Friday, August 12, 2011

Eredivisie Preview - Round 2


Twente - AZ 
  • Twente beat NAC 1-0 last week
  • The home side currently sit fifth in the table
  • AZ recorded a 3-1 home win over PSV on matchday one
  • The 2209 champions sit second in the Eredivisie table
  • Previous meeting: AZ 2-1 Twente
PSV - RKC 
  • PSV were somewhat surprisingly defeated 3-1 last Sunday
  • The Eindhoven giants sit 16th in the table
  • RKC held Heracles to a 2-2 draw on their comeback to the top tier
  • The newly promoted side sit joint sixth in the table
  • Previous meeting: PSV 5-1 RKC
Vitesse - VVV
  • Vitesse failed to impress last week as they were held to a scoreless draw by ADO
  • The Arnhem side are the joint number 10 in the table
  • VVV put in a strong defensive performance against Utrecht to record a 0-0 draw
  • The Venlo club sit joint 10th in the table
  • Previous meeting: Vitesse 2-0 VVV
Feyenoord - Roda
  • Feyenoord won their opening game 2-0 against Excelsior
  • The Rotterdam outfit sit third in the table at the moment
  • Roda recorded a 2-1 comeback win over Groningen last weekend
  • The Limburgers are the league's number four
  • Previous meeting: Roda 3-0 Feyenoord
Heracles - NAC
  • Heracles had to settle for a 2-2 draw against RKC last week after throwing a 2-0 lead
  • The home side are the league's joint number six
  • NAC were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Twente last Sunday
  • The Breda club sit 15th in the Eredivisie table
  • Previous meeting: NAC 1-2 Heracles
Ajax - Heerenveen
  • Ajax recorded a 4-1 win over De Graafschap after falling behind early on
  • The reigning champions currently sit atop of the table
  • Heerenveen had to settle for a 2-2 draw against NEC last weekend
  • Heerenveen are the league's joint number six
  • Previous meeting: Heerenveen 1-2 Ajax
Utrecht - De Graafschap
  • Utrecht put in a disappointing display against VVV as they drew 0-0
  • They sit joint 10th in the Eredivisie table
  • De Graaschap couldn't hold on to their 1-0 lead against Ajax and were beaten 4-1
  • The Gelderlanders sit rock bottom in the table at the moment
  • Previous meeting: De Graafschap 0-0 Utrecht
 Groningen - ADO Den Haag 
  • Groningen were somewhat disappointingly beaten 2-1 by Roda last week
  • The hosts are the Eredivisie's number 14
  • ADO recorded a boring 0-0 draw against Vitesse on matchday one
  • They sit joint 10th in the league table at the moment
  • Previous meeting: Groningen 5-1 ADO Den Haag
NEC - Excelsior
  • NEC recorded a good 2-2 away draw against Heerenveen last weekend
  • Alex Pastoor's men are the league's joint number six
  • Excelsior started the 2011-12 campaign with a 2-0 loss against Feyenoord
  • The Rotterdam side currently sit 17th in the table
  • Previous meeting: NEC 2-0 Excelsior