Dutch Eredivisie: Willem II Tilburg vs. Roda JC Kerkrade – Preview
Dutch Eredivisie week-29 action will brings another eye-catching encounter, as Willem II Tilburg clash with Roda JC Kerkrade at Koning Willem II Stadion on Saturday, 2nd April.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Tilburg
The Tricolores have struggled to perform throughout the season. However, the home side will be hoping to achieve superior results in the remaining fixtures to improve their current standings in the league table.
The Tilburg outfit is currently the bottom ranked team in the Eredivisie table, a mammoth 17 points adrift the safety zone. However, they trail the 17thplaced VVV-Venlo by five points to participate in the relegation play-offs. With six matches left to play in the season, the Tricolores have to bag maximum points to avoid immediate relegation this term.
The Tricolores record at home is relatively better, as the only two wins of the season came while playing in front of their home crowd. They have an overall record of 28 played, 2 won, 6 drawn and 20 lost.
Many believe that the Tricolores have not played poorly. Rather they have been unlucky in many of their matches. Many encounters were lost in the dying minutes of the match. They were restricted from bagging the three points in the fixtures against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 and De Graafschap while the Utreg restricted them to a draw, in spite of Willem leading the score line for most part of the match. The Tilburg outfit have to hold on to their nerves on the pitch to achieve better results in the remaining fixtures of the season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roda-JC-c40375 Kerkrade
De Koempels manager, Harm van Veldhoven, saw his troops narrowly missing out on a UEFA Europa League berth last year. They finished ninth in the league table. With six games remaining in the season, De Koempels are placed seventh in the Eredivisie table that accounts them for a ticket to the Europe’s secondary club competition play-offs.
De Limburgers have performed impressively this term. They have staged good shows on both home and away venues. They have an overall record of 28 played, 11 won, 11 drawn, and 6 lost.
Veldhoven has demanded a strong performance from his troops. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 trainer has insisted that his men have to give in their best to achieve superior results, as lost points could threaten their Europa League berth.
Players to watch
The Tricolores winger, Rangelo Janga, has impressed everyone in Tilburg. The 18-year-old winger will be the key player for the home side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mads-Junker-c23039 will lead the attack pack for De Koempels. The prolific Danish striker has scored 15 goals in 27 appearances for his side. He will be hoping to add more to his tally against the struggling Eredivisie outfit.
Head-to-Head statistics
There is nothing to choose between the two sides. In their last five head-to-head encounters, both the teams have won two fixtures each, while the remaining match ended in a stalemate.
Prediction
The Tricolores’ recent form suggests that they will not be able to extract any point from this tough encounter against the seventh placed side. It will be an easy 3-1 win in the favour of De Koempels.
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