FC Volendam and Go Ahead Eagles kick off matchday six of the 2022-23 Eredivisie season with a meeting at the Kras Stadion on Friday evening.
Both teams have started the current campaign on a poor note and will be keen to get themselves back on track with all three points in this one.
Go Ahead Eagles were beaten for the fifth straight game following a thrilling 4-3 defeat against Feyenoord at De Adelaarshorst on Saturday.
Rene Hake’s men raced to a two-goal lead early on through a Patrik Walemark own goal and Isac Lidberg’s strike before a Danilo double levelled matters heading into the break, after which Javairo Dilrosun and Sebastian Szymanski completed the turnaround, rendering Oliver Edvardsen’s late effort inconsequential.
One of two teams yet to pick up a point so far, the pride of the IJssel Kowet are bottom but one in the league table, ahead of Fortuna Sittard only on goal difference.
Coming up next is the task of facing off against an opposing outfit who have only come out on top in one of the most recent clashes between the sides.
However, that solitary win did come in the most recent encounter in February 2021, when Friday’s visitors fell to a comprehensive 3-1 defeat.
FC Volendam suffered back to back defeats for the first time this season thanks to a 4-0 loss against Sparta Rotterdam at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel on Saturday.
Wim Jonk’s men went behind to Vito van Crooy’s 14th-minute strike before a second-half double from Tobias Lauritsen and Sven Mijnans’s clincher put the game to bed.
A tally of four points from their opening five games currently sees Het Andere Oranje occupy 16th place in the standings, albeit outside the relegation zone only on goal difference.
Having returned to winning ways on home turf in their last involvement, Friday’s hosts go in search of consecutive wins in front of their fans for the first time since April.
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We say: FC Volendam 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Both teams have a similar attacking record coming into this one, but Go Ahead Eagles have been more porous defensively. We are tipping Volendam to scrape a narrow victory come the sound of the full-time whistle.