Fortuna made headlines when they signed free agent and former Turkish international Burak Yilmaz. He's joined at the club by other free agent signings including compatriot Dogan Erdogan. Yilmaz, though, is a doubt for the visit of Ajax as he's dealing with fitness issues. It's been a summer of change in Amsterdam with Lisandro Martínez, Sébastien Haller, Ryan Gravenberch, Nicolás Tagliafico, Noussair Mazraoui and André Onana all leaving the club. Erik ten Hag's successor Alfred Schreuder has overseen the arrivals of Steven Bergwijn, Calvin Bassey, Brian Brobbey, Owen Wijndal and Francisco Conceição. Wijndal and Bergwijn are expected to make their debuts, but Schreuder will be without the suspended pair Bassey and Álvarez while Maarten Stekelenburg is ruled out through injury.
Ajax get their Eredivisie title defence underway when they visit Fortuna Sittard on Saturday afternoon. The last meeting between the sides saw the Amsterdammers run out 5-0 winners at the Johan Cruyff ArenA, a game that saw Sébastien Haller bag a brace while Daley Blind, Antony, and Devyne Rensch also got on the scoresheet. That result means Ajax have now won their last seven games against Fortuna, and during this stretch they've outscored Fortuna 28-3. Zian Flemming was Fortuna's top scorer in last season's Eredivisie with 12 goals, but he's since joined Millwall. Fortuna Sittard's next top scorer was Mats Seuntjens, who found the net on nine occasions. As for Ajax, their leading man with 21 goals was Haller, though he departed for Borussia Dortmund in the summer. Dusan Tadic, the club's next top scoring threat, registered 13 goals. In their 17 home games last term Fortuna picked up six Eredivisie wins. The remaining matches ended with two draws and nine losses. On the road Ajax were near imperious, having won 12 of their 17 away games. They would suffer one loss while drawing on four occasions. 0:2
Ajax have won their last 7 matches against Fortuna Sittard in all competitions. There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 10 of Ajax's last 11 games (Eredivisie). Fortuna Sittard have seen over 2.5 goals in their last 6 matches against Ajax in all competitions. Ajax have been winning at both half time and full time in their last 4 matches against Fortuna Sittard in all competitions. Ajax have scored at least 2 goals in their last 7 matches against Fortuna Sittard in all competitions. Ajax have scored at least 2 goals in 9 of their last 10 matches (Eredivisie). Ajax have kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 matches against Fortuna Sittard in all competitions. Ajax are undefeated in 16 of their last 17 away matches (Eredivisie).
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