Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax Prediction & Betting Tips - Eredivisie

Prediction published on 01/09/2023, 16:10  by Devesh Jaganath in Eredivisie Predictions

Fortuna Sittard will play host to Ajax on matchday four in the Eredivisie this Sunday. The hosts are currently in eighth, while the visitors are one place below them. Fortuna Sittard have made a very promising start to the season. They come into this match following a 2-2 draw against Excelsior which kept their unbeaten league record this season intact. The hosts began the league campaign with a very good draw against the defending champions Feyenoord and followed up with a 2-1 win over Almere City a week later. Fortuna finished 13th with 36 points last season, 33 points behind this opponent. They also won only one of the final seven matches of the campaign, which included a 4-0 loss to Ajax. The hosts are the underdogs in this one. 

Meanwhile, Ajax will come into this match in great spirits, having secured Europa League football in midweek. They overcame Ludogrets 4-2 on aggregate in the playoff qualifiers, though they did lose the second leg 1-0 after taking a 4-1 lead in the first leg. Ajax recorded a big home win over Heracles on the opening weekend but dropped points to Excelsior the following week, playing out a 2-2 draw on the road. Last season, Ajax gave up the league title to Feyenoord, finishing 13 points behind their rivals. Over the course of the season, they won ten of their  17 away league matches and are unbeaten on the road in all competitions this term. The visitors have beaten Fortuna in each of their last nine meetings and outscored them 35-5 in that time.