Eredivisie: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237, Excelsior, Willem II – Week 24 Previews
FC Utrecht vs. SC Heracles Almelo
Dutch Eredivisie week 24 starts with a battling encounter as FC Utrecht takes on SC Heracles Almelo at Stadion Galgenwaard on Friday.
Utreg were left disappointed when they were held to a 3-3 draw by the bottom ranked side, Willem II Tilburg, at Koning Willem II Stadion.
The visitors were hoping to bag all three points against the struggling home side, but Utreg were stunned by the home side’s performance on the pitch.
Utrecht are currently placed eighth in the league table, and slipping towards the bottom as their last three matches ended in stalemates. Team manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ton-c35408 du Chatinier, will be hoping to emerge victorious in their upcoming match against Almelo and better
their standings in the league table.
Chatinier’s men finished a respectable seventh in the league last term. With the season drawing near to end, the tactician will be hoping to finish in the top five Eredivisie teams.
On the other hand, Heraclieden are struggling to find good results and slipping towards the drop zone. They are currently sitting at the 13th spot in the league, with five points clearing them from the danger zone.
Team manager, Peter Bosz, will be looking to turn things around for his side and start looking for better results, as his side has claimed a lone win in their last five-league encounters. Bosz started his second spell at Heraclieden at the start of this
season, as he moved to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam in 2006/07 season.
With 11 matches left to play in the season, he will have to start claiming results if he wants to prolong his side’s stay in the Dutch top flight.
Head-to-head statistics
Heraclieden have been struggling to perform, nonetheless they managed to beat Utreg earlier this season. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Heracles-Almelo-c39520 have won two of their last five encounters against Utrecht, two ended in stalemates and Utreg emerged victorious in the remaining one.
SBV Excelsior vs. Willem II Tilburg
It will be a battle between relegation contenders in this Round 24 match when SBV Excelsior will clash with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Tilburg at Stadion Woudestein on Saturday.
The Kralingers have an excellent chance of climbing out of the relegation zone in their upcoming encounter. They will be hoping that they can emerge victorious in this match, as they have been struggling to perform this season.
The home side earned promotion to Eredivisie at the end of last season, but they have failed to perform in the Dutch top flight. Consequently, the Kralingers have dropped to 16th place in the league table, and are looking a strong contender for
relegation.
Excelsior manager, Alex Pastoor, will be hoping that his side can better their record in the coming weeks and achieve a respectable position in the league table. Pastoor will look to bag three precious points from this game and climb out of the danger zone.
Willem II boosted their morale with an impressive performance against a tough Utrecht side last week, as they managed to stage a 3-3 draw in front of their home crowd. Even the most optimistic of the Tricolores fans were not expecting such a performance
from their side after their humiliating 7-1 defeat to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Groningen-c39119.
The Tricolores managed to prolong their stay in the Eredivisie, as they won the relegation play-offs match and finished 17th last season. It looks like their time at Dutch top flight is going to end this season, as they have acquired eight points
from 23 matches.
The visitors are trailing 14 points from the 15th placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vitesse-c40905 Arnhem. With 11 games left to play in the season, chances of climbing out of the danger zone are farfetched for Willem II.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Tricolores have won one of their last three encounters against Excelsior, while two matches ended in stalemates.
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