Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips 09/04/2023

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Ajax - Fortuna Sittard

Netherlands Eredivisie - Johan Cruijff ArenA

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Best Predictions and Top Odds for Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard

Ajax has changed its goal for the final stage of the Eredivisie season with the title defense in peril.

Over 3.5 Goals

Ajax took a bit of vengeance in the midweek when they defeated Feyenoord in the Dutch Cup semi-finals, which happened two and a half weeks after the Rotterdam team won the league derby in Amsterdam. Even though they won't win the title this season, Ajax still has a lot to play for as they fight to secure Champions League football next season. The game against Fortuna is a perfect opportunity to regain some confidence in front of the goal. Regarding this Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard prediction, the home team has the most over 3.5 goals matches this season at 15 with an average of 3.7 goals per match. They had two games with more than three goals scored in their last five outings. Fortuna had ten of those games and two in their last five. Their h2h record tells the truth about this pick, four out of their past five encounters went over the mark.

Over 1.5 First-Half Goals

We are staying with the same vision for the second pick in this Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard match. Interestingly, in three out of the final five matches these teams played against each other, there were at least two goals scored in the first 45 minutes of play. Ajax, with all its firepower, will be looking to get things going early in the match to safeguard themselves from a potentially uncomfortable situation like the one they faced last weekend when they drew with Go Ahead Eagles. Fortuna has won three out of their last five games and they are in a good spot regarding their league standings, but they will be wary about going to Ajax, a team to which they suffered some ugly losses in recent matches.

Statistical Information with Latest Odds for Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard prediction

Here are the top stats for the game along with a tool to help you pick the best odds.

Head to Head

06/08/22

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Fortuna Sittard

Ajax

2

3

22/12/21

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Ajax

Fortuna Sittard

5

0

21/09/21

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Fortuna Sittard

Ajax

0

5

24/01/21

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Fortuna Sittard

Ajax

1

2

31/10/20

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Ajax

Fortuna Sittard

5

2

Last Five - Ajax

28/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Twente

Ajax

3

1

L

21/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Utrecht

Ajax

1

3

W

16/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

FC Groningen

Ajax

2

3

W

06/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

AZ

Ajax

0

0

D

30/04/23

Netherlands Cup Netherlands

PSV

Ajax

1 (3)

1 (2)

L

Last Five - Fortuna Sittard

28/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

NEC

Fortuna Sittard

1

1

D

21/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Excelsior

Fortuna Sittard

3

0

L

14/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

PSV

Fortuna Sittard

2

1

L

07/05/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Vitesse

Fortuna Sittard

0

2

W

23/04/23

Netherlands Eredivisie Netherlands

Go Ahead Eagles

Fortuna Sittard

2

0

L

These are the current Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard odds provided by the bookmakers:

Ajax odds: 1/8 (1.13) – 88.9%

Draw odds: 10/1 (10.00) – 10%

Fortuna Sittard odds: 15/1 (15.00) – 6.7%

The expected winner for the matchup is Ajax which will surprise no one, and with the probability percentage at almost 90 percent, it is obvious that the bookmakers don't believe in Fortuna's chances when they visit Amsterdam. You can look at plenty of options on our football betting tips page, and here are some of the possible outcomes: Over 10.5 Corners will give you odds of 11/10 (2.10) – 47.6%, and the First Goal being scored within 1-10 minutes is valued at 3/1 (3.00) – 33.3%.

Team News, Preview, and Ajax vs Fortuna Sittard Lineups

Ajax

The only trophy Ajax can win this season is the Dutch Cup, and they are in the final after beating Feyenoord earlier in the week. However, the challenge in the Eredivisie remains with the Champions League placing the reward. There is a battle with PSV forthcoming and it will have massive ramifications for the remainder of the season. Ajax has Davy Klaassen injured while Devyne Rensch and Ahmetcan Kaplan are likely to miss out as well.

Possible lineup: Rulli, Baas, Bassey, Timber, Sanchez, Berghuis, Grillitsch, Alvarez, Bergwijn, Brobbey, Kudus.

Fortuna Sittard

The team from Sittard did all the hard work in the first part of the season which enabled them to enjoy the fruits of that labor in the final stage of the year. Fortuna has an eight-point advantage over teams in the relegation battle and that should be enough to keep them out of trouble in the last seven games of the season. The good news for the visiting team is that they don't have injury problems.

Possible lineup: Pandur, Pinto, Guth, Siovas, Vita, Erdogan, Ozyakup, Bistrovic, Noslin, Yilmaz, Cordoba.

Starting lineups

Starting lineups are usually released 60 minutes before kick-off.

Ajax

4-3-3

12

Geronimo Rulli

19

Jorge Sanchez

2

Jurrien Timber

4

Edson Alvarez

25

Youri Baas

6

Davy Klaassen

21

Florian Grillitsch

8

Kenneth Taylor

23

Steven Berghuis

10

Dusan Tadic

7

Steven Bergwijn

Substitutes

3

Calvin Ughelumba

5

Owen Wijndal

28

Kian Fitz Jim

26

Youri Regeer

35

Chico Conceicao

9

Brian Brobbey

18

Lorenzo Lucca

1

Maarten Stekelenburg

39

Mika Godts

22

Remko Pasveer

57

Jorrel Hato

41

Silvano Cliff Robbie Vos

Fortuna Sittard

4-3-3

31

Ivor Pandur

12

Ivo Pinto

14

Rodrigo Guth

33

Dimitrios Siovas

61

Remy Vita

21

Dogan Erdogan

15

Oguzhan Ozyakup

8

Kristijan Bistrovic

77

Tijjani Noslin

17

Burak Yilmaz

7

Inigo Cordoba

Substitutes

34

Muhammet Tunahan Tasci

18

Mike Van Beijnen

22

Tom Hendriks

11

Paul Gladon

2

Ximo Navarro

1

Yanick van Osch

19

Arianit Ferati

85

Umaro Embalo

6

Deroy Duarte

29

Thomas Buitink

55

Stipe Radic

4

Roel Janssen

Player to Watch: Steven Berghuis

With so many talented players in the Ajax locker room, it's hard to always find someone new who can be given a nod as potentially more important in the upcoming match. Steven Berghuis belongs in that category. Berghuis scored seven goals this season in 25 league appearances and added the same number of assists.

Netherlands Eredivisie

Eredivisie 22/23

#	Team	P	W	D	L	+/-	Points
1	Feyenoord	34	25	7	2	51	82
2	PSV	34	23	6	5	49	75
3	Ajax	34	20	9	5	48	69
4	AZ	34	20	7	7	33	67
5	FC Twente	34	18	10	6	39	64
6	Sparta Rotterdam	34	17	8	9	23	59
7	FC Utrecht	34	15	9	10	5	54
8	Heerenveen	34	12	10	12	-6	46
9	RKC	34	11	8	15	-14	41
10	Vitesse	34	10	10	14	-5	40
11	Go Ahead Eagles	34	10	10	14	-10	40
12	NEC	34	8	15	11	-3	39
13	Fortuna Sittard	34	10	6	18	-23	36
14	FC Volendam	34	10	6	18	-29	36
15	Excelsior	34	9	5	20	-39	32
16	FC Emmen	34	6	10	18	-32	28
17	Cambuur Leeuwarden	34	5	4	25	-43	19
18	FC Groningen	34	4	6	24	-44	18

Q&A about Nantes vs Monaco prediction

• When is the match scheduled? – Sunday, April 9th at 15:45 BST, 16:45 CET
• Who is the top scorer for Fortuna Sittard? – Burak Yilmaz scored 9 goals
• When was the last time Fortuna beat Ajax? – It happened 23 years ago, Ajax is on a 12-match unbeaten run against Fortuna