SITTARD. Fortuna Sittard and Ajax didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Ajax was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%)​.

Tijjani Noslin squandered a decisive penalty (10′). That would have allowed Fortuna Sittard to win the match.​

The match was played at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion stadium in Sittard on Sunday and it started at 2:30 pm local time. In front of 12,138 spectators.​ The referee was Sander van der Eijk with the collaboration of Rogier Honig and Joost van Zuilen. The 4th official was Rob Dieperink. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 22.38 degrees Celsius or 72.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.​

Match Statistics​

Fortuna Sittard

0 - 0

Ajax

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 76 Attack 117
  • 35 Dangerous attack 50
  • 88 Ball safe 118
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 21 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Ajax had a strong ball possession 66% while Fortuna Sittard was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ajax was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Ajax to win the match​.

Fortuna Sittard shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Ajax shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fortuna Sittard received 3 yellow cards (Ragnar Oratmangoen, Loreintz Rosier and Mitchell Dijks). On the other side, Ajax received 4 yellow cards (Brian Brobbey, Sem Steijn, Gastón Ávila and Sem Steijn).

Match Timeline

10'
36'
Gastón Ávila - Yellow
45'
Brian Brobbey - Yellow
62'
Chuba Akpom- sub ->Brian Brobbey
62'
A. Gaaei- sub ->Devyne Rensch
K. Sierhuis- sub ->Mouhamed Belkheir
64'
Mitchell Dijks- Yellow
65'
72'
K. Taylor- sub ->Benjamin Tahirovic
72'
M. Godts- sub ->Carlos Forbs
Rémy Vita- sub ->Mitchell Dijks
73'
Ragnar Oratmangoen- sub ->Iñigo Córdoba
88'
Iman Griffith- sub ->Tijjani Noslin
88'
Oğuzhan Özyakup- sub ->Alen Halilovic
88'
Loreintz Rosier- Yellow
90'
Ragnar Oratmangoen- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
PSV
88
33
Feyenoord
81
33
FC Twente
66
33
AZ
64
33
Ajax
55
33
NEC
50
33
FC Utrecht
49
33
Sparta Rotterdam
46
33
Go Ahead Eagles
43
33
SC Heerenveen
37
33
Fortuna Sittard
37
33
PEC Zwolle
36
33
Almere City
34
33
Heracles Almelo
32
33
RKC Waalwijk
29
33
Excelsior
29
33
FC Volendam
19
33
Vitesse
5
33

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Fortuna Sittard will play away against Heracles Almelo on the 19th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Heracles Almelo (1 draw).

Ajax will play away agasint Heracles Almelo on the 27th of January with a 25-3 head to head statistic in favor of Ajax (7 draws).

Fortuna Sittard – Formation

Fortuna Sittard
G
Ivor Pandur 31.Croatia
7.8
D
Ivo Pinto 12.Portugal
7.5
D
Rodrigo Guth 14.Brazil
7.0
D
Dimitrios Siovas 33.Greece
7.3
D
Mitchell Dijks 35.Netherlands
6.7
73' 65'
M
Deroy Duarte 6.Cape Verde
6.7
M
Iñigo Córdoba 7.Spain
7.1
88'
M
Alen Halilovic 10.Croatia
7.0
88'
M
Loreintz Rosier 32.France
7.7
90'
M
Tijjani Noslin 77.Netherlands
7.1
88'
M
Mouhamed Belkheir 20.Algeria
6.4
64'
Substitutes
G
Luuk Koopmans 1.Netherlands
G
Tom Hendriks 22.Netherlands
D
Rémy Vita 61.Madagascar
6.4
73'
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Oğuzhan Özyakup 15.Turkey
88'
M
Sadik Fofana 3.Germany
M
Arianit Ferati 19.Kosovo
F
K. Sierhuis 9.Netherlands
7.0
64'
F
Iman Griffith 17.Netherlands
88'
F
Ragnar Oratmangoen 34.Netherlands
88' 90'
F
Milan Robberechts 39.Belgium

Fortuna Sittard started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Danny Buijs decided to play with the following team: Ivor Pandur (7.8), Ivo Pinto (7.5), Rodrigo Guth (7.0), Dimitrios Siovas (7.3), Mitchell Dijks (6.7), Deroy Duarte (6.7), Loreintz Rosier (7.7), Iñigo Córdoba (7.1), Alen Halilovic (7.0), Tijjani Noslin (7.1) and Mouhamed Belkheir (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Oguzhan Özyakup, Rémy Vita (6.4), Luuk Koopmans, Sadik Fofana, Kaj Sierhuis (7.0), Iman Griffith, Arianit Ferati, Tom Hendriks, Nathan Markelo, Ragnar Oratmangoen and Milan Robberechts.

Fortuna Sittard could not rely on the presence of Ragnar Oratmangoen (injured).

Substitutions

Fortuna Sittard made 5 changes: Tijjani Noslin for Iman Griffith (88′), Alen Halilovic for Oguzhan Özyakup (88′), Iñigo Córdoba for Ragnar Oratmangoen (88′), Mitchell Dijks for Rémy Vita (73′) and Mouhamed Belkheir for Kaj Sierhuis (64′).

Best player: Ivor Pandur​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Fortuna Sittard was the goalkeeper: Ivor Pandur. His rating is 7.75. He performed 4 saves.

Ajax – Formation

Ajax
G
Jay Gorter 12.Netherlands
8.1
D
D. Rensch 2.Netherlands
7.1
62'
D
J. Hato 4.Netherlands
7.1
D
Anass Salah-Eddine 17.Netherlands
D
J. Medić 18.Croatia
D
Gastón Ávila 30.Argentina
7.7
36'
D
Josip Sutalo 37.Croatia
7.1
M
Carlos Forbs 11.Portugal
6.7
72'
M
Branco van den Boomen 21.Netherlands
7.0
M
Benjamin Tahirovic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
72'
M
Georges Mikautadze 19.Georgia
6.4
M
Kristian Hlynsson 38.Iceland
7.3
F
Steven Bergwijn 7.Netherlands
F
Brian Brobbey 9.Netherlands
6.7
62' 45'
Substitutes
G
Diant Ramaj 40.Germany
G
C. Setford 51.England
D
A. Gaaei 3.Denmark
7.0
62'
D
O. Aertssen 43.Netherlands
M
K. Taylor 8.Netherlands
6.7
72'
M
S. Vos 24.Netherlands
F
Chuba Akpom 10.England
6.7
62'
F
M. Godts 39.Belgium
6.7
72'

Ajax started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Maurice Steijn played with: Steven Bergwijn, Anass Salah-Eddine, Jakov Medic, Jay Gorter (8.1), Devyne Rensch (7.1), Josip Sutalo (7.1), Jorrel Hato (7.1), Gastón Ávila (7.7), Branco van den Boomen (7.0), Benjamin Tahirovic (6.7) and Kristian Hlynsson (7.3), Georges Mikautadze (6.4), Carlos Forbs (6.7), Brian Brobbey (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Kenneth Taylor (6.7), Anton Gaaei (7.0), Chuba Akpom (6.7), Silvano Vos, Mika Godts (6.7), Diant Ramaj, Olivier Aertssen and Charlie Setford.

Ajax could not rely on the presence of Chuba Akpom (injured) and Mika Godts (injured).

Substitutions

Ajax made 4 changes: Devyne Rensch for Anton Gaaei (62′), Brian Brobbey for Chuba Akpom (62′), Carlos Forbs for Mika Godts (72′) and Benjamin Tahirovic for Kenneth Taylor (72′).

Best player: Jay Gorter​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ajax was the goalkeeper: Jay Gorter. His rating is 8.06. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​