Eredivisie matchday report: Round of 31 October to 1 November 2026

Every result from the round, set against what we predicted before kick-off.

Of the 9 Eredivisie matches in this round, our predicted result was right in 5 (56%). There were 6 home wins, 1 draw and 2 away wins, with 36 goals scored (4.0 a match). The highest-scoring match was Excelsior 0–9 Twente (9 goals). The biggest winning margin was 9: Excelsior 0–9 Twente. Our three most confident selections: PSV Eindhoven to win (PSV Eindhoven 7–0 Willem II, right); Feyenoord to win (Feyenoord 1–1 For Sittard, wrong); Ajax to win (Ajax 1–0 AZ Alkmaar, right). Season to date in the Eredivisie, our predicted result has been right in 9 of 18 published matches (50%).

Results and our predictions

Match	Score	Our prediction	Right?	Draw view	Draw?
PSV Eindhoven v Willem II	7–0	PSV Eindhoven to win	Yes	Lower draw risk	No
Feyenoord v For Sittard	1–1	Feyenoord to win	No	Lower draw risk	Yes
Ajax v AZ Alkmaar	1–0	Ajax to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam	2–3	Groningen to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Excelsior v Twente	0–9	Twente to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Zwolle v Den Haag	1–0	Zwolle to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Cambuur v Go Ahead Eagles	4–0	Go Ahead Eagles to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Heerenveen v Nijmegen	1–0	Heerenveen to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Telstar v Utrecht	4–2	Utrecht to win	No	Typical draw risk	No

Match by match

PSV Eindhoven 7–0 Willem II

Saturday 31 October, 17:45 (UK time) · Result: PSV Eindhoven win

We predicted PSV Eindhoven to win (confidence rank 1 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: lower draw risk; the match did not end level.

PSV Eindhoven's previous league form (latest first): DLWLW Willem II's previous league form (latest first): LLLLL

Feyenoord 1–1 For Sittard

Saturday 31 October, 15:30 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Feyenoord to win (confidence rank 2 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: lower draw risk; the match did end level.

Feyenoord's previous league form (latest first): DWWWW For Sittard's previous league form (latest first): WDDWL

Ajax 1–0 AZ Alkmaar

Saturday 31 October, 20:00 (UK time) · Result: Ajax win

We predicted Ajax to win (confidence rank 3 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Ajax's previous league form (latest first): WWDDW AZ Alkmaar's previous league form (latest first): LDLWD

Groningen 2–3 Sparta Rotterdam

Sunday 1 November, 15:45 (UK time) · Result: Sparta Rotterdam win

We predicted Groningen to win (confidence rank 4 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Groningen's previous league form (latest first): DLWWD Sparta Rotterdam's previous league form (latest first): LWDLL

Excelsior 0–9 Twente

Sunday 1 November, 13:30 (UK time) · Result: Twente win

We predicted Twente to win (confidence rank 5 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Excelsior's previous league form (latest first): LLLDL Twente's previous league form (latest first): WLDWW

Zwolle 1–0 Den Haag

Sunday 1 November, 11:15 (UK time) · Result: Zwolle win

We predicted Zwolle to win (confidence rank 6 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Zwolle's previous league form (latest first): DWLLL Den Haag's previous league form (latest first): LWDDL

Cambuur 4–0 Go Ahead Eagles

Saturday 31 October, 20:00 (UK time) · Result: Cambuur win

We predicted Go Ahead Eagles to win (confidence rank 7 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Cambuur's previous league form (latest first): WDWDW Go Ahead Eagles's previous league form (latest first): WLDDD

Heerenveen 1–0 Nijmegen

Saturday 31 October, 17:45 (UK time) · Result: Heerenveen win

We predicted Heerenveen to win (confidence rank 8 of 9 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Heerenveen's previous league form (latest first): WWLWD Nijmegen's previous league form (latest first): DDDDL

Telstar 4–2 Utrecht

Sunday 1 November, 13:30 (UK time) · Result: Telstar win

We predicted Utrecht to win (confidence rank 9 of 9 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Telstar's previous league form (latest first): LLDLD Utrecht's previous league form (latest first): DWWLW

Eredivisie table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Feyenoord	11	7	4	0	33	12	+21	25	–
2	Ajax	11	7	3	1	30	13	+17	24	–
3	PSV Eindhoven	11	7	2	2	35	13	+22	23	–
4	Twente	11	7	2	2	28	10	+18	23	–
5	AZ Alkmaar	11	6	2	3	20	13	+7	20	–
6	For Sittard	11	5	4	2	18	18	+0	19	–
7	Heerenveen	11	5	3	3	19	13	+6	18	–
8	Groningen	11	4	3	4	26	24	+2	15	–
9	Cambuur	11	4	3	4	23	22	+1	15	+1
10	Go Ahead Eagles	11	3	5	3	23	27	-4	14	−1
11	Sparta Rotterdam	11	3	3	5	20	26	-6	12	+3
12	Utrecht	11	3	3	5	19	31	-12	12	−1
13	Nijmegen	11	2	5	4	17	19	-2	11	−1
14	Zwolle	11	3	2	6	12	23	-11	11	+1
15	Excelsior	11	3	2	6	16	28	-12	11	−2
16	Telstar	11	2	3	6	16	23	-7	9	–
17	Den Haag	11	1	3	7	13	24	-11	6	–
18	Willem II	11	0	2	9	10	39	-29	2	–

This table is calculated by us from the results we hold. It can differ from the official table if matches are postponed or missing, or points have been deducted. Move shows places gained or lost in this round.

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