Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Mandemakers Stadion will host Saturday’s football match between RKC and Utrecht, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the season finale. RKC’s main goal is to secure the Eredivisie survival, while Utrecht are eyeing a place in European competitions. The hosts have been in a fine form of late, and you should bear in mind that they are undefeated in the previous five league fixtures. Talented forward Morad El Haddouti remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Utrecht, on the other hand, suffered a shocking 1-0 loss to Emmen in their last league match. The visitors are eager to regain their spot in top seven, but beating the in-form hosts on the road is easier said than done. A close encounter is on the cards at Mandemakers Stadion, and we are tempted to put our money on draw. The likes of Balk, Dalmau, Elia, Gustafson, Hoogma, and Mamengi have been struggling with injuries for the away team.
Highlighted Player (Konstantinos Lamprou):
Konstantinos Lamprou is a Greek goalkeeper who plays for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Kostas is a product of the famous Ajax football academy, but he eventually decided to join Feyenoord football school. The 178-cm-tall shot-stopper continued playing for Feyenoord at senior level, making 14 league appearances for De Trots van Zuid.
During his spell with Feyenoord, Kostas Lamprou played for the likes of Excelsior and Willem II on loan as well. In 2017 he returned to Ajax, but made no more than three appearances in the Eredivisie with the Amsterdammers.
In the 2019/20 season he did not see any game action with Vitesse, and, as a result, he decided to join RKC Waalwijk at the end of the campaign. Born in Athens on September 18, 1991, Konstantinos Lamprou has 14 caps for the Greece U21 team. He has yet to make his debut with the senior team. His preferred foot is left and he wears the No. 31 shirt at RKC Waalwijk.
Highlighted Team (Utrecht):
Established on July 1, 1970, Utrecht is a Dutch club that competes in the Eredivisie. The club was founded as a merger of VV DOS, USV Elinkwijk, and Velox, and it has to be noted that VV DOS did well to win the Eredivisie trophy back in 1958.
Utrecht, on the other hand, have yet to win the national championship, but they have lifted three KNVB Cup trophies (1984/85, 2002/03, 2003/04). Leo van Veen is leading the club’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 153 goals. Speaking of the club’s colours, they were white and red shirts when playing at home, while blue is the dominant colour of their away jersey.
Due to the hooligan clashes, Utrecht have a rivalry with Dutch giants Ajax. The games between the two clubs have always been very tense on the field. Utrecht welcome their rivals at Stadion Galgenwaard, the venue which can hold up to 23,750 people. The stadium was opened back in May 1936.