Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sparta Rotterdam
Match Time & Date:
22/11/2020
08:30 AM
Prediction: 3-1
Den Haag
Sparta Rotterdam did well to make amends for a heavy 4-1 loss to Heerenveen, with the team beating RKC on the road before the international break. Sparta aim to keep on climbing the standings, and they are seen as favourites to win Sunday’s football match against Den Haag. German international Lennart Thy, who has been scoring goals for fun of late, is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
The visitors have been struggling at the back in the first half off the season, and given Sparta’s display in their last league match, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. Samy Bourard is pushing for a start for Den Haag after scoring as a substitute in the 4-2 loss to Twente. In the last meeting between the two teams in the Dutch elite division Sparta defeated Den Haag 4-2.
Highlighted Player (Bryan Smeets):
Bryan Smeets is a product of MVV Maastricht football academy who plays for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch Eredivisie. Smeets scored 23 goals in 144 league appearances for MVV before joining De Graafschap in 2015.
After his spell with the Superboeren, the midfielder moved to Cambuur in the 2017/18 season. The following season he joined Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv where he scored 12 goals in 37 appearances in the elite division. Bryan Smeets then decided to return to Netherlands as he joined Sparta Rotterdam in the 2019/20 season. He scored his first goal with De Kasteelheren in a 4-0 win over RKS Waalwijk on September 21, 2019.
His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both central midfielder and right winger as well. Bryan Smeets has a contract with Sparta Rotterdam which should expire on June 30, 2021. He is a two-footed player.
Highlighted Team (Den Haag):
Ado Den Haag is a professional Dutch club based in Hague, the seat of the Netherlands government. De Ooievaars (The Storks) welcome their rivals at Cars Jeans Stadion, which can hold up to 15,000 spectators. Founded back in February, 1905, Den Haag are well known for their yellow shirts with green stripes, while their away kit is mainly sky blue.
De Ooievaars were the dominant force in the Netherlands Football League Championship during the World War II, with the team winning two domestic trophies (1941/42, and 1942/43). Den Haag have two KNVB Cup titles as well as they won the Dutch Cup in both 1967/68 and 1974/75 seasons. Legendary Netherlands tactician Dick Advocaat played for Den Haag on two occasions.
He scored seven goals in 147 league appearances from 1966 to 1973, and he returned to the club in 1979. Ajax and Feyenoord are considered the club’s biggest rivals. The rivalry between the clubs has become big due to hooligan fights before and after matches.
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