Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sittard
Match Time & Date:
21/09/2021
18:45
Prediction: 1-3
Ajax
Buoyed by a splendid 9-0 win over Cambuur, Ajax will be looking to retain top position in the standings when they take on Fortuna Sittard on Tuesday evening. The Amsterdammers impressed in their last league match, with Sebastien Haller extending his amazing goal-scoring run. The Ivory Coast international is likely to prove a handful for the opposition defenders, while Klassen, Klaiber, Labyad, and Stekelenburg are all out of contention with injuries.
Fortuna Sittard, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen, and seeing that the title holders are high on confidence ahead of midweek clash, anything but a routine away win would be a major surprise. Ferati remains quarantined following his positive test for coronavirus, while Semedo is out of contention with an ankle injury for the home team. You should know that Ajax are eyeing their sixth consecutive win over Fortuna in Eredivisie.
Highlighted Player (Alexei Koselev):
Alexei Koselev is a Moldovan international who plays for Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard. Koselev started his youth career at Kuban Krasnodar, but he did not see any game action with the Russian club at senior level.
The Moldovan goalkeeper played for the likes of Gagauzia, Dacia-2 Buiucani, Real-Succes, Saxan Gagauz Yeri, FC Tiraspol, Sheriff Tiraspol, and Politehnica Iasi before joining Fortuna Sittard in the summer of 2018. Alexei Koselev has 18 caps for the Moldova U21 team, and he made his senior debut in a qualifier against Russia in 2015.
The 200-cm-tall shot-stopper managed to keep his first clean sheet with the Moldova national team in a 2-0 win over San Marino on March 19, 2017. Alexei Koselev’s preferred foot is right, and he wears the No. 77 shirt at Fortuna Sittard. He made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Excelsior.
Highlighted Team (Ajax):
Ajax is a Dutch football club that was founded on 18 March, 1900. Ajax are well known for their youth academy, which regarded as one of the best youth football schools in the world. The likes of Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Kluivert, Rafael van der Vaart and Marco van Basten are all products of Ajax’s football academy. The Amsterdammers share a big rivalry with Feyenoord and there have always been fireworks when the two teams face each other in De Klassieker.
During the seventies Feyenoord and Ajax were the only two teams who were capable of winning the domestic trophies, while PSV have been playing an important role in Dutch football in the 21st century. PSV and Ajax are regarded as big rivals as well and the two teams square off against each other in De Topper. Ajax play their home games at Amsterdam ArenA, the stadium that was opened on 14 August, 1996. The Amsterdammers won their fourth European Cup (Champions League) trophy in 1995, beating Milan in the title game in Vienna.
