With the Eredivisie returning after the international break, we take a look at the upcoming fixtures this weekend, the various form of clubs going into the weekend, and who to keep an eye on. First to kick off the return of the competition is the leaders PSV Eindhoven, who host Fortuna Sittard on Saturday afternoon. The team based in the south of the Netherlands have been the team in form this season, unbeaten thus far this season, having won all 8 of their games. Luuk de Jong has been the main man for PSV this season, under Peter Bosz the Dutchman has scored 7 goals and assisted on 5 occasions in the Eredivisie. With Fortuna Sittard sitting at 9th in the table PSV will hope to continue their unbeaten streak this weekend.
Following PSV in the table is AZ Alkmaar, who have made a successful start to the season and are also unbeaten under Pascal Jansen, having won 7 games and drawing on one occasion. Greece international Vangelis Pavlidis is the clubs leading scorer with 10 goals in 8 appearances. The team based in North-Holland play host to SC Heerenveen on Saturday evening.
Feyenoord, who sit 4th in the league take on Vitesse at home at De Kuip this weekend. Mexican striker Santiago Gimenez is the leagues top scorer with 12 goals in 8 games, having scored at least one goal in his past 7 games, including a hat-trick against Ajax in September. Feyenoord will hope to maintain their unbeaten start to the season, having drawn the first two games of the season the team are currently on a 6 game win streak going into the weekend.
This weekend also plays host to the return of the Twente Derby as Heracles Almelo host FC Twente at the Erve Asito Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The derby has not taken place for a season as the hosts were relegated to the second division of Dutch football at the end of the 2021/2022 season. Following their championship winning promotion last season, the hosts up are up against tough opposition in an unbeaten FC Twente who have won 7 and drawn 1 in their opening 8 games and sit third in the Eredivisie.
When looking ahead to the upcoming fixtures within the Eredivisie it is impossible to ignore the anomaly in the table at the moment, Ajax Amsterdam. Ajax currently sit in 16th place in the league, with the team having managed only one win all season. With manager, Maurice Steijn, under constant and increasing pressure the team will be looking to bounce back into some sort of form as they take on the team at the bottom of the table in FC Utrecht. If the team are unable to take all three points away from the Galgenwaard Stadium it is possible the fans will increasingly voice their dissatisfaction with the management of Ajax.
GBeNeFNÂ |Â Max Mumford
