Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow6 clips- 6′Ajax, yellow card:Foul
- 23′Ajax, yellow card:Foul
- 35′Ajax, goal:0–1
- 44′Fortuna Sittard, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 52′Fortuna Sittard, goal:1–1
- 57′Ajax, substitution:off
- 57′Ajax, substitution:off
- 62′Ajax, goal:1–2
- 64′Ajax, yellow card:Foul
- 68′Ajax, substitution:off
- 71′Ajax, yellow card:Foul
- 73′Ajax, goal:1–3assist
- 74′Ajax, substitution:off
- 74′Ajax, substitution:off
- 76′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 76′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 79′Ajax, goal:1–4assist
- 81′Ajax, yellow card:Foul
- 86′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 89′Fortuna Sittard, substitution:off
- 90′Ajax, goal:1–5assist
- Full-time1 – 5
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Match report
Ajax hit five past Fortuna Sittard in Eredivisie rout
Ajax thrashed Fortuna Sittard 5-1 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in a matchday six Eredivisie fixture, overturning a brief home response to run away with the points. Julian Brandt opened the scoring in the 35th minute, sending Ajax in 1-0 up at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Anthony Descotte levelled for Fortuna Sittard in the 52nd minute, but the equaliser proved short-lived. Thilo Kehrer restored Ajax's lead in the 62nd minute, then turned provider nine minutes later, teeing up Davy Klaassen to make it 3-1 in the 73rd minute.
Kasper Dolberg, assisted by Oscar Gloukh, added a fourth in the 79th minute, and Youri Baas completed the scoring deep into stoppage time, finishing off a Viktor Tsygankov assist to make it 1-5. Ajax dominated the underlying numbers throughout, with 27 shots to Fortuna Sittard's eight and 66 percent of possession.
Thilo Kehrer scored one and set up another as Ajax pulled away, finishing with the highest rating of the match at 8.3.
Ajax's 27 shots to Fortuna Sittard's eight underlined their control over the contest.
Ajax won 5–1 away against Fortuna Sittard (half-time 0–1).
Fortuna Sittard met Ajax in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 6). Kick-off was Saturday, 12 September 2026, 18:00 UTC at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Referee: Jeroen Manschot.
Team pages: Fortuna Sittard · Ajax · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 35' Goal: Julian Brandt — 0–1 · Watch Julian Brandt's goal video (35')
- 52' Goal: Anthony Descotte — 1–1 · Watch Anthony Descotte's goal video (52')
- 62' Goal: Thilo Kehrer — 1–2 · Watch Thilo Kehrer's goal video (62')
- 73' Goal: Davy Klaassen (assist: Thilo Kehrer) — 1–3 · Watch Davy Klaassen's goal video (73')
- 79' Goal: Kasper Dolberg (assist: Oscar Gloukh) — 1–4 · Watch Kasper Dolberg's goal video (79')
- 90' Goal: Youri Baas (assist: Viktor Tsygankov) — 1–5 · Watch Youri Baas's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Fortuna Sittard (5-4-1)
Ajax (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Fortuna Sittard 20%, the draw 27%, Ajax 53%. It finished Fortuna Sittard 1–5 Ajax.
Ajax's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Ajax are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Ajax the lean. The draw at 27% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Ajax at 53%?
Ajax sit 258 points higher on our strength rating — 1535 to 1793. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,078 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Fortuna Sittard's column. Across 11,058 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 21–29–50.
Why only 53%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 53% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 27% and Fortuna Sittard at 20%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Fortuna Sittard win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 4.0 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,178. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Ajax average 25 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 258 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Ajax are missing 2 regular starters — Aaron Bouwman, Youri Regeer — about 32% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Julian Brandt's goal against Fortuna Sittard (35').
- Watch Anthony Descotte's goal against Ajax (52').
- Watch Thilo Kehrer's goal against Fortuna Sittard (62').
- Watch Davy Klaassen's goal against Fortuna Sittard (73').
- Watch Kasper Dolberg's goal against Fortuna Sittard (79').
- Watch Youri Baas's goal against Fortuna Sittard (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Fortuna Sittard 1–5 Ajax. Explore more on the Fortuna Sittard and Ajax team pages or the Eredivisie page.