Ahead of Eredivisie round 29: facts & predictions

Friday 03 April 2009

• Ajax are on a poor run outside their own Arena. The Amsterdammers won only two of their last six away games: against FC Utrecht (0-2) and NAC Breda (0-3). The other four brought a draw and three defeats.

• Based on recent past Roda JC can be confident about Sunday's home game against Ajax. The Limburgers won the last three encounters in Kerkrade: 2-1, 2-0 and 2-1.

• FC Groningen have trouble scoring away to FC Utrecht. The northerners scored only five in their last ten visits. In total FC Groningen were shutout in 17 of all 29 matches they played in the Galgenwaard.

• SC Heerenveen have never won an away game to Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie. Since the 2005/06 season the results were 1-1, 1-0 and 2-2 in the Polman Stadion. Heracles haven't won any of their last five home games (two defeats, three draws)

• PSV have little trouble away to Sparta Rotterdam. The Eindhovenaren lost only 1 of their last 7 visits. In the 2001/02 the score was 2-1. The other six resulted in 1 draw and 5 victories.

• FC Utrecht hope to end a poor series at home against FC Utrecht. The team of coach Ton Du Chatinier haven't scored a goal in the Eredivisie for 464 minutes. Cedric van der Gun was the last Utrecht-player to do so against Willem II (0-2 on 13 February).

• FC Volendam have been waiting since 1989 for a home victory over Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. That year the score was 2-0. Since then there have been nine home games against the Rotterdammers which resulted in two draws and seven defeats. The last edition - in 2003 - ended 1-3.

• Willem II have a bad record in home games against NAC Breda, Sunday's opponents. The Tilburgers won only one of the last eight editions. The other seven games brought four draws and three defeats.

Source: VI

Last week we had 4 right results and 1 perfect score