Season 2021/22 in the Eredivisie starts this week and will bring lots of joyful moments to the fans around the world. AFC Ajax dominated their way towards the league title last campaign, but will they manage to defend it this time around?
The runners-up last season PSV Eindhoven travel to face Heracles Almelo in their opening encounter this Saturday.
The home side finished last campaign at the mid-table spot, but now they will be confident that they will achieve better results. The peasants weren’t able to win the title last season, even though they performed quite solidly, so they will be motivated for a better ending in the upcoming campaign.
The reigning champions AFC Ajax host the newly promoted NEC Nijmegen at their Amsterdam ArenA this weekend.
The hosts will do their best to defend their league title and will be aiming for a solid start of the new season. NEC Nijmegen won their promotion play-offs but have drawn the short straw to face the arguably toughest opponent in the Eredivisie in the first round.
In Round 1 of season 2021/22, Vitesse Arnhem travel to face PEC Zwolle this Sunday.
The Bluefingers were situated in the bottom half of the table and therefore they will be striving for a better performance in the new campaign. Vitesse Arnhem finished in top 4 and have better chances of recording their first win of the season this weekend.
In another intriguing encounter, Willem II Tilburg host a serious opponent in the face of Feyenoord at their Koning Willem II Stadion.
Tricolores most definitely weren’t thrilled with their performance last season and it's time for a change this year. The visitors were situated a lot higher in the table in the previous campaign, so they will be confident for a finish in top 5 this time around as well.