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Eredivisie Preview - Round 5

Saturday
Roda - Twente (18:45 CET)
AZ - Vitesse (19:45 CET)
De Graafschap - NEC (19:45 CET)
ADO Den Haag - RKC (19:45 CET)
Heracles - Ajax (20:45 CET)

Sunday
Heerenveen - Groningen (12:30 CET)
VVV - PSV (14:30 CET)
NAC - Feyenoord (14:30 CET)
Excelsior - Utrecht (16:30 CET)






 


Roda - Twente
  • Roda were beaten 3-1 in the away match against Utrecht two weeks ago 
  • The home side currently sit 13th in the table
  • Twente recorded a comfortable 4-1 over VVV on matchday four
  • The Enschede club sit currently on top of the Eredivisie table
  • Previous meeting: Twente 1-1 Roda
AZ - Vitesse
  • AZ impressed with a 3-0 away win over Groningen in their last game
  • The Alkmaar side are the league's joint number three
  • Vitesse were beaten 4-1 in the Amsterdam ArenA by Ajax two weeks back
  • The guests sit joint sixth in the table at the moment
  • Previous meeting: AZ 3-1 Vitesse
De Graafschap - NEC
  • De Graafschap were heavily beaten 3-0 in their last home match against ADO Den Haag
  • The Doetinchem outfit are the Eredivisie's joint number 14
  • NEC beat Heracles 2-1 to pick up the full three points two weeks ago
  • The away club sit joint sixth in the table at the moment
  • Previous meeting: NEC 1-0 De Graafschap
ADO Den Haag - RKC
  • ADO recorded a superb 3-0 away win over De Graafschap on matchday four
  • The home side sit joint 11th in the table with four points
  • RKC surprised NAC in their last game as they won 2-1 against their Brabant rivals
  • The away club are the Eredivisie's joint sixth-placed side
  • Previous meeting: ADO Den Haag 4-0 RKC
Heracles - Ajax
  • Heracles were narrowly beaten 2-1 by NEC on matchday four
  • The home side are the league's number 10 with five points
  • Ajax cruised to a 4-1 routine win over Vitesse two weeks ago
  • The away side sit second in the Eredivisie table with ten points
  • Previous meeting: Ajax 3-0 Heracles
Heerenveen - Groningen
  • Heerenveen recorded a 2-2 draw against Feyenoord in their last game
  • The hosts sit 16th in the table with two points
  • Groningen were left without a chance by AZ last week as they lost 3-0
  • The away side sit 11th in the Eredivisie table
  • Previous meeting: Heerenveen 1-4 Groningen
VVV - PSV
  • VVV were heavily beaten 4-1 by Twente two weeks back
  • They sit 15th in the Eredivisie table at the moment
  • PSV hammered Excelsior 6-1 on matchday four
  • The Eindhoven giants are the Eredivisie's number three
  • Previous meeting: VVV 0-3 PSV
NAC - Feyenoord
  • NAC were somewhat surprisingly beaten 2-1 by RKC two weeks ago
  • The hosts are the Eredivisie's number 17 with only one point
  • Feyenoord recorded a 2-2 draw against Heerenveen in their last match
  • They sit fifth in the league table at the moment
  • Previous meeting: Feyenoord 2-1 NAC
Excelsior - Utrecht
  • Excelsior conceded a heavy 6-1 defeat against PSV on matchday four
  • They are the league's number 18 with only one point from four games
  • Utrecht beat Roda 3-1 last two weeks ago after an impressive comeback
  • The away side currently sit ninth in the table
  • Previous meeting: Excelsior 3-1 Utrecht