Willem II v Vitesse Arnhem
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Sunday 24th April – 11:15AM KO
Since Kevin Hofland was hired as the new manager of Willem II – in the hope of arresting the tragic slide throughout the season into the Eredivisie relegation zone – has much changed? A fortunate draw with AZ, losing to Feyenoord, and worst of all a 4-0 drubbing with Go Ahead Eagles suggests no.
On Tuesday, Vitesse will have been frustrated they couldn’t even get a good cross into the box during the last six minutes of their previously suspended game with Sparta. They turned up with a game plan to load the box with attackers to try and pinch a point, but in the end they lost 0-1. They have the quality players to harm the Tilburgers, but I’ve seen far too often this season Vitesse buckle under pressure from their opponents if they are desperate for a result.
I will predict both teams to score as my bet for this one because Vitesse tend to have the firepower away from home (it is at home they have drawn some blanks against sides they should beat), and Willem II will be throwing everything at their Arnhem opponents to get a result. This could be end-to-end.
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Prediction: Both Teams to Score, 1.73 on Betfair (⭐⭐⭐)
FC Groningen v Heracles Almelo
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Sunday 24thApril – 1:30PM KO
Danny Buijs has a reputation for keeping his sides quite tight defensively, but Groningen have scored in each of their last seven games. There are some promising signs for the club which Frank Wormuth inherits when he switches Heracles for the northern club this summer. I wonder how Wormuth will be received by the home supporters in light of his summer swap.
Heracles lost 1-4 to Feyenoord last time out. They had an encouraging start but found the Rotterdammers too much. I think Groningen will have a bit too much in attack for them too. What’s more, Heracles may have finally earnt their first away win of the season last time they played out of Almelo; however, I think they simply capitalised on how poor their opponents were that day – Groningen have proven to be a lot stronger lately. They may be embroiled in the mid-table battle, but I would fancy them to be still sitting eighth in the final Europa Conference League play-off place come next month.
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Prediction: Groningen Draw no Bet, 1.45 on Betfair (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
Feyenoord v FC Utrecht
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Sunday 24th April – 1:30PM KO
Feyenoord begin a tough run of seven games in 22 days. Their Europa Conference League semi-final double header with Marseille is in there, and they will be trying to keep their grip on third place. The first leg is on Thursday, but given that it is at home, and Arne Slot’s reluctance to rest his players before their last European game with Slavia, suggests to me that he will go full strength to keep the rhythm going.
Only one win in eight for Utrecht means they sit only six points above the mid-table mess. They have looked like finishing in the Europa Conference League play-offs for most of the season in all honesty, but they have not kicked on at all. An Eredivisie head coach pointed out this week that the gap between sides like Utrecht and the rest of the table is very small in terms of player strength. I disagree with that; I think that they have some very good players who have not been coached well enough to get their full potential out.
Because of the way they have been playing for much of the second half of the season, I will not predict a positive result for Utrecht, but I do think they will keep the score down. They will be competitive but lack a cutting edge against a side that will not be 100% full gas to get a win.
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Prediction: Under 3.5 Goals, 1.65 on Betfair (⭐⭐⭐)
Fortuna Sittard v Go Ahead Eagles
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Sunday 24th April – 3:45PM KO
Despite a terrible home performance to Heracles (0-2) where they created next to nothing, Fortuna Sittard came back strong with a 3-0 success over Sparta last time out. The next vital home game is against Go Ahead, who currently sit pretty just inside the top half of the Eredivisie table because of three successive wins and clean sheets.
Fortuna need to play with the relaxed and offensive style of play they enjoyed in their last game rather than trying to be overly cautious. Go Ahead will also be relaxed with expectations surpassed for their season.
Whilst I am leaning towards a home win, part of me thinks that Fortuna won’t win this one and that we’ll see once more the reason why they are in this precarious position in the first place.
In a finely balanced match-up, it’s difficult to pick a winner, but I do think both teams will score because of Fortuna’s strength in attack yet errors in defence. Also, Go Ahead have scored in all but one of their last thirteen matches.
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Prediction: Both Teams to Score, 1.73 on Betfair (⭐⭐⭐⭐)
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