Dutch EreDivision
2009-08-15 - ADO Den Haag vs FC Twente
A Sports Betting Pick by Erik
Football: Netherlands, Eredivisie
Saturday 15th August 2009 - Kickoff 19:45 CET
ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag grabbed a 2-2 draw on the road to VVV Venlo last Sunday but more importantly lost two important players with a red card in the second half.
ADO Den Haag grabbed a 0-2 lead in the first half thanks to goals from Verhoek (att) and Van den Bergh (mid) but VVV Venlo managed to pull one goal back eight minutes from halftime.
In the second half Soltani (att) received his second yellow card and with the hosts leveling the score fifteen minutes from time, the frustration on the side of the visitors was clearly visible resulting in a second red card and a massive battle on the field between the players of VVV Venlo and ADO Den Haag.
With ADO Den Haag already missing Knopper (mid) and Rankovic (mid) on the midfield as well as three goalkeepers, the red cards for Van den Bergh (mid) and Soltani (att) couldn't have come at a worse moment leaving team manager Atteveld with limited options on Sunday.
FC Twente
FC Twente booked a 1-1 draw at home to PSV where the hosts were given a couple of excellent chances to change the score line to their advantage.
FC Twente opened strongly and a falsely judged high ball into the penalty area allowed Douglas (def) to net the opening goal behind the struggling PSV goalkeeper.
Six minutes later the visitors leveled the score in a situation in which Boschker (gk) didn't look too good. FC Twente continued looking for a goal with Douglas (def), N'Kufo (att) and Janssen (mid) being given some excellent opportunities.
In the second half PSV seemed to grow a little stronger creating two huge chances to grab the lead, but both teams were unable to net the winning goal.
FC Twente will travel to ADO Den Haag on Saturday looking to claim three points and the team will have a fully fit selection apart from new signing De Jong (att) who will remain sidelined with an ankle injury.
The Betting Verdict
On paper this game looks more balanced than the odds suggest, but taking into account the many important missings on the side of ADO Den Haag the advantage shifts quickly to the away side.
FC Twente played solid games against Sparta (0-2), Sporting Lisbon (1-1) and PSV (1-1) and I will be backing them with medium stakes at odds around $1.55 to $1.60.
Take into account that FC Twente won four from their last six games in Den Haag and drew the other two and this bet seems definitely worth taking. Theo Janssen (mid) has come close in scoring multiple times and fires easily on goal from the second line.
Therefore taking him to find the net might pay off and is worth backing with small stakes, even better to take him at higher odds to score from outside the box.
BEST BETTING TIP :
Take FC Twente to win (Confidence 6/10)
