Fortuna Sittard vs Ajax Prediction: Can Buijs' Compact Setup Halt Sánchez's High Press?
Fortuna Sittard host Ajax at the Fortuna Sittard Stadion on 12 September 2026, with both sides sitting in the upper half of the Eredivisie after an uneven start. Fortuna are sixth with 10 points from five games, Ajax eighth with…
Fortuna Sittard vs. Ajax in week 6 of the 2026-2027 Eredivisie kicks off at 19:00 GMT on 2026-09-12.
With the data available to us, D. Buijs and Michel have not met as managers before.
The current standings see Fortuna Sittard hold 6th place with 10 points, while Ajax occupy 8th with 7 points.
Fortuna Sittard have 7 players out: R. Bayram (Knee Injury), K. Peterson (Inactive), S. Simons (Hamstring Injury), S. Wylin (Inactive), I. Marquez (Injury), Y. Oukili (Injury), O. Romeny (Inactive) whereas Ajax have 4 players missing: S. Adingra (Foot Injury), D. Blind (Injury), R. Bounida (Injury), A. Bouwman (Injury).
Our prediction sees Fortuna Sittard in a 5-defender setup (5-3-2), with Ajax forecast to use 4-3-3.
Last time out, M. Ihattaren registered the best mark for Fortuna Sittard - 9.3 - and T. Arokodare did likewise for Ajax with an 8.9 score.
Conflicting outcomes: Fortuna Sittard triumphed 3-2 over ADO Den Haag, while Ajax went down 1-3 to PSV.
Both teams have been in great form: Fortuna Sittard 3-1-1 and Ajax 3-1-1 over their last 5 matches.
Ajax lead this rivalry - 12 wins from 14 matches versus Fortuna Sittard (who've won just 0 games), alongside 2 draws.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Ajax to win 2-1, despite Fortuna Sittard's 1-0-1 home form - Ajax's strong 2-0-0 record away with 1.50 goals/game does the trick.
Sittard is going head to head with Ajax on 12/9/2026 18:00 GMT for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Sittard v Ajax H2H statistics!