Friday, August 19, 2011

Eredivisie preview: Round 3

Saturday
Vitesse - Utrecht
Heerenveen - Twente
Excelsior - De Graafschap
NAC - Groningen

Sunday
Heracles - Feyenoord
VVV - Ajax
AZ - NEC
ADO Den Haag - PSV

Vitesse - Utrecht

Vitesse impressed with a 4-0 home win over VVV on matchday two
The Arnhem side are the league's number four
Utrecht were held to a 2-2 draw by De Graafschap last weekend
The guests sit 11th in the table
Previous meeting: Utrecht 4-2 Vitesse

Heerenveen - Twente

Heerenveen were heavily beaten 5-1 by Ajax last Sunday
The Friezen are the Eredivisie's number 14 with only one point
Twente beat AZ 2-0 last weekend to maintain their perfect score
The Enschede outfit sit third in the table at the moment
Previous meeting: Heerenveen 6-2 Twente

Excelsior - De Graafschap

Excelsior were defeated 2-0 by NEC on Monday evening
The Rotterdam outfit sit last in the table with zero points
De Graafschap threw away a 2-0 lead against Utrecht and eventually drew 2-2
The away club are the Eredivisie's number 14
Previous meeting: Excelsior 0-0 De Graafschap

NAC - Groningen

NAC were narrowly beaten 2-1 by Heracles last Sunday afternoon
The home side are the league's number 17
Groningen hammered ADO Den Haag 4-2 last Sunday
The away side sit seventh in the Eredivisie table
Previous meeting: NAC 0-1 Groningen

Heracles - Feyenoord

Heracles recorded a 2-1 win over NAC last weekend
The hosts sit sixth in the table with four points
Feyenoord thrashed Roda 3-0 last Saturday in an impressive performance
The Rotterdam side sit second in the Eredivisie table
Previous meeting: Feyenoord 2-1 Heracles

VVV - Ajax

VVV put in a disappointing display against Vitesse and were beaten 4-0
They sit 16th in the Eredivisie table
Ajax hammered Heerenveen 5-1 last Sunday
The Amsterdam giants sit atop of the table
Previous meeting: Ajax 1-0 VVV

AZ - NEC

AZ caused Twente all kinds of problems last Sunday, but were eventually beaten 2-0
The hosts are the Eredivisie's number eighteen
NEC recorded a 2-0 win over Excelsior on Sunday
They sit fifth in the league table at the moment
Previous meeting: AZ 2-2 NEC

ADO Den Haag - PSV

ADO Den Haag were left without a chance by Groningen last weekend and lost 4-2
They are the league's number 13 with one point from two games
PSV struggled against RKC but eventually recorded a 1-0 win
The Eindhoven giants currently sit ninth in the Eredivisie table
Previous meeting: PSV 0-1 ADO Den Haag