Better Chances
Ajax
Ajax did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.15 xG per attempt against 0.09.
- xG per shot
- 0.15
- Opponent
- 0.09
- Shots
- 27 v 8
Eredivisie · Matchday 6
Fortuna Sittard
A. Descotte 52'
1 – 5
FT
HT 0–1
Ajax
J. Brandt 35'
T. Kehrer 62'
D. Klaassen 73'
K. Dolberg 79'
Y. Baas 90'
Eredivisie
Matchday 6Fortuna Sittard1–5Ajax
0.71
Expected goals
4.13
35′52′62′73′79′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: FS 0.71, AJA 4.13.
Match report
Fortuna Sittard 1-5 Ajax
Ajax took apart Fortuna Sittard 5-1 at Fortuna Sittard Stadion in Eredivisie. Brandt opened the scoring for Ajax on 35', Descotte levelled for Fortuna Sittard on 52', Kehrer put Ajax back in front on 62', Klaassen made it 3-1 to Ajax on 73', Dolberg made it 4-1 to Ajax on 79' and Baas made it 5-1 to Ajax on 90'.
Expected goals finished Fortuna Sittard 0.71, Ajax 4.13. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Ajax held 65.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Ajax graded out for better chances — 0.15 xg per shot and 27 v 8 shots. Ajax graded out for box occupation — 24 of 27 shots in the box and 0.15 xg per shot.
Thilo Kehrer came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Ajax from 1 goal, 1 assist and 1 key pass.
It was a niggly afternoon: 17 fouls between them and 6 yellow cards, with Ajax conceding the most free-kicks (12).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
35%Possession65%
8Shots27
0.71xG4.13
What the numbers say
5 readsBox Occupation
Ajax
Ajax kept getting bodies into the area — 89% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 24 of 27
- Share
- 89%
- xG per shot
- 0.15
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Ajax scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Set-Piece Siege
Ajax
Ajax turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 11 corners.
- Corners
- 11
- Opponent
- 3
Timeline
🟨6'
Jorthy Mokio
Foul
🟨23'
Youri Baas
Foul
⚽35'
J. Brandt
Lequincio Zeefuik
Foul
🟨44'
Half-time
A. Descotte ↑ L. Zeefuik ↓
🔄46'
A. Descotte
⚽52'
🔄57'
A. Ouazane ↑ O. Edvardsen ↓
🔄57'
D. Klaassen ↑ J. Mokio ↓
⚽62'
T. Kehrer
🟨64'
Steven Berghuis
Foul
🔄68'
V. Tsygankov ↑ S. Berghuis ↓
🟨71'
Caio Henrique
Foul
⚽73'
D. Klaassen — assist: T. Kehrer
🔄74'
O. Gloukh ↑ J. Brandt ↓
🔄74'
K. Dolberg ↑ T. Arokodare ↓
S. van Ottele ↑ M. Ihattaren ↓
🔄76'
N. de Groot ↑ J. Dahlhaus ↓
🔄76'
⚽79'
K. Dolberg — assist: O. Gloukh
🟨81'
Abdellah Ouazane
Foul
M. Gbemou ↑ E. Michut ↓
🔄86'
K. van Burgsteden ↑ O. Romeny ↓
🔄89'
⚽90'
Y. Baas — assist: V. Tsygankov
Match info
Kickoff
VenueFortuna Sittard Stadion, Sittard
RefereeJ. Manschot
CompetitionEredivisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 6
StatusMatch Finished