On Sunday, December 22, 2024, the two contenders for promotion will meet at the “Kras Stadium”. We are in for an interesting fight, so our experts have analyzed both teams and prepared 2 high-odds predictions for the FC Volendam vs De Graafschap match.
FC Volendam vs De Graafschap: What to Expect
FC Volendam
Volendam, after a short stay in the Eredivisie, dropped back down to the lower division. However, the team is now back among the contenders to return to the elite.
Now Volendam is quite confidently in second place and has 11 matches without defeat in the Eerste Divisie. During these 11 matches, Rick Kruys’ wards beat not only teams from the second half of the standings but also their direct competitors Cambuur (1:2) and Den Bosch (3:2).
Before the game agains De Graafschap, the hosts in the Eerste Divisie had to face the only team currently above them in the Eerste Divisie – Excelsior, whose match with them ended in a 0:0 draw.
De Graafschap
The guests are currently in sixth place in the Eerste Divisie, and if they win the upcoming match, they will be able to reduce the gap with this opponent to two points.
De Graafschap is not in the best mood for this match, as in the previous round Jan Vreman’s men lost to direct rival SC Cambuur (0:2), and before that, there was a defeat from one of the outsiders of the Eerste Divisie Jong Ajax (2:0).
The worst thing about these defeats is not even the fact of losing, but the team’s performance and especially the lack of goals scored. Instead, there were plenty of goals scored in the first round match, when De Graafschap defeated their opponent 4:3, snatching the victory in the last minutes of the game.
FC Volendam vs De Graafschap: Head-to-Head
There are many goals in the history of the head-to-head meets. The teams often exchange goals and victories.
| Volendam – De Graafschap H2H | |||
| 2024/25 Season | |||
| De Graafschap | 4 | 3 | FC Volendam |
| 2021/22 Season | |||
| FC Volendam | 3 | 1 | De Graafschap |
| De Graafschap | 0 | 3 | FC Volendam |
| 2020/21 Season | |||
| FC Volendam | 1 | 4 | De Graafschap |
| De Graafschap | 2 | 5 | FC Volendam |
Possible Lineups
| FC Volendam | |||||
| Predicted Lineup | Injuries and Suspensions | ||||
| Goalkeepers | K. v. Oevelen | ||||
| Defenders | D. Payne, X. Mbuyamba, M. Amevor, Y. Leliendal | ||||
| Midfielders | A. Plat, N. Bukala, M. d. Haan | ||||
| Forwards | B. Ould-Chikh, H. Veerman, R. Mühren | ||||
| De Graafschap | |||||
| Predicted Lineup | Injuries and Suspensions | ||||
| Goalkeepers | J. Smits | ||||
| Defenders | L. Schoppema, R. Hillen, R. Besselink, J. Fortes | ||||
| Midfielders | A. Najah, D. Warmerdam, I. E. Kadir, P. Brittijn, W. M. Madivadua | S. Colyn (Cruciate ligament surgery) S. Wevers (Cruciate ligament tear) | |||
| Forwards | R. Seuntjens | ||||
FC Volendam vs De Graafschap: Match Prediction
The heroes of today’s prediction is usually a goal-scoring extravaganza. This time, Volendam is the favorite of the match, but it will be challenging to predict that they will win.
FC Volendam vs De Graafschap prediction: Total Goals Over 3.5, or Both Halves Over 1.5.
| The Prediction | ||
| Total Over 3.5 (~ odds 1.89) | or | Both Halves Total Over 3.5 (~ odds 1.89) |
