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Fortuna Sittard
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 6, 2022 at 3.30pm UK
Fortuna Sittard Stadion
Ajax

Sittard
2 - 3
Ajax

Gladon (6'), Yilmaz (87')
Seuntjens (27'), Ferati (82'), Gladon (88')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Taylor (48'), Rensch (51'), Brobbey (62')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Fortuna Sittard and Ajax, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Almere City 1-1 Ajax
Sunday, July 31 at 1pm in Club Friendlies 1

We said: Fortuna Sittard 0-3 Ajax

Despite losing a number of their key players from last season, Ajax remain a huge force to reckon with, and we are backing them to cruise to a comfortable victory come the sound of the final whistle here. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Ajax win with a probability of 72.98%. A draw had a probability of 15.8% and a win for Fortuna Sittard had a probability of 11.19%.

The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.27%) and 0-3 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.22%), while for a Fortuna Sittard win it was 2-1 (3.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.

Result
Fortuna SittardDrawAjax
11.19% (0.461 0.46) 15.82% (0.168 0.17) 72.98% (-0.63499999999999 -0.63)
Both teams to score 55.33% (1.104 1.1)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.57% (0.556 0.56)32.43% (-0.562 -0.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
45.93% (0.64400000000001 0.64)54.06% (-0.649 -0.65)
Fortuna Sittard Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.94% (1.195 1.2)40.05% (-1.202 -1.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.29% (1.075 1.08)76.7% (-1.081 -1.08)
Ajax Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
92.31% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)7.68% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
72.6% (0.0019999999999953 0)27.39% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Score Analysis
    Fortuna Sittard 11.19%
    Ajax 72.98%
    Draw 15.82%
Fortuna SittardDrawAjax
2-1 @ 3.3% (0.116 0.12)
1-0 @ 2.81% (0.008 0.01)
3-2 @ 1.29% (0.086 0.09)
2-0 @ 1.29% (0.045 0.04)
3-1 @ 1.01% (0.067 0.07)
Other @ 1.49%
Total : 11.19%
1-1 @ 7.22% (0.022 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.24% (0.149 0.15)
0-0 @ 3.08% (-0.093 -0.09)
3-3 @ 1.11% (0.073 0.07)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 15.82%
0-2 @ 10.13% (-0.3 -0.3)
1-2 @ 9.27% (0.029 0.03)
0-3 @ 8.67% (-0.259 -0.26)
1-3 @ 7.93% (0.027 0.03)
0-1 @ 7.89% (-0.239 -0.24)
0-4 @ 5.56% (-0.166 -0.17)
1-4 @ 5.09% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
2-3 @ 3.63% (0.129 0.13)
0-5 @ 2.86% (-0.085 -0.09)
1-5 @ 2.61% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
2-4 @ 2.33% (0.083 0.08)
0-6 @ 1.22% (-0.035 -0.03)
2-5 @ 1.2% (0.043 0.04)
1-6 @ 1.12% (0.0050000000000001 0.01)
Other @ 3.48%
Total : 72.98%

How you voted: Sittard vs Ajax

Fortuna Sittard
8.0%
Draw
10.0%
Ajax
82.0%
50
Head to Head
Dec 22, 2021 8pm
Ajax
5-0
Sittard
Blind (14'), Antony (22'), Rensch (82'), Haller (90' pen., 90+2')

van Osch (90+2')
Sep 21, 2021 5.45pm
Sittard
0-5
Ajax

Janssen (49')
Berghuis (11'), Mazraoui (27'), Tadic (38'), Kudus (72'), Tagliafico (77')
Jan 24, 2021 11.15am
Sittard
1-2
Ajax
Tirpan (48')
Polter (90+3')
Polter (19' og.), Haller (64')
Tagliafico (45+2'), Neres (90+6')
Oct 31, 2020 7pm
Ajax
5-2
Sittard
Klaassen (32', 45'), Brobbey (74'), Tadic (86' pen.), Promes (90+5' pen.)
Cox (7', 90+6')
Angha (85')
May 10, 2020 1.30pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237


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