Ajax disappointed against Sparta Rotterdam two rounds ago, disallowing us a nice payout. Nevertheless, with VVV Venlo grabbing a draw against FC Groningen and AZ taking three points from SC Heerenveen we managed to book a positive result for the fourth week in a row, albeit a tiny +0.43 units. But hey…profit is profit and we are up +13.73 units this season. Due to holiday we had to skip Round 5 and due to the International games the clubs in the Eredivisie did not get into action last weekend. So…let's take a look at the upcoming games in Round 6!
PSV – Roda JC, 12 September 2009 18:45 CET
PSV grabbed their third win in a row against FC Groningen two weeks ago thanks to two goals from Koevermans (att) who seems to have found his scoring ways again netting four goals in his last two games. In the game against FC Groningen both teams had some trouble in creating chances in the first half with FC Groningen playing with a five-man midfield. In the second half the PSV started pressing for the opening goal resulting in the 0-1 from Koevermans (att) and ten minutes from time the striker locked the game by doubling the lead for the visitors. PSV climbed to the third place in the ranking being one point down on the leaders AZ and the team will host Roda JC on Saturday.
Roda JC suffered their second defeat of the season in a goal fest (3-4) against ADO Den Haag two weeks ago. Barely twenty seconds into the game Roda JC already fell one goal behind and despite putting some serious pressure on Vitesse and leveling the score halfway the first half, it was Vitesse once again taking the lead three minutes from halftime. In a very entertaining second half an own goal from Vitesse defender Van der Struijk (def) brought Roda JC alongside the visitors and six minutes later Hadouir (att) fired his team into the lead for the first time. However, with Vitesse bringing an extra striker on the field, poor defending from Addo (def) allowed Vitesse to level the score and one minute from time Roda JC was left empty-handed with the visitors scoring their fourth goal of the evening.
Roda JC failed to book a win against ADO Den Haag and no surprise is expected this weekend with the team traveling to PSV. The hosts will miss defenders Rodriguez (def) and Marcellis (def) for the game against Roda JC but PSV should be able to outscore Roda JC easily and the miss of the two defenders can be neutralized from the strong bench. PSV is the team to beat here and odds can be found around $1.22 and included in a combo with AZ we get a price of $1.88 (Stan James) for both teams to pick up three points this weekend.
PSV to win in combo with Feyenoord $2.10 (5/10) (General)
FC Twente – FC Utrecht, 12 September 2009 19:45 CET
FC Twente failed to secure the three points in Rotterdam giving away a 0-1 lead in the final minute of injury time. Like many times before once again FC Twente had trouble in scoring a second goal to grab the win, allowing Feyenoord to come back in the game. The hosts had the best of the play in the first half with FC Twente having trouble in neutralizing the Feyenoord attacks and allowing the hosts to create seven good possibilities on the opening goal. The second half showed a different scenario with FC Twente slightly taking over the initiative of the game and twenty minutes from time it was Kuipers (def) opening the score with his first goal of the season. Feyenoord went all out for the equalizer bringing an extra striker on the field, but FC Twente omitted to double their lead twice with the hosts leaving wide gaps in their defense. In the final minute of the stoppage time an easy given penalty to the home side left FC Twente with a hangover, where a win would have taken them to the top of the ranking.
With ten points from four games FC Utrecht has known a good start of the competition adding Sparta Rotterdam to their victory list in their last game. The hosts knew a good start of the game but despite having the best of the play and creating some excellent chances, FC Utrecht failed to put the ball in the back of the net in the first half. In the second half the hosts started where they left off fifteen minutes earlier, by keeping the pressure on the goal of the visitors. Seventeen minutes into the second half FC Utrecht opened the score thanks to a goal from Lensky (def) and eight minutes from time Van Dijk (mid) doubled the lead for the hosts from eleven meters with FC Utrecht climbing to the fifth place in the ranking with one game in hand and being only two points down on the leaders AZ.
FC Utrecht is on excellent streak with ten points from four games and the confidence in the team is high at the moment. FC Utrecht will most likely welcome back Loval (att) and Somers (mid) in the selection after missing the last games due to injuries. FC Twente has a strong home form but against an in-form FC Utrecht they do not deserve to be such favorites, especially after their narrow 2-1 win over RKC Waalwijk in their last home game.
FC Utrecht not to lose $2.60 (3/10) (Betfair) and FC Utrecht to win $7.60 (1.5/10) (Betfair)
SC Heerenveen – FC Groningen, 12 September 2009 19:45 CET
SC Heerenveen once again suffered a defeat, this time on the road to NAC Breda with the hosts booking a relatively easy 2-0 home win. SC Heerenveen continued their struggling and the team dropped to the fifteenth place in the ranking after their third defeat of the season. In the game against NAC Breda the team once again did not manage to impress with NAC Breda making the play in a slow first half. Six minutes into the second half the hosts opened the score and seven minutes later SC Heerenveen got two goals down. In the remainder of the second half SC Heerenveen managed to create one good chance with Losada (att) firing on goal but the team will need to improve in order to get back within the first nine of the table.
Two points from five games…those are the sad figures for FC Groningen this season so far. With only four goals in five games the absence of a scoring striker after departure of Berg to Hamburger SV becomes more and more obvious and team manager Jans will have to find a solution quickly in order for the team not to slide down the ranking any further. FC Groningen lost their last game 0-2 at home PSV and the team managed to create only one possibility in the first half with Holla (mid) firing on goal from the second line. In the second half two goals from PSV denied the hosts to their first win of the season with FC Groningen dropping to the seventeenth place in the ranking.
Both teams seem hopelessly out of form but games between SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen are always something special in the North. Both teams still miss a lethal striker but with Henrique (att) and Sibon (att) up front, SC Heerenveen has to be given the advantage here. Combined with the home advantage the home win above evens seem worth taking with small stakes.
SC Heerenveen to win $2.10 (3/10) (Betfair)
ADO Den Haag – AZ, 12 September 2009 20:45 CET
ADO Den Haag booked their second consecutive away win in the Eredivisie beating RKC Waalwijk 0-2 on the road after their 1-3 win over Vitesse the week before. The visitors grabbed the lead eight minutes from halftime in a very poor first half from both sides. Milic (att) picked up the ball and the striker netted the ball behind the RKC Waalwijk goalkeeper to score his second goal of the season. In the second half RKC Waalwijk tried to take the initiative in the game with ADO Den Haag looking for a counter attack but both teams did not manage to get very dangerous in front of either goal. However, it was once again ADO Den Haag finding the net with Verhoek (att) doubling the lead seven minutes after halftime and this seemed to kill the attacking intentions of the home side with the remainder of the match ebbing away in a low pace without any highlights.
AZ grabbed the top position in the ranking after a 2-1 win over Willem II and after losing their first game against Heracles Almelo (3-2) the team of Koeman has now won their last four consecutive games. In the game against Willem II the hosts once again impressed in the first fifteen minutes creating a handful of good chances with El Hamdaoui (att) hitting the woodwork and Holman (att) opening the score in the seventh minute. Willem II equalized halfway the first half but a minute later Moreno (def) headed AZ back into the lead. In the second half AZ did not manage to pick up their attacking form from the first half and Willem II even was given a chance on the equalizer, but the visitors failed to put the ball in the back of the net with AZ climbing to the first place in the ranking.
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Willem II – Feyenoord, 13 September 2009 12:30 CET
Willem II suffered a 2-1 defeat on the road to AZ Alkmaar in the last round and the team dropped to the sixteenth place in the ranking picking up only three points from five games. Things are starting to get a little worrying for the team after their fourth defeat in a row; especially given the fact two defeats were booked against possible end-of-season bottom dwellers Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles Almelo. Willem II fell one goal behind early in the first half but a goal from Zijler (att) brought the visitors back into the game. However, AZ grabbed the lead again barely a minute later and efforts from Demouge (att) and Sheotahul (att) in the second half remained fruitless.
Feyenoord grabbed a (deserved) 1-1 draw at home to FC Twente in the dying seconds of the game thanks to an easy given penalty to the hosts. Feyenoord had the best of the play in the first half and the team was very unlucky not to open the score with the FC Twente goalkeeper saving on efforts from De Guzman (mid) and Cissé (att) while Slory (att) saw his effort bounce back from the post. In the second half FC Twente slightly grew stronger leading to the opening goal for the visitors twenty minutes from time. Feyenoord team manager Been replaced Vlaar (def) by Makaay (att) trying to force the deserved equalizer. In the fourth minute of the stoppage time a falsely given free kick for Feyenoord was touched in the wall by an FC Twente player with referee Luinge giving a very easy penalty to the hosts. Makaay (att) did not fail from eleven meters scoring his first goal of the season and the 250th goal of his career with Feyenoord occupying the second place in the ranking.
Feyenoord played a very good first half against FC Twente and if they can continue this line against Willem II a trashing is on the cards. Willem II is one of the poorest teams in the Eredivisie at this moment losing their last four games in a row. Feyenoord should be able to grab an easy win here at decent odds and I will take them as part of a double together with PSV.
Feyenoord to win in combo with PSV $2.10 (5/10) (General)
Ajax – NAC Breda, 13 September 2009 14:30 CET
Ajax grabbed a 0-3 win on the road to Heracles Almelo in the last playing round, but unlike the score-line might suggest, it wasn't an easy afternoon for the visitors. The hosts had the best of the play in the first half but both teams failed to create any good chances to open the score and it took until the second half for especially Ajax to wake up. From a corner kick Alderweireld (def) opened the score halfway the second half with his first goal of the season and with Heracles Almelo getting down to ten men five minutes later the hosts failed to force their way to the equalizer. Three minutes from time Cvitanich (att) headed the 0-2 behind the Heracles goalkeeper with Aissati (mid) determining the final score on 0-3 two minutes later.
NAC Breda booked their third win of the season at home to SC Heerenveen with the hosts grabbing an easy 2-0 win. In the first half the pace of the game definitely could use some spicing up with the hosts failing to put pressure forward and SC Heerenveen unable to create any good chances. With NAC Breda starting the second half shaper and more focused, the hosts opened the score six minutes later with Kwakman (mid) scoring from the rebound after a goal attempt from Gorter (mid). Seven minutes later Amoah (att) doubled the lead for NAC Breda and the hosts should have decided the game a few minutes later but the referee omitted to award a penalty to the home side after a foul on Amoah (att).
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Sparta – RKC Waalwijk, 13 September 2009 14:30 CET
Sparta suffered their third defeat of the season on the road to FC Utrecht two weeks ago, once again failing to score and dropping to the fourteenth place in the ranking. The hosts had the best of the play in both the first and the second half and Sparta did not manage to create their first chance –and immediately a big one- until ten minutes from halftime. Duplan (att) was sent away after a good counter attack but the FC Utrecht goalkeeper prevented the Sparta striker from scoring. In the second half FC Utrecht grabbed the lead after seventeen minutes but Sparta did not manage to create any good chances on the equalizer with the hosts doubling their lead from eleven meters eight minutes from time.
RKC Waalwijk remains pointless after five games dropping three points at home against ADO Den Haag in the last playing round. In a poor first half from both sides it was ADO Den Haag finding the net shortly before halftime to open the score. The hosts –who missed their most creative striker Benschop (att) - could form any threat in the first half, apart from an off-side goal after half an hour of play. In the second half the visitors doubled their lead after seven minutes already, allowing RKC Waalwijk to throw all their battle plans in the waste bin with both teams playing the remainder of the match on half power. RKC Waalwijk welcomed a new player this week with Idabdelhay (att) coming over on loan from NAC Breda and the striker is expected to be given his first playing minutes against Sparta on Sunday.
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VVV Venlo – Heracles Almelo, 13 September 2009 14:30 CET
VVV Venlo recorded their fifth consecutive draw this season drawing 1-1 on the road to NEC. The visitors opened the score in the first half with Calabro (att) heading an assist from Honda (mid) behind the NEC goalkeeper after half an hour of play. No real chances were created on either side in a tough first half in which a red card could and maybe should have been issued on both sides. In the second half NEC leveled the score and VVV goalkeeper Gentenaar (gk) saved a point for the visitors with excellent saves on various efforts.
Heracles Almelo suffered a 0-3 defeat at home to Ajax despite playing a very decent match and an excellent first half. The hosts had the best of the play in the first half but both Heracles and Ajax were not able to set up any decent attacks. All efforts from the home side stranded on the edge of the penalty area and the same scenario enrolled in the second half. A corner kick for Ajax was headed behind Pieckenhagen (att) for the visitors to open the score and things got worse for the hosts with Quansah (def) receiving his second yellow card after a foul on Suarez (att). Heracles Almelo were pushed back onto their own half and two goals in the final five minutes of the game for Ajax determined the final score on 0-3.
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Vitesse – NEC, 13 September 2009 16:30 CET
Vitesse grabbed their first win of the season on the road to Roda JC two weeks ago thanks to a last minute goal from Kolk (att). The visitors opened the score twenty seconds into the first half with Nilsson (att) scoring the quickest goal in his career. After the opening goal Vitesse was being put under pressure by the home side and halfway the first half the visitors had to concede the equalizer. Three minutes from halftime Hofs (mid) fired Vitesse back into the lead after good work from Kolk (att). In the second half Roda JC leveled the score due to an own goal from Van der Struijk (def) and things got worse for Vitesse with the hosts taking the lead six minutes later. Team manager Bos responded by replacing Van der Struijk (def) by Kaloglu (att) to bring an extra striker on the field and the substitution paid off with Kaloglu (att) netting the equalizer ten minutes later. With both team being given some good chances on the win it was Vitesse taking the full three points with Kolk scoring the winning goal one minute from time with Vitesse climbing to the thirteenth place in the ranking.
NEC booked a 1-1 draw at home to VVV Venlo with the team remaining on the twelfth place in the ranking. The hosts did not play a very good first half and it was VVV Venlo opening the score after half an hour. NEC vainly claimed a penalty after a foul on Fejzalluh (att) but the referee waived the claim away causing much anger among the home crowd. In the second half Zomer (def) leveled the score for NEC and the hosts went looking for the winning goal and got close on various occasions. However, ex-NEC goalkeeper Gentenaar (gk) prevented his former team from scoring saving on efforts from Davids (mid), El Kabir (att) and Schöne (mid) with both teams adding one point to their total after ninety minutes.
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