Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Vitesse will be aiming to extend their winning run to four games when they host Willem II at their GelreDome. The Vitas impressed in back-to-back wins over AZ Alkmaar (2-1) and Utrecht (3-1), with the team keeping their Champions League hopes alive. Vitesse are eager to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at Willem II.
The Tricolores, on the other hand, proved their in a 3-1 home win over Heerenveen, but given their anything but good away record in the Eredivsie, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the in-form hosts. Even though midfielder Riechedly Bazoer is banned for the match, the relegation-threatened visitors are likely to return to Tilburg empty-handed. In the first half of the season Vitesse recorded a 3-1 win over Willem II.
Highlighted Player (Riechedly Bazoer):
Despite playing for PSV during his youth career, Riechedly Bazoer made his Eredivisie debut with Ajax. The central midfielder who was born on 12 October, 1996 in Utrecht, scored his first goal for Ajax on 15 February, 2015 in a 4-2 victory over Twente.
Four days later he made his European debut with the Amsterdammers, taking part in a 1-0 win over Legia in the Europa League. Bazoer scored five goals in 29 league appearances for Ajax in the 2015/2016 season, but he failed to win the domestic trophy with Frank de Boer’s troops.
Speaking of his international career, Bazoer has two caps for Netherlands U21 team and he made his debut for the first team on 13 November, 2015 against Wales. It has to be noted that he came as a late substitute in the 3-2 victory over the Dragons. Back in 2012 the right-footed midfielder won the UEFA U17 European Championship with the Dutch national team.
Highlighted Team (Willem II):
Based in Tilburg, Netherlands, Willem II is a professional football club that competes in the Eredivisie. The Tricolores were founded back in August 1896 under the name of Tilburgia, but the club’s first big success came in the 1915/16 season when they won the national championship.
Willem II repeated the success in the 1951/52 Eredivisie campaign, with the team winning their third domestic trophy three years later. When it comes to KNVB Cup, the Tricolores have won it on two occasions (1943/44, 1962/63). Willem II are well known for their white shirts with red and blue strips, while their away kit is mainly mint with dark navy accents.
The Tricolores play home matches at Koning Willem II Stadion, the venue with the capacity of 14,700 spectators. Willem II have fierce rivals in Nac Breda, as the cities of Breda and Tilburg are only 20 kilometers apart. Former Barcelona and Arsenal star Marc Overmars is one of the most notable footballers who played for the club.