Tip Fortuna Sittard - Ajax

Prediction published on 03/08/2022  by Indran | Modified on 03/08/2022 at 23:54

Fortuna Sittard plays host to Ajax at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion for this opening round match in the Eredivisie. The home side had a short pre-season with four matches but failed to win any of the games with three draws and a loss. Fortuna Sittard came within a whisker of relegation and avoided the drop by a single point. They needed a win in the final round of the last season to retain their top flight status. Fortuna Sittard’s mammoth task facing them in this match is highlighted by the fact that they have lost their last ten matches against Ajax. They have conceded 26 goals in their last six matches against them at an average of 4.3 goals per game while failing to score in four of these matches. Fortuna Sittard have only won one of their last six matches while failing to win any of their last five home matches.

Ajax come into this match on the back of a 1-1 draw against Almere City in their last warm up game. The visitors had an extended pre-season as they played seven matches, winning four, drawing two and losing one of these matches. They however had a competitive match during this period but lost the Dutch Super Cup 5-3 to PSV. Ajax won the title last season by just a mere two points from PSV and they know that that anything other than three points in this match will hand the early initiative to PSV. The visitors only lost one away match all of last season and will hope to start their defence with an away win.