer put Ajax back in front with a header in the 62nd minute, Davy Klaassen made it 1-3 with a header in the 73rd minute, Kasper Dolberg made it 1-4 in the 79th minute, and Youri Baas made it 1-5 with a header in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Ajax created 4.18 expected goals (xG) from 27 shots to Fortuna Sittard's 0.71 from 8.

Match stats

35% Possession 65%
8 Shots 27
4 Shots on target 11
3 Corners 11
69 Attacks 87
35 Dangerous attacks 55
331 Passes 621
81.6% Pass accuracy 90.7%
15 Tackles 6
5 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 5
2 Offsides 1

Key events

Fortuna Sittard Ajax
Kick-off
1’
Corner
6’
Jorthy MokioFoul
9’
Steven BerghuisShot on target
9’
Corner
12’
Corner
14’
Thilo KehrerShot on target
14’
Corner
23’
Youri BaasFoul
28’
Corner
Ole RomenyShot on target
29’
Justin HubnerShot on target
30’
Corner
30’
33’
Julian BrandtShot on target
34’
Julian BrandtShot on target
35’
Julian BrandtLeft foot shot0-1 (Ajax)
Lequincio ZeefuikFoul
44’
45+1’
Corner
Half-time0-1
Anthony DescotteLequincio Zeefuik
46’
Second half underway
Corner
49’
Anthony DescotteLeft foot shot1-1 (Fortuna Sittard)
52’
57’
Abdellah OuazaneOliver Valaker Edvardsen
58’
Davy KlaassenJorthy Mokio
61’
Corner
62’
Thilo KehrerHeader1-2 (Ajax)
64’
Steven BerghuisFoul
68’
Viktor TsygankovSteven Berghuis
70’
Anton GaaeiShot on target
71’
Caio HenriqueFoul
72’
Julian BrandtShot on target
72’
Corner
73’
Davy KlaassenHeader1-3 (Ajax)
74’
Oscar GloukhJulian Brandt
74’
Kasper DolbergTolu Arokodare
Syb Van OtteleMohamed Ihattaren
76’
Nick de GrootJasper Dahlhaus
76’
Anthony DescotteShot on target
77’
79’
Kasper DolbergRight foot shot1-4 (Ajax)
81’
Abdellah OuazaneFoul
83’
Corner
Moussa GbemouÉdouard Michut
86’
Corner
86’
Kevin van BurgstedenOle Romeny
89’
89’
Corner
90+6’
Youri BaasHeader1-5 (Ajax)
90+6’
Corner
Full-time1-5

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 4.18 35’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), 0-1 35’ 52’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), 1-1 52’ 62’ Thilo Kehrer (Ajax), 1-2 62’ 73’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), 1-3 73’ 79’ Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), 1-4 79’ 90+6’ Youri Baas (Ajax), 1-5 90+6’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.71 4.18 35’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), 0-1 Brandt 35’ 52’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), 1-1 Descotte 52’ 62’ Thilo Kehrer (Ajax), 1-2 Kehrer 62’ 73’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), 1-3 Klaassen 73’ 79’ Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), 1-4 Dolberg 79’ 90+6’ Youri Baas (Ajax), 1-5 Baas 90+6’
Fortuna Sittard 0.71 xGAjax 4.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Ajax attacking Fortuna Sittard attacking 
79’ Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 73’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 52’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 79’ Oscar Gloukh (Ajax), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 34’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 47’ Jorthy Mokio (Ajax), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 62’ Thilo Kehrer (Ajax), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 35’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 62’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), from a corner, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 90+6’ Youri Baas (Ajax), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 72’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 9’ Steven Berghuis (Ajax), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 28’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 85’ Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Thilo Kehrer (Ajax), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 33’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 67’ Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Anton Gaaei (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Sofyan Amrabat (Ajax), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Anton Gaaei (Ajax), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), open play, 0.85 xG, goal 73’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), from a corner, 0.47 xG, goal 52’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 79’ Oscar Gloukh (Ajax), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 34’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 47’ Jorthy Mokio (Ajax), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 62’ Thilo Kehrer (Ajax), from a corner, 0.26 xG, goal 35’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 62’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), from a corner, 0.17 xG, hit the woodwork 90+6’ Youri Baas (Ajax), from a corner, 0.17 xG, goal 72’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 9’ Steven Berghuis (Ajax), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 85’ Édouard Michut (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 28’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 8’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Davy Klaassen (Ajax), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 89’ Viktor Tsygankov (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 43’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 14’ Thilo Kehrer (Ajax), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 77’ Anthony Descotte (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Kasper Dolberg (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 35’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 33’ Julian Brandt (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 65’ Ole Romeny (Fortuna Sittard), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 67’ Abdellah Ouazane (Ajax), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 70’ Anton Gaaei (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Oliver Valaker Edvardsen (Ajax), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 30’ Justin Hubner (Fortuna Sittard), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ Tolu Arokodare (Ajax), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 32’ Sofyan Amrabat (Ajax), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 2’ Anton Gaaei (Ajax), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Jasper Dahlhaus (Fortuna Sittard), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Fortuna Sittard 5-4-1 Starting XI
Branderhorst
Dahlhaus 76’
Guth
Hubner
Brittijn
Pinto
Zand
Michut 86’
Ihattaren 76’
Romeny 89’
Zeefuik 46’
Ajax 4-3-3 Starting XI
Stegen
Henrique
Kehrer
Baas
Gaaei
Mokio 58’
Amrabat
Brandt 74’
Edvardsen 57’
Arokodare 74’
Berghuis 68’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Mattijs Branderhorst
90′ 6 5 23 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
Ivo Pinto
90′ 5 1 – 5 – 32 – – – –
Rodrigo Guth
90′ 1 1 2 5 3 50 – – – –
Justin Hubner
90′ – – 1 – – 33 – – – –
Nick de Groot Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Syb Van Ottele Came on as a substitute
14′ 1 – – 1 – 7 – – – –
Kevin van Burgsteden Came on as a substitute
8′ 2 – – 3 – 3 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Philip Brittijn
90′ – – 37 – – – – – – – –
Jasper Dahlhaus Taken off
76′ – – 11 – – 3 1 4 – 1 –
Mohamed Ihattaren Taken off
76′ – – 19 – – 1 1 1 2 – –
Shiloh 't Zand
90′ – – 32 2 – 1 1 4 – 2 –
Édouard Michut Taken off
86′ – – 42 1 – 1 2 6 – 4 –
Ole Romeny Taken off
89′ – – 13 1 – – 1 3 1 1 –
Moussa Gbemou Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Lequincio Zeefuik Taken off
45′ – – – – – – – 3 1 3
Anthony Descotte Came on as a substitute
45′ 1 – 2 2 0.40 – – 4 2 10 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Fortuna Sittard win 14% Avg odds 6.45
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.15
Ajax win 68% Avg odds 1.38

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Fortuna Sittard DWLWW
Ajax DWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Ajax 4-1 Fortuna Sittard, 14 Feb 26 Next meeting: Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard, 01 May 27 (upcoming)  All Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.