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Graafschap vs Roda Prediction & Betting tips
De Graafschap is completely back in the title fight. The Super farmers cannot afford a point loss against low-flyer Roda JC.
De Graafschap:
The Graaschap has got off to a strong start in 2020. The first five competition matches of this calendar year resulted in four wins in a draw. In total, the Super farmers are now nine games in a row unbeaten and have climbed to third place in the ranking with 50 points, on the same score as Young Ajax. The leader Cambuur Leeuwarden is still in sight with 54 points, but then the team of Mike Snoei cannot afford another show like last Monday.
At the Herdgang, the Graafschap crawled through the eye of the needle against Jong PSV. In the 86th minute the home team came in 2-1 due to a hit by Sekou Sidibe, making the first defeat of 2020 a fact. Miraculously, the Doetinchemmers managed to reverse the score. In the 88th minute Ralf Seuntjens equalized and in the last minute of the injury time, Branco van den Boomen gave his team the three points.
Against Roda, Pruning must miss central defender Toine van Huizen. His position will be taken by Ted van de Pavert, who returns from a suspension. Last week William II mercenary Vincent van den Bogert and Jasper van Heertum stood there, but one of them will have to make way for him. In the front the other newcomer Sven Blummel is fighting for a spot with Mohamed Hamdaoui.
Roda JC:
There seems to be no end to the mourning march of Roda JC this season, but last weekend’s match marked the absolute low point of the disaster season. After sending away Jean-Paul de Jong, assistant Maurice Verberne took over the honors and his first match ended in a true fiasco. On their own field, the Kerkrade officials were unable to win for the fourteenth time in a row, but the way in which the home match against FC Den Bosch was lost was outrageous. After more than fifteen minutes, Roda was already behind with 0-3, to eventually end up with nine and losing 1-5. Pepijn Schlösser received his second yellow card in the second half and Mart Remans also had to leave the field with an apparent knee injury after three changes had already taken place.
Visiting title candidate De Graafschap, the Eredivisie relegant from 2018 will try to turn the tide. This will not be easy, because in the last twelve months the team won only two away games. The supporters of the team hope that the season will end as soon as possible and then wait to see whether another investor can be fooled by putting money in the former number two of the Eredivisie.
Graafschap vs Roda head to head matches
27.09.19 EER Roda Graafschap 1 : 1
11.03.16 ERE Graafschap Roda 3 : 0
22.08.15 ERE Roda Graafschap 1 : 0
08.03.15 EER Roda Graafschap 1 : 1
28.11.14 EER Graafschap Roda 1 : 2