Friday, March 11, 2011

Eredivisie Preview Round 27

Friday
Utrecht - Groningen

Saturday
Heracles - Excelsior
Roda - AZ
Vitesse - Heerenveen

Sunday
De Graafschap - ADO Den Haag
Feyenoord - NAC
Twente - VVV
Willem II - Ajax
NEC - PSV




Utrecht - Groningen

* Utrecht currently sit 8th in the table
* Utrecht had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Roda last week
* Groningen are the fifth in the league at the moment
* Groningen were beaten 4-1 by Heracles last Sunday
* Previous meeting: Utrecht 3-2 Groningen

Heracles - Excelsior

* Heracles are the league's 12th-placed team with 31 points from 26 games
* The Almelo side beat Groningen 4-1 last week
* Excelsior sit 16th in the table
* They were beaten 3-2 by PSV last week
* Previous meeting: Excelsior 2-1 Heracles

Roda - AZ

* The Kerkrade side have dropped to seventh spot in the standings
* Roda recorded a 1-1 draw against Utrecht last week
* AZ are the Eredivisie's sixth-placed side
* They were heavily beaten 4-0 by Ajax last weekend
* Previous meeting: AZ 1-2 Roda

Vitesse - Heerenveen

* Vitesse currently sit 15th in the league table
* The Arnhemmers recorded a 2-0 win over VVV last week
* Heerenveen are ninth in the Eredivisie
* The Friezen were beaten 1-0 by Feyenoord last week
* Previous meeting: Heerenveen 2-1 Vitesse

De Graafschap - ADO Den Haag

* De Graafschap are 14th in the Eredivisie at the moment
* They recorded a 2-1 win over Willem II last weekend
* ADO Den Haag sit fourth in the league table with 45 points from 26 games
* They recorded an impressive 5-1 win against NEC last week
* Previous meeting: ADO Den Haag 2-2 De Graafschap

Feyenoord - NAC

* Feyenoord sit 13th in the Eredivisie table
* They beat Heerenveen 1-0 on Sunday
* NAC are 10th in the league
* The Breda side were beaten 2-0 by Twente last Saturday
* Previous meeting: NAC 2-0 Feyenoord

Twente - VVV

* Twente currently sit second in the table
* The Tukkers defeated NAC 2-0 last week
* VVV are the league's 17th-placed side
* The Limburgers were beaten 2-0 by Vitesse last weekend
* Previous meeting: VVV 1-2 Twente

Willem II - Ajax

* Willem II are the Eredivisie's bottom side with 11 points from 26 games
* The Tricolores were beaten 2-1 by De Graafschap last week
* Ajax sit third in the league table
* The Amsterdam outfit recorded an impressive 4-0 win over AZ last Sunday
* Previous meeting: Ajax 2-0 Willem II

NEC - PSV

* NEC are the Eredivisie's number 11 with 32 points from 26 games
* The Nijmegen side were heavily beaten 5-1 by ADO Den Haag last week
* PSV still sit top of the Eredivisie table
* The Eindhoven giants beat Excelsior 3-2 last weekend
* Previous meeting: PSV 3-1 NEC