ERIK SAYS :

RKC Waalwijk v FC Utrecht
Football: Netherlands, Eredivisie
Saturday, 1st August 2009 - Kickoff 20:45 CET

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RKC Waalwijk

After finishing on the second place in the lower-tier Jupiler League last season RKC Waalwijk automatically grabbed a place in the promotion/relegation play-offs where they reached the Eredivisie by beating De Graafschap in the final round.

The only new player so far is Boerrigter (att) with the striker being taken over from FC Zwolle. Zwarthoed (gk) and Snoyl (mid) decided to seek their fortune elsewhere and since RKC Waalwijk will be working with the lowest budget in the Eredivisie next season there is not much money for reinforcements.

During their friendly games the team hugely disappointed booking a win over the amateurs of FC Oss (1-3) but failing to win their games against the amateurs of JVC Cuijck (1-1) and FC Eindhoven (0-0) and losing against Jupiler League team FC Dordrecht (3-2).

FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht finished on the ninth place in the ranking last season but failed to grab a ticket for the Europe League after losing to FC Groningen in the play-offs.

The team signed some important new players over the summer with Van Wolfswinkel (att) being added to the selection and the young striker seems to live up to the expectations this season making a good impression in the preparation friendlies.

Goalkeeper Sinouh (gk) is welcomed back on the Dutch fields while Caluwé (mid) and Boussabon (att) left FC Utrecht over the summer to seek their fortune in the Middle East.

THe Betting Verdict

FC Utrecht will be visiting RKC Waalwijk in their first match of the season and prices well above evens are certainly worth a shot with the quality between these teams being more than the odds suggest.

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take FC Utrecht to win