Heerenveen lost to PSV 0–2 away. Excelsior lost to Groningen 1–5. Heerenveen at home: 1W 1D 2L.
Eredivisie Matchday 9 Preview
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. Feyenoord go into the round on top with 20 points.
Den Haag drew 2–2 away at Telstar. PSV beat Heerenveen 2–0. PSV sit 15 places above Den Haag.
Telstar drew 2–2 at home to Den Haag. Feyenoord beat AZ 2–0. Feyenoord sit 14 places above Telstar.
Sparta drew 3–3 away at Go Ahead. Willem II lost to Utrecht 1–3 away. Willem II are still waiting for a first win.
Zwolle lost to Cambuur 0–1. Go Ahead drew 3–3 at home to Sparta. Go Ahead sit 8 places above Zwolle.
Cambuur beat Zwolle 1–0 away. AZ lost to Feyenoord 0–2 away. AZ sit 9 places above Cambuur.
Groningen beat Excelsior 5–1 away. Ajax drew 1–1 at home to NEC. Groningen at home: 2W 1D 1L.
Twente drew 1–1 away at Sittard. Utrecht beat Willem II 3–1. Twente sit 9 places above Utrecht.
NEC drew 1–1 away at Ajax. Sittard drew 1–1 at home to Twente. NEC at home: 0W 2D 2L.
Reading the round
Dutch rounds spread across Friday to Sunday, with several matches sharing the Sunday afternoon slot. Kick-off times suit viewers across western Europe and land early for anyone watching from the Americas.
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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Watching the round
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