Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax
Ref: Sander van der Eijk, NetherlandsFortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard · 12,500 cap
Match recap
Ajax beat Fortuna Sittard 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Sierhuis scored for Fortuna Sittard; van Ottele, Fosso, and Wijndal replied for Ajax. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.72 for Fortuna Sittard versus 1.01 for Ajax. Fortuna Sittard sit 11th in the Eredivisie table while Ajax are 5th.
First Half
⚽
Sierhuis
22'
Bounida
Yellow Card
28'
⇄
Weghorst
Ivo Pinto
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
van Ottele (OG)
Second Half
⇄
Dahlhaus
47'
⚽
Fosso (OG)
49'
Baas
Yellow Card
52'
⚽
Wijndal
Assist: Gloukh
Justin Quincy Hubner
Red Card
Sierhuis
Yellow Card
60'
Baas
Yellow Card
60'
Baas
Red Card
⇄
van Ottele
⇄
Ihattaren
⇄
Sierhuis
73'
⇄
Bounida
73'
⇄
Wijndal
Fosso
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Godts
80'
⇄
Regeer
⇄
Ivo Pinto
86'
Jaroš
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Fortuna SittardAjax
7Won
Statistical edge
7–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.72VS1.01
Attack5 · 0 won
26
Shots
13
7
Shots on target
4
15
Shots in the box
7
11
Shots outside box
6
13
Shots off goal
4
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
36%
Possession
64%
295
Total passes
552
225
Accurate passes
470
76%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
9
3
Yellow cards
4
1
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
6
6
Blocked shots
5
0.61
Goals prevented
0.61
Fortuna Sittard
5-4-1
Ajax
4-3-3
Fortuna Sittard
5-4-1Starting XI
- 4Shawn AdewoyeD
- 6Syb van OtteleD
- 7Kristoffer Paul PetersonM
- 8Jasper DahlhausD
- 9Kaj SierhuisF
- 12Ivo PintoD
- 20Édouard MichutM
- 31Mattijs BranderhorstG
- 44Iván MárquezD
- 52Mohamed Amine IhattarenM
- 80Donfack Ryan Gloire Fosso YmefackM
Substitutes
- 1Luuk KoopmansG
- 17Justin Antonius LonwijkM
- 18Dimitrios LimniosM
- 19Paul GladonF
- 21Marko KerkezM
- 23Philip BrittijnM
- 25Niels MartensG
- 28Justin Quincy HubnerD
- 77Luka TunjicM
Ajax
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Vítězslav JarošG
- 4Ko ItakuraM
- 5Owen WijndalD
- 6Youri Pieter RegeerD
- 10Oscar GloukhM
- 11Mika Marcel GodtsF
- 15Youri BaasD
- 18Davy KlaassenM
- 25Wout WeghorstF
- 30Aaron BouwmanD
- 43Rayane BounidaF
Substitutes
- 2Lucas RosaD
- 3Anton GaaeiD
- 7Raul MoroF
- 9Kasper Dolberg RasmussenF
- 17Oliver Valaker EdvardsenF
- 21Branco van den BoomenM
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Jorthy MokioD
- 28Kian Fitz-JimM
- 48Sean SteurM
- 52Paul Peters ReversonG
Fortuna Sittard
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristoffer Peterson | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2/3 |
| Mohamed Ihattaren | M | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Kaj Sierhuis | F | 71 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Édouard Michut | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Shawn Adewoye | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Iván Márquez | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jasper Dahlhaus | D | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ryan Fosso | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ivo Pinto(C) | D | 84 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mattijs Branderhorst | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Syb van Ottele | D | 64 | 5.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luuk Koopmans | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niels Martens | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Tunjić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Kerkez | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Lonwijk | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Philip Brittijn | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dimitris Limnios | M | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Paul Gladon | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Justin Hubner | D | 8 | 3.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Ajax
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ko Itakura | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Owen Wijndal | D | 73 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Youri Regeer | D | 80 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vítězslav Jaroš | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Gloukh | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/5 |
| Davy Klaassen(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Aaron Bouwman | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mika Godts | F | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rayane Bounida | F | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paul Reverson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Branco van den Boomen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Edvardsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sean Steur | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kian Fitz-Jim | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remko Pasveer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anton Gaaei | D | 10 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lucas Rosa | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorthy Mokio | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasper Dolberg | F | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/3 |
| Raúl Moro | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |