Utrecht17
LLDL
4Go Ahead
WDWL
Utrecht lost to PSV 1–6. Go Ahead lost to AZ 2–5 away. Go Ahead sit 13 places above Utrecht.
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Every fixture in the round, with where both clubs stand, what they have done so far and how they have gone at home and away. AZ go into the round on top with 12 points.
Ajax5
WDW
3PSV
DWWW
Ajax beat Telstar 4–0 away. PSV beat Utrecht 6–1 away. Ajax have not lost yet.
Willem II15
LLD
7Excelsior
WLW
Willem II drew 2–2 at home to Heerenveen. Excelsior beat Sparta 2–1. Excelsior sit 8 places above Willem II.
Groningen10
WWLL
7Twente
LWW
Groningen lost to Sittard 2–3. Twente beat Cambuur 4–1 away. Groningen at home: 1W 0D 1L.
Heerenveen12
WDLD
1AZ
WWWW
Heerenveen drew 2–2 away at Willem II. AZ beat Go Ahead 5–2. AZ sit 11 places above Heerenveen.
Telstar14
WLL
18Cambuur
LLLL
Telstar lost to Ajax 0–4. Cambuur lost to Twente 1–4. Cambuur are still waiting for a first win.
Den Haag16
LLLD
6Sittard
DWLW
Den Haag drew 2–2 away at Feyenoord. Sittard beat Groningen 3–2 away. Sittard sit 10 places above Den Haag.
Reading the round
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Form here counts only finished matches, so a club with a game in hand looks worse than it is. Home and away records matter more than they look in a league this early: two home wins from two says less about a club than the same two results in November will.
Betting on this round
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The fixtures worth a second look are the ones where the table and the form disagree: a club sitting high after a soft opening, or one near the bottom that has played the two hardest away games available. Both get priced on position, and position this early is mostly a function of who they have already faced.
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