FC Volendam will do battle with visiting rivals Roda JC Kerkrade at Kras Stadion in the Eerste Divisie game on Friday.
View all FC Volendam v Roda JC Kerkrade tips, stats and our pre-match poll below including the latest game odds.
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FC Volendam
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FC Volendam are hoping to win again following the 2-3 Eerste Divisie success against Jong Utrecht.
In that game, FC Volendam had 56% possession and 27 shots at goal with 11 on target. The scorer for FC Volendam was Henk Veerman (32', 54', 65'). Jong Utrecht had 13 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Lynden Edhart (36') scored for Jong Utrecht.
Fixtures featuring FC Volendam have usually been exciting ones recently with plenty of scoring the rule rather than the exception. Over their past six games alone, the sum total of 22 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 15 of those being chalked up by FC Volendam.
Looking at their past form shows that FC Volendam:
- haven't lost in the league to Roda JC Kerkrade in their last 3 matches.
- have not emerged victorious against Roda JC Kerkrade in their previous 5 league matches.
Roda JC Kerkrade
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In their previous game, Roda JC Kerkrade drew 1-1 in the Eerste Divisie match with ADO Den Haag.
In that game, Roda JC Kerkrade had 67% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Roda JC Kerkrade was Iman Griffith (95'). ADO Den Haag got 11 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Diogo Tomas (29') was the scorer for ADO Den Haag.
Looking at their form, and Roda JC Kerkrade have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 13 goals in all. Defensively, Roda JC Kerkrade have not been doing too well. We will have to see if that trend can be continued on into this next match.
A look at their previous results shows us that Roda JC Kerkrade:
- remain unbeaten by FC Volendam when having played them away from home in the previous 2 matches in the league.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 6 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings stretching back to 24/01/2020, both clubs have shared the honours with FC Volendam winning 1 of those games, Roda JC Kerkrade 1 and 4 being draws in regulation time.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 22 in all which averages out at 3.67 goals per meeting.
The last league fixture featuring these clubs was Eerste Divisie match day 17 on 29/11/2024 when it finished Roda JC Kerkrade 1-1 FC Volendam.
That time, Roda JC Kerkrade managed 39% possession and 14 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. Their only player to score was Jay Kruiver (39').
FC Volendam had 15 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Henk Veerman (85') scored.
The referee was Robin Vereijken.
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Team News: Roda JC Kerkrade
Roda JC Kerkrade boss Bas Sibum has not got a full squad to pick from. Koen Jansen (Cruciate ligament injury), Cain Seedorf (unknown injury), Joey Mรผller (unknown injury) and Koen Bucker (Knee injury) are not ready for selection.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that FC Volendam can and should get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.
At the other end, Roda JC Kerkrade might well find it a difficult task to find the back of the net although we do reckon that they could well end up hitting back at some stage here.
We can therefore see a pretty comfortable 3-1 victory for FC Volendam at the end of the match.
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โฝ๏ธ What are the top odds for this match?
Checking the latest betting odds for this match on the 90 min. result market, backing FC Volendam is best priced at 1.5, betting on a draw is 4.75 and selecting the winner to be Roda JC Kerkrade comes in at 5.25. They are the most competitive market prices that can be secured right now.
Andre Moura,
14:02 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
FC Volendam
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Kras Stadion (7,700)
Captain: Henk Veerman
Chairman: Cees Driebergen
Manager: Rick Kruys
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 1
โญ Key Man: Alex Plat
Mostly playing in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Alex Plat was born in Netherlands. After having played his first senior match for FC Volendam in the 2017 - 2018 season, the goalscoring Midfielder has scored 6 league goals in this Eerste Divisie 2024 - 2025 season to date in 34 appearances.