Yilmaz cut the gap on the scoreboard with a great goal from a direct free kick, we will see if the locals manage to get a point at least in this final stretch
The home team went ahead after a counterattack in which Ferati put a deep ball to Gladon who did not miss in the one-on-one to put his team ahead on the scoreboard;
The Mexican center back will not be in the first game of the Eredivise due to a yellow card suspension in the last game of last season and will not be able to play today;
In this preseason Ajax has beaten Meppen, Zagreb, Salzburg, Shakhtar, while losing against Padeborn, and drawing against Eupen and Almere. It has already played its first official match where it lost in the Netherlands Super Cup;
In 1 hour the match between Fortuna Sittard and Ajax in the Eredivisie will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the match can be followed here on VAVEL
Ajax finished last season in first place in the Eredivisie with 83 points, two ahead of PSV. With this they have secured their place in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. In the Cup they reached the final where they were defeated by PSV, while in the European competition they lost in the round of 16 against Benfica. In this preseason they have played six matches with a balance of four wins, one draw and one defeat against Paderborn. In their first official match of the 2022/23 season they lost 3-5 in the Dutch Super Cup final against PSV Eindhoven;
The Dutch team achieved last season's relegation in a hard-fought manner, finishing only one point above the relegation places. In this preseason they have played a total of four games in which they have not managed to win any of them. They lost the first one against Viktoria Koln, while they drew the following ones against Bochum, Leuven and Shakhtar Donetsk;
46 meetings between Fortuna Sittard and Ajax with a favorable balance for the latter who have won in a total of 36 victories, while Fortuna Sittard has only won five times and five other duels ended in a draw. The last time they met was in December 2021, when Ajax won 5-0 at home. The last 11 times they have met, Ajax have managed to win or draw. Fortuna Sittard's last win was in March 2000;
