Ajax coach Alfred Schreuder chooses Remko Pasveer as goalkeeper for the Eredivisie match with Fortuna Sittard. The experienced keeper is preferred over Jay Gorter, who did not make a strong impression in the battle for the Johan Cruijff Scale.
Setup Fortuna Sittard
- van Osch; Tirpan, Guth, Siovas, Cox; Duarte, Ferati, Erdogan; Noslin, Gladon, Seuntjens.
Ajax setup
- feather; Rensch, Timber, Schuurs, Wijndal; Blind, Taylor, Berghuis; Antony, Tadic, Bergwijn.
In the spectacular duel with PSV for the first prize of the season, Gorter was preferred over Pasveer, but made a mistake in that game when two goals were conceded. Although the 22-year-old keeper recovered “fine” from this during training, according to Schreuder, the trainer opts for Pasveer.
Last year Pasveer was a fixed value under the bar at Ajax, until he was injured in the warm-up for the Champions League match with Benfica. With Pasveer, Ajax was well on its way to conceding the fewest goals ever in an Eredivisie season, but after his injury Ajax had to deal with many hits.
Edson Álvarez and addition Calvin Bassey are missing from Ajax as a result of a suspension. Due to their absence, Daley Blind has moved up a line to midfield and there is a starting spot for Perr Schuurs, who will meet his previous club.
Fortuna Sittard trainer Sjors Ultee has not made room in his basic team for Burak Yilmaz, who reported earlier this week that he is not completely fit. Summer addition Iñigo Córdoba also starts on the bench with the home team.
The match between Fortuna Sittard and Ajax starts at 4.30 pm and is led by Serdar Gözübüyük.