Dutch Eredivisie Betting Tips

Den Haag and Sparta Rotterdam have been among the worst defences in the Eredivisie, and neither side has kept a single clean sheet this season.

Den Haag have had an especially tough time at home, conceding 12 goals in five games. But they’ve also scored in every one of them.

Sparta haven’t quite found the right balance either. They’re averaging a decent 1.83 xG per game but are also giving up around 17 shots per match.

Milan Zonneveld has been their main threat up front, scoring seven goals in 11 games and finding the net in each of his last four away appearances.

At least Den Haag have been pretty reliable in front of goal at home, scoring twice in their last two games, including the win over PSV.

The good news for the hosts is that Sparta have been leaking goals too, conceding 13 in their last five games.

Even in their recent 3-2 win over Groningen, they allowed 20 shots, ten of them on target.

The Eredivisie has been the best league for goals in Europe this season, every side is averaging 2.91 goals per game or more with both of these sides seeing 2+ goals in 91% of their 11 Eredivisie matches.

Sparta are really struggling defensively, conceding 2+ goals in each of their last 10 matches. They’ll see this as a winnable game though, against a Den Haag side who have struggled to adapt to the level as a newly promoted side from the Eerste Divisie.

Den Haag have only managed to win one of their five home matches in the Eredivisie this term. They’ve seen 20 goals across these games (4.0 per game), and have still managed to score eight goals despite only recording one victory.

These are two of the weakest sides defensively in the Eredivisie.

Den Haag have struggled with the step up to the Eredivisie from the Eerste Divisie, and sit second from bottom in the Dutch top flight having conceded 24 goals across their 11 matches (2.18 per game).

They’ve lost three of their five games, with those matches producing 20 goals (4.0 per game), setting up the home side nicely to be involved in a high scoring affair.

Sparta’s backline is also incredibly vulnerable, they’ve conceded 2+ goals in each of their last 10 matches and have seen BTTS & No Draw in half of these games.

Only one of Den Haag’s five home games has finished level, and only three of their wider 11 matches have ended with the points shared.

Go Ahead Eagles haven’t kept a single clean sheet this season, with both teams scoring in ten of their 11 games.

It’s been even worse away from home, where they’ve conceded 19 goals in six matches, an average of 3.17 per game.

At least Søren Tengstedt has been doing his bit up front. He’s the joint-top scorer in the Eredivisie with eight goals and has already had 16 shots on target.

Excelsior haven’t been much better at the back, conceding in all five of their home games, including that 9-0 hammering by Twente last time out.

They’ve still managed to score in four of those games, though, including against PSV, Utrecht and Groningen.

They haven’t scored in their last three games, but they’re now up against a side that still hasn’t kept a clean sheet and is averaging 2.21 xGA away from home.

Groningen have been causing plenty of problems away from home, scoring in every game so far and averaging 2.6 goals per match.

The problem is their defence, which has conceded 24 goals in 11 games, almost twice as many as AZ.

They've also taken some heavy beatings against stronger sides, losing 5-2 at home to Ajax and 5-1 away to PSV.

AZ are averaging 2.23 xG and 17 shots per game at home, and those numbers tend to go up against weaker defences.

They managed 21 shots against Go Ahead Eagles and another 24 against Utrecht, scoring nine goals across those two games.

Groningen have shown they can cause problems going forward, scoring 14 goals in their last five matches, but they still don't look capable of avoiding defeat against stronger sides like AZ.