PSV Eindhoven - Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie) 17/8/2013 18:45

Date: 17/8/2013 18:45 (UTC+1)
Match: PSV Eindhoven - Go Ahead Eagles
Competition: Eredivisie
Pick: BTTS NO
Odds: 2.25
Bookmaker: William Hill
Stake: 10/10

PSV new defence is doing great. Bruma and Rekik are really stable except one mistake against ADO. PSV won easily last week against NEC and I think GAE is a similar level. PSV have had a clean sheet this season in all games except the game against ADO.

RKC Waalwijk - Vitesse Arnhem (Eredivisie) 11/8/2013 16:30

Date: 11/8/13 16:30 (UTC+1)
Match: RKC Waalwijk - Vitesse Arnhem
Competition: Eredivisie
Pick: Vitesse -1 AH
Odds: 3.35
Bookmaker: Marathonbet
Stake: 10/10

RKC had a good result against FC Twente, but was defending the whole game and Twente was weak in the finishing. Vitesse did great last week and played very dominant. Vitesse lost thursday against Petrolul unfortunately in the Europa League in the 90+5 minute.

RKC can not defend the whole game like last week cause they are playing home and the public will not accept that. I think Vitesse should win this game and the odds are very generous, given the fact that Vitesse have much more quality. I think Vitesse will win this game and just like Groningen there is a big chance that this will be with 2 goals difference.

Feyenoord Rotterdam - FC Twente (Eredivisie) 11/8/2013 12:30

Date: 11/8/13 2:30 (UTC+1)
Match: Feyenoord Rotterdam - FC Twente
Competition: Eredivisie
Pick: Feyenoord to win
Odds: 1.90
Bookmaker: Interwetten
Stake: 10/10

Feyenoord will want to recover their shamefull loss against PEC Zwolle. Ronald Koeman is demanding for from his players than last year, in his last year at Feyenoord (expectation is that he will leave to go the Dutch national team) he wants to crown his work with the title. Feyenoord has more quality in the squad than the current squad from Twente. Twente has some good talents but they are not ready for the big work yet. Also they have lost Chadli. Twente drawn the first game with 0-0 against relegation candidate RKC, Twente was the dominant team and produced enough shots but they have not the power to score.
Feyenoord is always very strong at home in de Kuip, the most beuatiful stadium of the Netherlands (after het Kasteel ofcourse lol), I have been there and the atmosfere is unbelievable, the stands are shaking and the crowd is amazing. It is not only the story that Feyenoord is strong at home, you can see it also in the stats. Feyenoord did not lose one game at home last year, in fact the last time Feyenoord lost in de Kuip was at 5 November 2011 when NEC beat Feyenoord with 1-0. I expect Feyenoord to recover and especially with the special powers de Kuip the players give I think Feyenoord have a good chance to win this.

Go Ahead Eagles - ADO Den Haag (Eredivisie) 10/8/2013 19:45

Date: 10/8/13 19:45 (UTC+1)
Match: Go Ahead Eagles - ADO Den Haag
Competition: Eredivisie
Pick: ADO +0.25
Odds: 2.00
Bookmaker: Pinnacle Sports
Stake: 10/10


ADO has a great squad this season. V. Duinen, Holla, Coutinho, Jannsen, v. Haaren, Cabral and Gouriye are all great promising Eredivisie players who can make a step up in the future. They started the season with a 2-3 loss against PSV, which is not a shame. I expect a strong season from ADO if v. Duinen stays.

GAE has almost the same squad as last year, they ended 6th place but promoted via the play-offs. During the play-offs they were pretty impressive. Last week against Utrecht they did great the second half and deserved the three points. It was a great performance but I also think it was because of the worse form Utrecht in is and the lack of quality from Utrecht this year.

ADO has on all positions a better squad than GAE. I think ADO will win this. The value is for sure with ADO. I wil go for the ADO +0.25 AH handicap.

PSV Eindhoven - NEC Nijmegen (Eredivisie) 10/8/2013 20:45

Date: 10/8/13 20:45 (UTC+1)
Match: PSV Eindhoven - NEC Nijmegen
Competition: Eredivisie
Pick: BTTS NO
Odds: 1.95
Bookmaker: William Hill
Stake: 10/10

PSV started the season with almost a whole new squad and it looks like it is paying off. The most improvement is in defence, with Bruma and Rekik you both two one of the most promising defenders of the Netherlands and they are playing with each other like they are 29 years old. I expect a big PSV win with no NEC goals. PSV had a clean sheet two times against Zulte-Waregem. Against ADO they did not, but this was an difficult away game. PSV playing at home so big chance they will keep the 0. Also NEC was very poor against Groningen at home, they have bought the Schottish Premier League topscorer, but the rest of the team is under average, I think they will get a difficult season if they do not any transfers.

Petrolul Ploiesti - Vitesse Arnhem (UEFA Europa League) 1/8/13 18:00

Date: 1/8/13 18:00 (UTC+1)

Match: Petrolul Ploeiesti - Vitesse Arnhem
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Pick: Vitesse Double Chance (X2)
Odds: 1.73 (maybe higher on Betfair)
Bookmaker: Bet365
Stake:  10/10


Vitesse will play Petrolul away in their first Europa League match.  Petrolul is considered  favorite by the bookies.

Vitesse, has got to see some big players leave. Van Ginkel and Kalas left for Chelsea and Bony was finally transferred after a transfersoap to Swansea City. This will be a great loss for Vitesse, as they were the strongholders of last season. But still Vitesse has a great squad.


Squad Vitese for this match:  Van Aanholt, Chanturia, Van der Heijden, Houwen, Ibarra, Janssen, Kakuta, Kashia, Leerdam, Mori, Pedersen, Pröpper, Qazaishvili, Reis, Van der Struijk, Tighadouini, Vejinovic, Velthuizen, Vink

Pedersen has come back from a loan in Scandinavia, and did well and also played a good EURO U21. I think Vitesse has a better and at least even aquad with Petrolul.

Vitesse did not had a great pre-season in results, but showed some good play in most of the games.

Petrolul won easy with 0-7 in two legs from Vikingur. Vikingur is nothing compared to Vitesse, so they will be facing a real other level today.

Personally I am thinking this will end in a draw, but you never know if Reis/Pedersen , Ibarra and Kakuta will stand up today already so a protection in a Vitesse win is very nice.

I recommend placing this bet at the Asian Handicap market at Betfair. Betfair is at the moment only charging 0.5% comission and you will get a far better price. So Vitesse +0.5 if you decide to do this.