ADO Den Haag vs Sparta Rotterdam Predictions

Den Haag have started the new season with back to back defeats at the hands of Utrecht and PSV so will be hoping to pick up all three points at home to newly-promoted Sparta Rotterdam on Saturday. However, this weekend’s guests drew away at Feyenoord in their first game of the season and then convincingly beat VVV at home to move onto four points from a possible six, so Den Haag look to have their work cut out for them on Saturday.

Den Haag have enjoyed this fixture more than Sparta in recent seasons but the visitors lead the overall head to head record and won the pairs last meeting 2-1. We’re expecting to see both teams score and over 2.5 goals in Saturday’s game and believe Sparta will keep their unbeaten start to the season going.

Both teams have scored in each of Den Haag’s last four matches as well as in three of Sparta’s last six, and the hosts have failed to win any of their last three matches while the visitors remain unbeaten in their last five. Den Haag have lost their last two matches and on each occasion, both teams scored and over 2.5 goals were produced. Sparta are unbeaten in their last five games, four of which have ended in victories, and their last two games also saw over 2.5 goals and both teams score.

Four of Den Haag’s and all of Sparta’s last six matches have produced over 2.5 goals, which is why we’re fully expecting an open and end to end ninety minutes between the pair this weekend the outcome of which is likely to be at least three goals scored and both teams finding the back of the net.

We’re confident that both teams will score and over 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s match and have predicted a final scoreline of 2-2. Sparta are the form favourites but Den Haag have had the better of the pairs’ encounters over the last few seasons. Den Haag have drawn two of their last three home games while Sparta drew their last away game 2-2 at Feyenoord. Both teams have been involved in high scoring games in which both teams have scored recently, and we’re expecting more of the same on Saturday.