The Netherlands’ Eerste Divisie goes into round No. 5 this weekend. While the Eredivisie is off for the international break, the Eerste Divisie will continue.
Roda lead the league with nine points from 12 points available. VVV-Venlo have Roda in their sights.
Willem II Tilburg won two, drew two, and lost two games against MVV Maastricht in their last six games in all competitions. Last season, these teams split their Eerste Divisie matches, with each winning their home fixture.
MVV Maastricht are unbeaten this season, with two wins and a draw. Friday’s game at Willem II will be Maastricht’s third away fixture already. Maastricht took four points from their opening two road matches.
Willem II are also unbeaten this season with one win and two draws. They only scored three times while conceding once to opponents. This is a strong away team.
VVV-Venlo went unbeaten in five of their last six games against SC Telstar. Last season, Telstar took four points from VVV-Venlo in the Eerste Divisie. Can they take points off Venlo once more?
Venlo are fourth in the league and two points off first-place Roda. They go into the match on a two-game winning streak. Venlo scored nine goals in their opening four fixtures. VVV-Venlo played just one of their opening four games on the road. They drew the fixture 2-2 with FC Emmen.
Telstar are second-from-the-bottom of the table. They have zero points from the opening four matches in the league. Telstar scored a mere three goals in their opening four matches. They conceded eight times in their four games. Telstar were held scoreless in two of their matches.
SC Cambuur and FC Den Bosch combined for over 3.5 goals in their last three games in all competitions. Den Bosch failed to win any of their last six games against Cambuur, losing five times and drawing once.
Den Bosch are on a three-game losing streak in the league. They won their season opener 1-0 against TOP Oss. Since the win, Den Bosch have struggled, scoring just two goals in the subsequent three games.
Cambuur took seven points from their opening four matches. The team is the highest-scorers in the Eerste Divisie, with 10 goals. Cambuur are coming off a 2-1 loss to Helmond Sport last time in the Eerste Divisie.
League leader Roda will visit 15th-place Breda. Last season, NAC Breda won back-to-back games versus Roda. The last three games between these teams in all competitions finished with over 3.5 goals.
Breda took four points from the opening nine this season. They were outscored 5-4 by their opponents. Breda lost 2-0 to FC Eindhoven last time out.
Roda started the season in fine form, winning three straight matches. However, Roda lost 1-0 to Jong FC Utrecht. Roda’s defence conceded just two goals in their opening four matches.