Eredivisie: ADO Den Haag, PSV Eindhoven, FC Twente – Round 23
ADO Den Haag vs. VVV-Venlo
Dutch Eredivisie week 23 action will start when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/ADO-Den-Haag-c38221 take on the relegation contenders, VVV-Venlo on Saturday at Kyocera Stadion.
ADO is currently placed fifth in the league table and is trailing league leaders, PSV Eindhoven, by nine points. Team Tactician, John van den Brom, has every right to be pleased as his side is having a great season.
Brom was given the job at Den Haag at the beginning of this season. His aim was to finish the season in the top ten teams of the league. The 44-year-old tactician was having all sorts of problems at the start of the season, but he managed to turn things
around and is, consequently, on the verge of achieving his objective.
With 12 games remaining in the season, ADO will be seeking to cement their place in Europa League. Den Haag can even qualify for the UEFA Champions League if they carry on playing the way they performed against PSV.
On the other hand, the Good Old managed to thrash http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NAC-Breda-c39983 3–0 in their last fixture. Venlo fans will be hoping that their side’s disastrous run of form ends with a morale-boosting win. Venlo manager, Willy Boessen, will be desperate to bag some points
in the upcoming fixture, and improve the club’s standings in the league table.
Head-to-Head statistics
ADO has a better record against Venlo, as the home side has won two of their last five encounters. Two games ended in stalemates while the Good Old managed to bag all three points on one occasion.
FC Twente Enschede vs. Vitesse Arnhem
Dutch Eredivisie reigning champions, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem on Saturday at De Grolsch Veste.
The Tukkers could only muster a draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 in their last league outing. Consequently, the Reds missed the chance to steal the top spot in the league table from PSV. Twente have acquired 47 points from their 22 matches, which tie the points tally
with the league leaders.
The Reds manager, Michel Preud’homme, is aware of the Vitesse Arnhem form in the recent weeks. He will be hoping to bag all three points from this encounter and cement his side’s place at the top of the league table.
Vitesse currently occupy 14th place in the league table, and with 12 games left to play this season, the visitors can certainly improve their standings.
Team tactician, Albert Ferrer, will be looking to bag all three points in this fixture and avenge the humiliating 5–0 Cup defeat from earlier in the season.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Tukkers will be looking to extend their winning streak against Vitesse, as they have thrashed the visitors in all of their last five head-to-head encounters.
AZ Alkmaar vs. PSV Eindhoven
AZ Alkmaar will clash with the league leaders, PSV Eindhoven, in the late night encounter on Saturday at AZ Stadion. AZ tactician, Gertjan Verbeek, will be hoping that his side claim a good result in this fixture, and improve their current standing in the
league table.
AZ were stunned in their last match by relegation contenders, SBV Excelsior. Alkmaar lost the game 2–1 and dropped down to sixth place in the Eredivisie table. Not even the most pessimistic of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 fans would not have expected their side to lose against a
bottom ranked team.
On the other hand, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 were also at the receiving end of a defeat when ADO scored a stoppage time winner to stun the home crowd. The Boeren will anticipate a victory in this encounter to cement their place atop the league table.
Head-to-Head statistics
AZ have managed to win only once in their last five encounters against PSV. Two matches ended in draws while the Rood-witten emerged victorious in the other two games.
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