Willem II edge Helmond in narrow cup win
Willem II beat Helmond Sport 4-3 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the KNVB cup, after a Devin Haen overhead kick helped turn the game around. Jaden Slory's red card at 4-2 made it tense late on.
2026/27 · Netherlands
Eredivisie predictions
Eredivisie predictions and previews: every fixture with our model's 1X2 probabilities, recent form, attack and defence ratings, head-to-head records and the table. Our picks for each match are free 48 hours before kick-off.
Fixtures
Saturday 31 October
Sunday 1 November
Friday 6 November
Saturday 7 November
Sunday 8 November
Saturday 21 November
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NEC Nijmegen 
PSV Eindhoven -
FC Utrecht 
Cambuur -
Feyenoord 
Excelsior -
FC Groningen 
SC Heerenveen -
Telstar 
PEC Zwolle
Sunday 22 November
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FC Twente Willem II -
Sparta Rotterdam 
AZ Alkmaar -
Ajax 
ADO Den Haag -
Go Ahead Eagles 
Fortuna Sittard
Friday 27 November
- FC Groningen Willem II
Saturday 28 November
- Excelsior Telstar
- PSV Eindhoven Go Ahead Eagles
- Cambuur Sparta Rotterdam
Sunday 29 November
- ADO Den Haag FC Utrecht
- Feyenoord Ajax
- Fortuna Sittard SC Heerenveen
- PEC Zwolle AZ Alkmaar
- NEC Nijmegen FC Twente
Friday 4 December
- Telstar FC Groningen
Saturday 5 December
- Willem II Feyenoord
- Sparta Rotterdam NEC Nijmegen
- AZ Alkmaar PSV Eindhoven
Times are UTC.
Table 2026/27
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 32:11 | +21 | 24 |
| 2 | Ajax | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29:13 | +16 | 21 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 28:13 | +15 | 20 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19:10 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20:12 | +8 | 20 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17:17 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18:13 | +5 | 15 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24:21 | +3 | 15 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23:23 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Cambuur | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19:22 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17:27 | -10 | 12 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17:18 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16:19 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17:24 | -7 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11:23 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Telstar | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12:21 | -9 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10:32 | -22 | 2 |
Our table from the results: points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Official tie-breakers can differ.
Latest results
All resultsNo Eredivisie matches in the last 48 hours.
Eredivisie news
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Telstar fans turn on coach Brugge after cup exit
SC Telstar supporters voiced their displeasure with coach Henk Brugge on Tuesday evening after a painful home defeat to Almere City knocked the club out of the KNVB Beker. Brugge said his players looked defeated afterwards.
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Go Ahead Eagles ease through, RKC need penalties at Barendrecht
Go Ahead Eagles had a comfortable cup evening at Koninklijke HFC on Tuesday. RKC Waalwijk needed more than 120 minutes and a penalty shootout to beat amateur side BVV Barendrecht.
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ADO Den Haag knocked out of cup by Excelsior 31
Third Division side Excelsior 31 from Rijssen beat ADO Den Haag on penalties on Tuesday evening in the KNVB Cup. Daryl van Mieghem spoke of shame afterwards, and coach Robin Peter said ADO had only themselves to blame.
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ADO Den Haag knocked out by amateur side Excelsior'31 in cup first round
Third-division Excelsior'31 beat ADO Den Haag 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Rijssen, with Sékou Sylla missing the decisive spot kick. The Eredivisie side had made ten changes to its line-up.
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ADO Den Haag knocked out of KNVB Cup by Excelsior '31 on penalties
ADO Den Haag, coached by Robin Peter, lost a penalty shootout away to Excelsior '31 and are out of the KNVB Cup. The opponent plays in the Derde Divisie.
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Fortuna Sittard cannot wear special cup kit
Fortuna Sittard's new cup shirt will not be used next week because its colours are too similar to Sparta Rotterdam's. It was the club's first special kit for the cup tournament, featuring the three colours of the Dutch flag.
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Ajax coach has five options at centre-back after Blind return
Daley Blind is back and gives Míchel Sánchez another choice in central defence. Ajax now have five players competing for a starting place there.
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Buijs defends grabbing Shiloh 't Zand at NEC
The Fortuna Sittard coach explained he has a strong bond with the winger, who risked a time penalty by walking off too slowly after being substituted at NEC.
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Meerveld dropped from Heerenveen midfield
Ringo Meerveld has lost his starting place in SC Heerenveen's midfield. Robin Veldman explained his choice for Levi Smans, pointing to the direct threat the latter brings going forward.