FC Eindhoven will arrive at Parkstad Limburg Stadion on Friday for the Eerste Divisie tie with home side Roda JC Kerkrade.
Full predictions, pre-match stats and user poll for Roda JC Kerkrade v FC Eindhoven are shown on this page (including the best match odds).
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Roda JC Kerkrade
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Roda JC Kerkrade will be looking to improve on their last outing here after a 3-2 Eerste Divisie losing effort in their last game against FC Volendam.
In that game, Roda JC Kerkrade managed 47% possession and 10 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Roda JC Kerkrade, the goals were scored by Michael Breij (26') and Tiago Çukur (65'). FC Volendam had 16 shots at goal with 4 on target. Aurelio Oehlers (7', 77') and Robert Mühren (70') scored for FC Volendam.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times that Roda JC Kerkrade have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Roda JC Kerkrade have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals along the way.
Looking at their past form shows that Roda JC Kerkrade:
- have not lost a league tie with FC Eindhoven in their previous 3 matches.
- have not been beaten in their last 2 home league matches.
FC Eindhoven
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Jong AZ in Eerste Divisie action, FC Eindhoven will be aiming to make amends here.
In that match, FC Eindhoven managed 39% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 4 on target. For FC Eindhoven, the goalscorers were Boris van Schuppen (9'), Terrence Douglas (72' Own goal) and Tyrese Simons (84'). At the other end, Jong AZ got 18 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Ro-Zangelo Daal (41') scored for Jong AZ.
Indicating their bias toward productive encounters, the back of the net has been hit 21 times in the prior six games in which FC Eindhoven have taken to the field, making it an average of 3.5 goals for each fixture. Opposing teams have hit 12 of this grand total. That trend might not be carried forward here, however.
Ahead of this clash, FC Eindhoven are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head meetings going back to 18/12/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Roda JC Kerkrade winning 1 of those games, FC Eindhoven 1 and 4 being drawn in normal time.
In all, 16 goals were scored between them in these games, with 9 of them for De Koempels and 7 netted by FC Eindhoven. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.67.
The previous league contest featuring these sides was Eerste Divisie match day 8 on 27/09/2024 and the score finished FC Eindhoven 0-0 Roda JC Kerkrade.
In that match, FC Eindhoven had 46% possession and 9 shots at goal with 3 on target.
For their opponents, Roda JC Kerkrade had 9 shots at goal with 4 on target.
The referee was Edwin van de Graaf.
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Team News: Roda JC Kerkrade
Cain Seedorf (unknown injury), Joey Müller (unknown injury), Koen Bucker (Knee injury) and Koen Jansen (Cruciate ligament injury) are unavailable for Roda JC Kerkrade gaffer Bas Sibum.
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Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Roda JC Kerkrade will most probably dominate possession and create several successful chances.
Conversely, FC Eindhoven will not find it easy to score but we do fancy them managing to get on the scoresheet here.
We reckon that it will be a pretty comfortable 3-1 winning margin for Roda JC Kerkrade when the full-time whistle blows.
Peter Guest,
05:00 05/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Roda JC Kerkrade
Formed: 1962
Stadium: Parkstad Limburg Stadion (19,979)
Captain: Rodney Kongolo
Chairman: Jordens Peters
Manager: Bas Sibum
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 11
🔑 Key Player: Tiago Çukur
Normally playing in the Striker position, Tiago Çukur was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Having played his first senior match for Roda JC Kerkrade in the 2024 - 2025 season, the gifted Forward has struck 6 league goals in the Eerste Divisie 2024 - 2025 campaign to date in a total of 31 appearances.