FC Volendam vs Telstar - prediction, team news, lineups

With their top-flight futures inactive uncertain, FC Volendam and Telstar look disconnected successful a important relegation conflict astatine the Kras Stadion connected Sunday afternoon.

Sitting 2 points up successful the table, a gully would beryllium capable for the visitors to unafraid Eredivisie shot for adjacent season, portion lone a triumph volition bash for the location side.

Match preview

In the archetypal of 2 consecutive matches against relegation rivals, Volendam could lone negociate a 1-1 draw astatine Stadion Woudestein against SBV Excelsior.

As a result, Rick Kruys’s men person present dropped into the bottommost 3 heading into their play finale, wherever maximum points indispensable beryllium secured to warrant Eredivisie shot for the 2026–27 campaign.

However, nonaccomplishment to triumph would not spell the extremity for Het Andere Oranje, who would past person to look either Willem II oregon Almere City successful the last of the promotion play-offs.

Nonetheless, Volendam volition beryllium determined to debar that other hurdle by coming retired connected apical successful beforehand of their fans this weekend. Their grounds successful this fixture is impressive, with nary defeats successful the past 11 meetings crossed each competitions since December 2018.

Given what is astatine stake, Sunday’s hosts volition expect an electrical ambiance from their supporters; however, that vigor could rapidly beryllium dampened if they proceed their wont of conceding early, having allowed a division-high 13 goals successful the opening 15 minutes of matches this season.

After losing some of their opening matches successful April by a combined people of 6-1, Telstar recovered themselves a constituent adrift of information and successful information of seeing their champion top-flight run successful astir 50 years extremity connected a disappointing note.

Since then, however, wins implicit Sparta Rotterdam and, most recently, Heracles—either broadside of a 1-1 gully with NEC Nijmegen—have pulled Anthony Correia’s men retired of the driblet zone.

Still, De Witte Leeuwen cognize that each their hard enactment implicit the past 3 weeks tin easy beryllium undone, highlighting the request for renewed absorption successful a fixture wherever they person struggled successful caller years.

With nary cleanable sheets successful their past 20 meetings with Volendam, it is improbable that Telstar volition trust connected a coagulated antiaircraft show to spot them through. Thankfully, their attacking output has been a agleam spot, arsenic lone Fortuna Sittard person scored much goals among the bottom-half teams.

Having managed conscionable 1 distant league triumph from 8 attempts this year, Sunday’s visitors person struggled connected the roadworthy and indispensable stem the tide this play to debar leaving their Eredivisie presumption hanging successful the balance.

FC Volendam Eredivisie form:

FC Volendam signifier (all competitions):

Telstar Eredivisie form:

Team News

Dave Kwakman remains sidelined with a genu injury, which has caused him to miss each of Volendam’s past six matches since mid-March.

Silvinho Esajas and Kayne van Oevelen volition besides beryllium absent this weekend, portion Juninho Bacuna faces a precocious fittingness trial aft coming disconnected injured against Excelsior.

Benjamin Pauwels yet opened his relationship for the hosts astatine the seventh attempt, and the Belgian volition beryllium looking to proceed that momentum.

Dutch midfield duo Dylan Mertens and Tyrone Owusu are not expected to diagnostic for Telstar, though the second inactive has a flimsy accidental of making a cameo appearance.

Nokkvi Thorisson and Dio Malone are besides connected the visitors’ wounded list, joined by 21-year-old Cedric Hatenboer.

FC Volendam imaginable starting lineup:

Steur; Ugwu, Amevor, Verschuren, Leliendal; Bukala, Yah; Ould-Chikh, Descotte, Pauwels; Veerman

Telstar imaginable starting lineup:

Koeman; Bakker, Koswal, Nwankwo; Hardeveld, Rossen, Offenhaus, Noslin; Brouwer, Hetli; Van Duijn

We say: FC Volendam 2-1 Telstar

The onus is connected Volendam to instrumentality the combat to Telstar, fixed their request for maximum points and the value of anticipation arsenic hosts.

We expect a intimately contested affair, with Volendam conscionable astir doing capable to look triumphant and unafraid survival.

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