A bad weekend last week with Feyenoord failing to impress at home against PSV and AZ losing surprisingly at home to NEC. -7.95 units lost in round 7 decreasing the season total to +3.78 units. Time for a winning week so let's take a look at round 8.
FC Utrecht – AZ, 26 September 2009 18:45 CET
FC Utrecht picked up a 0-1 win on the road to ADO Den Haag last Sunday with the team climbing to the fifth place in the ranking being four points down on the leaders PSV with one game in hand. FC Utrecht played a decent game against ADO Den Haag where the hosts actually deserved a point but Mertens (att) once again showed to be an added value to the team scoring the only goal of the match twenty minutes from time. FC Utrecht will still be without Schut (def) and Maguire (def) with both defenders not being fully recovered from their injuries.
AZ suffered a surprising 0-1 defeat at home to NEC last Saturday due to a goal three minutes from time. AZ played a poor game and did not start pressing for the opening goal until twenty minutes from time, but their 'strategy' backfired with NEC countering to the win. After losing on the road to Olympiakos in the Champions League (1-0) AZ picked up their third defeat in a row and also lost Romero (gk) with a knee injury.
A match that hard to predict with the value being on the home side available at $3.80 on the exchanges. AZ will be looking to bounce back after three defeats in a row while FC Utrecht will be looking to continue their good from to climb up the ranking. A draw will suit both teams and also I can see some goals being scored here on Saturday. FC Utrecht conceded four against FC Groningen last Wednesday and if Elm (att) is included in the starting eleven he seems the man to guide the way for the visitors.
FC Utrecht and AZ to draw $3.50 (General) (2/10)
Elm to score anytime $3.50 (Unibet) (2/10)
RKC Waalwijk – Roda JC, 26 September 2009 19:45 CET
RKC Waalwijk suffered their seventh defeat in a row last week losing 3-1 on the road to Vitesse. Good news for the team was that they finally managed to find the net again with new signing Idabdelhay (att) leveling the score halfway the first half. However, two more goals from the hosts disallowed the bottom dwellers of a stunt and RKC Waalwijk will host Roda JC on Saturday. De Ceulaer (att), Jongsma (mid) and Obodai (def) are expected to remain sidelined and the big question will be…when will RKC Waalwijk pick up their first point in the League?
Roda JC grabbed a 2-0 home win over NAC Breda last weekend thanks to two goals from Junker (att). Roda JC played a decent game and was helped by the poor defending of the visitors and Junker (att) was allowed to bring his season total to four goals. In the Dutch Cup Roda JC booked a narrow 1-2 win over the amateurs of IJsselmeervogels last Tuesday progressing into the next round. The team will have no important missings and Roda JC will travel to Waalwijk with the strongest possible starting eleven.
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PSV – Willem II, 26 September 2009 19:45 CET
PSV booked a 1-3 win over Feyenoord last Sunday preserving their leading position in the ranking. PSV opened the score in the first half thanks to a goal from Koevermans (att) and ten minutes later the striker netted his sixth goal of the season. Feyenoord managed to pull one goal back but a goal from Bakkal (att) five minutes brought PSV back to a two-goal margin. No goals in the second half meant a comfortable win for PSV who once again showed to be one of the main candidates for the championship this year.
Willem II grabbed their second win of the season last Friday beating FC Groningen 2-1 at home and climbing to the fifteenth place in the ranking. Despite falling one goal behind early in the first half goals from Zijler (att) and Gregoire (mid) shortly before halftime allowed the hosts to take a one-goal lead back into the second half. In the Dutch Cup Willem II suffered a 2-3 home defeat against NAC Breda last Wednesday giving away a 2-0 lead in the last twenty minutes of the match.
PSV is the team in-form at the moment and it will be hard to see how Willem II will be able to stop them from adding another three points to their total. Rutten did not field his strongest side against De Graafschap last Wednesday (2-1) in the Dutch Cup and PSV should be able to book a comfortable home win. However, the odds are too low for me to get involved.
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FC Twente – VVV Venlo, 26 September 2009 20:45 CET
FC Twente picked up a 0-2 win over SC Heerenveen last Sunday thanks to two goals from Stoch (att). However, the win was in the Dutch media described as 'stolen' with SC Heerenveen actually having the best of the play, especially in the first half. Thanks to the win FC Twente climbed to the second place in the ranking trailing the leaders PSV by only one point. In the Dutch Cup FC Twente booked a convincing 0-8 win over the amateurs of Joure last Wednesday and when luck and goals come together….we can say FC Twente is the team in form at the moment.
VVV Venlo suffered their first defeat of the season last week losing 0-4 at home to Suarez (att) Ajax. VVV Venlo gambled and lost, playing very offensive but falling one goal behind after only two minutes in the game with the visitors opening the score. Until halfway the second half VVV Venlo remained in the race for a point, but three more goals from Suarez (att) ended all hopes to preserved their unbeaten record. In the Dutch Cup VVV Venlo grabbed a 3-0 home win over ADO Den Haag last Wednesday and the confidence in the team has been restored for the game against FC Twente on Saturday.
After losing their first game in the Eredivisie, a second defeat may be on the cards for VVV Venlo but the price that stood out for me was the price on Honda (mid) to find the net. The midfielder already netted five goals in seven games and scoring twice against ADO Den Haag last Wednesday, he shouldn’t be $5.00 to score anytime.
Honda to score anytime $5.00 (2/10)
Ajax – ADO Den Haag, 27 September 2009 12:30 CET
Ajax grabbed a 0-4 win over VVV Venlo last Sunday thanks to four goals from Suarez (att) with the striker bringing his season total to ten goals in seven games. Ajax opened the score early in the first half but failed to score a second goal keeping the hosts in the game until halfway the second half. Three more goals from Suarez (att) allowed Ajax to pick up the win to climb to the third place in the ranking being one point down on the leaders PSV. In the Dutch Cup Ajax grabbed a 1-2 win over AGOVV but the team failed to impress and it was Stekelenburg (gk) preventing his team from the equalizer multiple times in the dying minutes of the game.
ADO Den Haag suffered a 0-1 defeat at home to FC Utrecht last weekend in a game that the hosts should not have lost. ADO Den Haag played a more than decent game but the hosts failed to translate their created chances into goals, where FC Utrecht played a little more efficient opening the score twenty minutes from time. In the Dutch Cup ADO suffered a 3-0 defeat on the road to VVV Venlo and traveling to Ajax with two defeats in one week may not be the easiest of missions missing Ammi (def), Knopper (mid) and Rankovic (mid).
Ajax did not play a good game against AGOVV during the midweek but with Suarez (att) back in the starting eleven Ajax should be able to bang a few goals behind the ADO defense. Taking a 0-0 as cover might pay off but if Ajax manages to score one; more are bound to follow…
Ajax to win AH -1.5 $1.67 (Bet365) (7/10)
Cover on correct score 0-0 $26.00 (Sportingbet) (0.4/10)
NAC Breda – Feyenoord, 27 September 2009 14:30 CET
NAC Breda suffered their second defeat in a row losing 2-0 on the road to Roda JC after being trashed 6-0 by Ajax the week before. NAC Breda once again failed to impress and where their defense was one of the most trustworthy in the Eredivisie last year, this season it seems to shake a bit at the back. In the Dutch Cup NAC Breda miraculously escaped on the road to Willem II last Wednesday scoring three times in the final part of the second half to work away a two-goal disadvantage.
Feyenoord suffered a 1-3 defeat at home to PSV last Sunday with the hosts being taught a lesson in efficiency. PSV opened the score in the first half and with Feyenoord not paying too much attention, the visitors were allowed to double their lead. Slory (att) managed to pull one goal back but sloppy defending allowed PSV to bang in their third of the afternoon. Feyenoord will travel to NAC Breda on Sunday and the reception will be hostile as ever in Breda. Feyenoord will have no important missings and will travel to Breda with a 0-5 win over the Harkemase Boys (am) for the Dutch Cup in their pocket.
Goals, that's all I can see in this one…..so quite simply I am taking on both teams to find the net with both defenses looking a little shaky at the moment.
Both teams to find the net $1.55 (Unibet) (3/10)
FC Groningen – Vitesse, 27 September 2009 14:30 CET
FC Groningen suffered a 2-1 defeat on the road to Willem II last Friday dropping another three points and failing to climb away from the relegation zone. FC Groningen opened the score in the first half with Van der Laak (att) finding the net but two goals from Willem II shortly from halftime left FC Groningen empty-handed once again. A better performance was given on Wednesday, winning 2-4 on the road to FC Utrecht in the Dutch Cup thanks to two goals from Pedersen (att) and Matavz (att).
Vitesse picked up a 3-1 win over RKC Waalwijk last weekend climbing to the tenth place in the ranking. Nilsson (att) opened the score very early in the first half for the hosts but twenty minutes later RKC Waalwijk netted the equalizer behind Velthuizen (gk). Seven minutes before halftime Vitesse grabbed the lead again with Kolk (att) scoring from eleven meters and shortly after halftime it was Verhaegh (def) determining the final score on 3-1. In the Dutch Cup Vitesse progressed into the third round by beating FC Oss 5-2 at home last Tuesday.
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Sparta Rotterdam – SC Heerenveen, 27 September 2009 14:30 CET
Sparta Rotterdam grabbed a point on the road to Heracles Almelo last week and remaining three points clear of the relegation zone. The visitors opened the score in the injury time of the first half with Adelaye (mid) finding the net but in the second half Heracles Almelo leveled the score. Sparta Rotterdam ended the match with ten men after the sending off of Boakye (def) after picking up his second yellow card of the match and the defender will be suspended for the game against SC Heerenveen.
SC Heerenveen suffered a 0-2 defeat at home to FC Twente last weekend and the teams remains in the lower regions of the ranking after picking up only four points from seven games. The dismissal of team manager Sollied a few weeks back has not yet led to the desired effect but the game against SDC Putten (am) may have brought some light with SC Heerenveen winning 0-7. The team will travel to Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday looking for a good result to take them out of the relegation zone.
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NEC – Heracles Almelo, 27 September 2009 16:30 CET
NEC grabbed a 0-1 victory over AZ last Saturday much to the surprise of everybody with the team climbing to the ninth place in the ranking with one game in hand. NEC was not the lesser team over the full ninety minutes but the advantage seemed to shit towards the home side in the final twenty minutes before Davids (mid) opened the score three minutes from time. In the Dutch Cup NEC recorded a 2-3 win over FC Eindhoven progressing into the third round.
Heracles Almelo drew their last game 1-1 at home to Sparta Rotterdam remaining on the twelfth place in the ranking with eigth points form seven games. Heracles Almelo fell one goal behind in the injury time of the first half but halfway the second half Douglas (def) leveled the score for the hosts. With Sparta getting down to ten men fifteen minutes from time the home side was given a one-man advantage but the hosts could not profit from this failing to score the winning goal. For the game against NEC on Sunday Heracles Almelo will have a fully fit selection.
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