On Thursday night, RKC Waalwijk will look to move away from the Eredivisie relegation zone as they host Almere City.
Waalwijk is in a precarious position despite a recent unbeaten runThe home team is currently in 15th place in the Dutch top-flight table, just a point above the relegation play-off spot, despite mounting a three-game unbeaten run in the Eredivisie.
Henk Fraser’s team has drawn back-to-back league games against Excelsior and Heerenveen. However, they have won just one of their previous six games in the Dutch top flight.
Their recent games have been close and low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in six of their last seven Eredivisie outings.
Waalwijk have at least been relatively difficult to beat on home soil, losing just one of their previous five matches. RKC’s recent Eredivisie games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five outings.
Almere looking to end a winless runThe visitors head into this encounter in 12th place in the table, five points adrift of the top-eight spots in the Dutch top-flight.
A five-game winless run in the Eredivisie has not helped their chances of moving into the Europa Conference League play-off spots. Last time out, they drew 1-1 at home against Volendam, meaning they have drawn their previous four games in the Eredivisie.
The game was another low-scoring outing for Almere, as six of their last seven league games have produced under 2.5 goals.
Almere have been difficult to beat on their travels recently in the Dutch top-flight, while they are three games unbeaten in the Eredivisie. Their recent away games in the Eredivisie have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five matches.
What am I backing?Neither team has been great lately, and I expect this game to be a tight, low-scoring clash. With that in mind, the bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.
