Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Zwolle
Match Time & Date:
15/08/2021
14:30
Prediction: 1-2
Vitesse
MAC³PARK Stadion will host Sunday’s football game between Zwolle and Vitesse, who face each other at the start of the new Eredivisie campaign. Zwolle finished the last season in 13th place in the standings, eight points clear of the relegation zone, and, no doubt they would be happy with yet another top flight survival. New signing Mees de Wit is pushing for a start, as well as fellow new recruit Gervane Kastaneer.
The Vitas, on the other hand, will play on three fronts in the 2021/22 season as they represent the Netherlands in the Europa Conference League. Vitesse owners did well to keep hold of key players in the summer transfer window, which is probably the main reason why away win should be considered. Basel loanee Julian von Moos is widely expected to make his Eredivisie debut against Zwolle.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Lam):
Thomas Lam is a footballer who can play as both centre back and defensive midfielder. Lam was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 18 December, 1993, but seeing that his mother is Finnish, he was eligible to play for the Finland national team.
After making 11 appearances for the Finland U21 team, he made his debut for the senior team on 9 June, 2015, in a friendly against Estonia. He started the game, but the Finns suffered a 2-0 loss to the Estonians in Turku. Speaking of his club career, Thomas Lam played for AZ Alkmaar between 2011 and 2014 and then he joined fellow Eredivisie side Zwolle.
The 188-cm-tall footballer scored four goals in 64 appearances for the club and in July 2016 he signed a contract with Nottingham Forest. Lam won the KVNB Cup with AZ Alkmaar in 2013 and he was named Promising Player of the Year in 2011. His agent is world-famous Mino Raiola and his contract with Forest expires on 30 June, 2018.
Highlighted Team (Vitesse):
Nicknamed Vitas, the proud of Gelderland, Vitesse are a Dutch football club based in Arnhem. Vitesse compete in the Dutch Eredivisie and they have yet to win the national championship. However, they finished as runners-up in the Dutch elite division on five occasions (1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15), while clinching third place in the standings in the 1997/1998 season.
Vitesse did remarkably well to win the 2016/2017 Dutch Cup title, with the team beating AZ Alkmaar in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam. As a result, the Vitas booked their place in the Europa League group stages where they face the likes of Lazio, Nice and Zulte-Waregem.
Vitesse are well known for their yellow jerseys with black stripes, while the club’s away colour is black. GelreDome is the home ground of the Dutch team and the capacity of the venue is 21.248. It has to be noted that famous Spanish footballer Albert Ferrer was in charge of the club in the 2010/2011 season.
