⚽ Eredivisie 2026/27 - Discussion Thread (Dutch League) ⚽

[Rashlyowl]

Oh, I got so wrong about PSV with my prediction like -2.5 handicap... These guys couldn't even win in one of their easiest fixtures.    What's really happening to PSV lately?

You're not the only one whose predictions were wrong bros @jakdanyel, I & many people out there feel the same way. Before the match began, it looked like it would be an easy game for PSV. However, Fortuna Sittard's first goal at the end of the first half shattered my expectations. I actually didn't expect the result Ajax achieved, they pulled off a surprise with 2 second half goals & a solid clean sheet.

[Jossque]

In the match between Groningen and Utrecht, the home team emerged victorious. Groningen managed to win the game with two goals scored in the 48th minute. Utrecht didn’t play badly, but we can say they suffered from the disadvantage of playing their first league match on the road.
Heerenveen managed to defeat Twente at home thanks to a goal by Luca Oyen, who entered the game in the second half. I’d like to note that Twente created more scoring opportunities but simply couldn’t find the goal that would have earned them a point in this match. As a result, Twente suffered a loss in their first league match and started the season without any points.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Oh, I got so wrong about PSV with my prediction like -2.5 handicap... These guys couldn't even win in one of their easiest fixtures.    What's really happening to PSV lately?

You're not the only one whose predictions were wrong bros @jakdanyel, I & many people out there feel the same way. Before the match began, it looked like it would be an easy game for PSV. However, Fortuna Sittard's first goal at the end of the first half shattered my expectations. I actually didn't expect the result Ajax achieved, they pulled off a surprise with 2 second half goals & a solid clean sheet.

A lot of people got the prediction wrong because nobody was expecting PSV to end up drawing the match against Fortuna Sittard. Again, it was at PSV home, but that is football for us sometimes.I wanted to bet on PSV, but I just reasoned that the season had just started, and possibly, there are certain teams that will improve, while there are also certain teams that will drop in form. So, it is always better for me to calm down and do some observation before starting to bet on those teams that I am familiar with, especially since the league just started.As for Ajax, if their opponent did not even receive a red card, it would not be an easy match for Ajax to win. It may even be another story now, which I think may end in a draw because the first half was attacking from both sides, despite the fact that Ajax was in control of the ball possession.

[Mayor of ogba]

Oh, I got so wrong about PSV with my prediction like -2.5 handicap... These guys couldn't even win in one of their easiest fixtures.    What's really happening to PSV lately?

You're not the only one whose predictions were wrong bros @jakdanyel, I & many people out there feel the same way. Before the match began, it looked like it would be an easy game for PSV. However, Fortuna Sittard's first goal at the end of the first half shattered my expectations. I actually didn't expect the result Ajax achieved, they pulled off a surprise with 2 second half goals & a solid clean sheet.

I don't think a lot of gamblers bet slips would cut because PSV failed to win Sittard since the odds the bookies gave them to win Sittard was around 1.20 or 1.21 odds, which a lot of gamblers will refuse to play PSV direct win in their bet slips as the odds won't add much money to their bet; a lot of gamblers would prefer to bet either BTSS or over 2.5 goals in the PSV and Sittard match.

[jakdanyel]

GA Eagles and Excelsior have made a magnificent start to the season! They did what PSV couldn't with much worse squad qualities.  

Should I trust these 2 teams with my bet next round though? I guess not for now. Because one of them is going to face Feyenoord away and the other is home against PSV...

By the way I don't see much change in Ajax despite the 2-0 win. It was thanks to the red card. They didn't play incredible until that point.

[Slow death]

After betting on PSV to win and losing my bet, I even forgot to post in this thread. The result of this game is unbelievable:

PSV 2 - 2 Fortuna Sittard

The odds for PSV to win were @1.18, something very low that seemed like a guaranteed victory, but during the game I started to regret betting on PSV's victory. This is because, just 5 minutes into the first half, a Fortuna player scored a goal, but the referee ruled it offside. One minute later, a Fortuna player was very close to scoring, thanks to an error by the PSV defense. It was clear to me that I had made a big mistake.

PSV was winning and the game only had one minute left, and again the PSV defense made a serious error that allowed the Fortuna player to score the second goal, and the game ended in a draw.

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It all sums up. Those PSV guys, even when they start the season badly, manage to improve in the last rounds of the league and become champions, thanks to the fact that the other teams decline a lot in the last rounds. Luckily, Ajax started very well. But Feyenoord also started very well. If Ajax wants to be champion, they can't lose and must pray that Feyenoord follows the same path as PSV, dropping points. In any case, I lose my bet.

[Varnquister]

After winning its first league match, Telstar lost to Sparta Rotterdam in a home game. Telstar fell behind early in the first half and, one might say, started the second half by conceding another goal. As the match entered its final minutes, the excitement built, and both teams scored in quick succession, with the game ending 3-1 in favor of Sparta Rotterdam. With this away victory, Rotterdam secured not only its first win of the season but also its first points.

[Jossque]

NEC Nijmegen managed to secure a victory on the road against Willem II. After suffering a loss in the first week and then defeating Olympiakos, I felt that Nijmegen came into this match with extra focus. Nijmegen took the lead in the first half and didn’t make any mistakes against their weaker opponent on the road, defeating them 4-1 to secure the three points. Nijmegen dominated the match. It wouldn’t have been surprising if they’d scored even more goals—it really seemed as if they hadn’t played a match all week.

[Ahli38]

It seems that PSV’s performance hasn’t been all that convincing lately. And we can see that they drew against Sittard in the first round of the Eredivisie. But in this second round they seem to be putting in a fairly convincing performance. PSV is currently facing Excelsior who are playing at home. PSV quickly took the lead in this ongoing match in the fifth minute with a goal set up by Ruben van Bommel. Perhaps PSV is taking this match against Excelsior very seriously in order to earn more points. I personally predict that PSV will win this match by a margin of at least two goals given that they appear to be dominating the game against Excelsior. And I don't think PSV will let this great opportunity they've earned with that early goal slip away. What are your thoughts?

[obuoma]

It seems that PSV’s performance hasn’t been all that convincing lately. And we can see that they drew against Sittard in the first round of the Eredivisie. But in this second round they seem to be putting in a fairly convincing performance. PSV is currently facing Excelsior who are playing at home. PSV quickly took the lead in this ongoing match in the fifth minute with a goal set up by Ruben van Bommel. Perhaps PSV is taking this match against Excelsior very seriously in order to earn more points. I personally predict that PSV will win this match by a margin of at least two goals given that they appear to be dominating the game against Excelsior. And I don't think PSV will let this great opportunity they've earned with that early goal slip away. What are your thoughts?

I will learn to avoid PSV for now because they are not the elite team we used to know. Such a poor start of the season comes with serious financial consequence for those who might have trusted them based on past performances. Their first match was a huge mess and this second match is not match different both in terms of their playing and the outcome of the match. The right thing is to avoid them now until they get to the peak of their form.

[Jossque]

AZ Alkmaar managed to defeat a strong opponent. Returning from their away match against Utrecht with a 4-1 victory, AZ Alkmaar improved their record to 2-0 in the league and raised their point total to 6. AZ Alkmaar took the lead late in the first half thanks to Peer Koopmeiners and secured the win by scoring two more goals by the 49th minute. Although the home team fought hard to come back from a 3-0 deficit, AZ Alkmaar proved in this match that they were the team that truly deserved the victory. Ayoub Oufkir, who entered the game in the 81st minute, scored three minutes later to seal the final score.

[execijutiere]

Excelsior failed to secure a win against the reigning champions at home. Having taken the lead through van Bommel in the early stages of the first half, PSV immediately responded to the goal they conceded at the start of the second half to go 2–1 ahead. This victory marked PSV’s first win of the league season.

Fortuna Sittard managed to defeat Cambuur at home. The home side went 2–0 up within 15 minutes and went into the half-time break leading 2–1. The goal that decided the match came in the final minute. With this victory, Fortuna Sittard took their points tally to 4, whilst Cambuur suffered their second league defeat.

[Slow death]

The games of this round have already finished and the results surprised me:

Excelsior 1 - 2 PSV

This time I preferred not to bet on PSV, after they made me lose my bet in the last game. This time I preferred to observe the game to see if they had improved, and to my shock, they conceded a goal in this game. As soon as I saw them score early, at 5 minutes, I thought I was wrong about them, but at 54 minutes they conceded an equalizer. I was very relieved that I hadn't bet on them. It's true that 2 minutes later they scored the second goal. But I won't bet on them anytime soon. Their defense has problems. And this is the second consecutive game in which they conceded a goal, and these are games against opponents that are not strong.

Ajax 2 - 2 Heerenveen

It was a good opportunity to leave with 3 points from this game. By the 34th minute, Ajax had already scored 2 goals, they were winning the game and hadn't conceded any goals. But the Ajax defenders didn't know how to handle this good advantage well and made mistakes that consequently led the team to concede 2 goals. Unbelievable, the game ended in a draw. With this, Ajax remains in 5th position. Although they are only 2 points behind the leader of the table, the problems started in the next 2 games, and the next game will be against Teslar, who have 1 win and 1 loss, and then it will be a game against PSV. If Ajax loses points in either of these 2 games, they will fall further behind the other teams.

[Joca97]

The games of this round have already finished and the results surprised me:

Excelsior 1 - 2 PSV

This time I preferred not to bet on PSV, after they made me lose my bet in the last game. This time I preferred to observe the game to see if they had improved, and to my shock, they conceded a goal in this game. As soon as I saw them score early, at 5 minutes, I thought I was wrong about them, but at 54 minutes they conceded an equalizer. I was very relieved that I hadn't bet on them. It's true that 2 minutes later they scored the second goal. But I won't bet on them anytime soon. Their defense has problems. And this is the second consecutive game in which they conceded a goal, and these are games against opponents that are not strong.

Ajax 2 - 2 Heerenveen

It was a good opportunity to leave with 3 points from this game. By the 34th minute, Ajax had already scored 2 goals, they were winning the game and hadn't conceded any goals. But the Ajax defenders didn't know how to handle this good advantage well and made mistakes that consequently led the team to concede 2 goals. Unbelievable, the game ended in a draw. With this, Ajax remains in 5th position. Although they are only 2 points behind the leader of the table, the problems started in the next 2 games, and the next game will be against Teslar, who have 1 win and 1 loss, and then it will be a game against PSV. If Ajax loses points in either of these 2 games, they will fall further behind the other teams.

PSV secured the win even with a little struggle in the end and started the league well. On the other hand im dissapointed at Ajax because i was expecting a lot more from them plus they ruined my parlay because they drew the game. Had them to win the game and they ended up drawing the match after leading 2-0 at home,really insane and again they start the league in a bad way.

[RaltcoinsB]

The games of this round have already finished and the results surprised me:

Excelsior 1 - 2 PSV

This time I preferred not to bet on PSV, after they made me lose my bet in the last game. This time I preferred to observe the game to see if they had improved, and to my shock, they conceded a goal in this game. As soon as I saw them score early, at 5 minutes, I thought I was wrong about them, but at 54 minutes they conceded an equalizer. I was very relieved that I hadn't bet on them. It's true that 2 minutes later they scored the second goal. But I won't bet on them anytime soon. Their defense has problems. And this is the second consecutive game in which they conceded a goal, and these are games against opponents that are not strong.

Ajax 2 - 2 Heerenveen

It was a good opportunity to leave with 3 points from this game. By the 34th minute, Ajax had already scored 2 goals, they were winning the game and hadn't conceded any goals. But the Ajax defenders didn't know how to handle this good advantage well and made mistakes that consequently led the team to concede 2 goals. Unbelievable, the game ended in a draw. With this, Ajax remains in 5th position. Although they are only 2 points behind the leader of the table, the problems started in the next 2 games, and the next game will be against Teslar, who have 1 win and 1 loss, and then it will be a game against PSV. If Ajax loses points in either of these 2 games, they will fall further behind the other teams.

PSV secured the win even with a little struggle in the end and started the league well. On the other hand im dissapointed at Ajax because i was expecting a lot more from them plus they ruined my parlay because they drew the game. Had them to win the game and they ended up drawing the match after leading 2-0 at home,really insane and again they start the league in a bad way.

Ajax isn't as good a team as it used to be. In the past, they dominated the Dutch league much like Bayern Munich did in the Bundesliga. But now, Ajax is a far cry from the successful Ajax we knew. They no longer intimidate their opponents. Look at them,  despite being two goals ahead, they ended up drawing. This result shows that Ajax might have poor results in the Netherlands again this year. They also conceded too many chances. Ajax is a team fighting for the championship in the Dutch league, and I expect them to play like the Ajax we're used to.

[Curious T]

I've messed up. I planned to play GG in all the games in the first three rounds of the Eredivisie. I didn't play it last week, and I was happy not to have bet on the option because I would have lost. Then this game week, I was really moved to bet on that option, but I was reluctant and ended up not betting on it. I just checked, and all the games played GG. I'm so angry at myself for not betting on what my intuition told me to. I would have made a decent profit from that bet. I will try it next game week, but I won't be expecting anything because lightning does not strike twice. I might also try the same strategy for the Bundesliga. They score a lot of goals too.

[Luzin]

PSV was winning and the game only had one minute left, and again the PSV defense made a serious error that allowed the Fortuna player to score the second goal, and the game ended in a draw.

It's quite surprising when PSV is a big team and they can only manage a draw. At first, I thought PSV would make an easy win because Fortuna Sittard wasn't a strong team last season. Actually, {SV might be the favorite, but they underestimated Fortuna Sittard. I think this is an early-season habit that happens to big league teams that sometimes struggle to start the season well. Fortuna Sittard was pretty lucky to get 1 point, they played quite well.

Excelsior 1 - 2 PSV

This time I preferred not to bet on PSV, after they made me lose my bet in the last game. This time I preferred to observe the game to see if they had improved, and to my shock, they conceded a goal in this game. As soon as I saw them score early, at 5 minutes, I thought I was wrong about them, but at 54 minutes they conceded an equalizer. I was very relieved that I hadn't bet on them. It's true that 2 minutes later they scored the second goal. But I won't bet on them anytime soon. Their defense has problems. And this is the second consecutive game in which they conceded a goal, and these are games against opponents that are not strong.

Fortuna Sittard and Excelsior are teams with almost equal strength, last season Excelsior finished below Fortuna Sittard. When I see this, it seems PSV can't start the season with a good start. But a win against Excelsior, I think, is a good start. They might find their next win. Keep in mind they were last season's champions, so placing PSV as the favorite in that bet is normal, and in the first match, that was a small mistake.

[welovebit]

Two rounds are quickly ended in Eredivisie with some surprising results, but one thing is always impressive enough: goals are coming from all teams, no team with a clean sheet, and no team without scoring a goal.
AZ Alkmaar is having a perfect start, starting their third win and top spot in the league table, but Ajax and Feyenoord both faltered at home and ended in draws. Feyenoord, after having a 2-goal lead, ended in a draw at home, while Ajax also ended with the same result.

Coming games are going to be interesting because things are looking level, and teams are well prepared to have a good fight for top spots. Who is going to take an early lead? It's going to be interesting because this season is having some good challenges.

[Decimetre]

I've messed up. I planned to play GG in all the games in the first three rounds of the Eredivisie. I didn't play it last week, and I was happy not to have bet on the option because I would have lost. Then this game week, I was really moved to bet on that option, but I was reluctant and ended up not betting on it. I just checked, and all the games played GG. I'm so angry at myself for not betting on what my intuition told me to. I would have made a decent profit from that bet. I will try it next game week, but I won't be expecting anything because lightning does not strike twice. I might also try the same strategy for the Bundesliga. They score a lot of goals too.

You can't blame yourself that much because just like every other gambler, you can't be too sure of what the outcome would be before the game. If you had played same tickets in the previous week, perhaps it could have been a loss which was mind your mind couldn't let you place the bet this game day. I understand that the eredivisie teams score many goals but I prefer going for an over 1.5, 2.5 or more instead of a GG. The season is just  starting so I prefer following few more games to understand how fit these teams are to be able to make a good prediction about coming games. So far, every game in the match day 2 played at least over 2.5 which could have been a good win should anyone play that.

[jakdanyel]

This time we didn't see a mistake by PSV. But they made us watch 2 totally different halves though. Starting poor in the 1st one and making a huge improvement after it!

Ajax didn't surprise me by the way. I already stated my dislike of their performance in the 1st round. This time there was no red card and they couldn't win. No problem in offense but the defense doesn't look that good...

AZ Alkmaar is having a perfect start, starting their third win and top spot in the league table

Great job by AZ so far indeed! First a trophy against PSV and then 2 wins in 2 matches in the Eredivisie. I'm really wondering if they can even go for the title.