MATCH PREVIEW: ALMERE CITY 0-0 RODA (NETHERLANDS: EREDIVISIE) FREE BETTING PICKS FOR TODAY, MAY 10
League: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie – Relegation – Semi-finals
Match: 19:00 Almere City – Roda
Prediction: BTS – Yes
Average odds: 1.48
Bookmaker: bwin
Result: 0:0 LOST
MATCH PREVIEW
Given that Almere City finished ninth in the Eerste Divisie, they began their promotion quest the hard way, in the quarter final round of the relegation/promotion play-off. They have already beaten Maastricht over two legs (6-3 aggregate) to earn the right to play Eredivisie side Roda in this semi-final. |
Almere City are no strangers to the competition as this is their fourth play-off campaign in a row. Yet, for all their experience, they have been knocked out at the quarter-final stage in two of their last three campaigns. |
When they made it to the second round in 2015/’16, they lost 6-2 on aggregate to Eredivisie side Willem II. However, this record of making it year on year is evidence of the upwards curve the club (only founded in 2001) are on. |
No home comforts? This will be only the third meeting of the sides, and the first in the play-offs. The last time they shared a league (in 2014/’15), the away side on the day won both games. |
Players to watch: Ajax academy product Damon Mirani has managed a hat trick already in the last round of the competition for Almere, making him the top scorer in this play-off race so far. |
Dani Schahin has scored a goal in each of his last two starts for Roda. The 28-year old forward is lethal in the air, winning on average 6.1 aerial duels per game. |
Stat attack: Almere City have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven games at home, although Roda are unbeaten in five of their last seven away games in a higher division (W3, D2, L2). |
Six of Almere’s last seven games have seen both teams score. So too have five of Roda’s last six games. |