Go Ahead Eagles vs Roda JC Predictions

• Go Ahead Eagles are enjoying their best 16-game Eredivisie start in this century.
• Roda conceded at least twice in five of their last eight away games.
• Both teams scored in just one of the last eight H2Hs in Deventer.

Eagles to go ahead to the next round

While Go Ahead Eagles failed to win their last two Eredivisie games, a hard fought draw with a clean sheet away to European hopefuls Utrecht shows the progress they have made since being promoted from the Eerste Divisie last season.

In fact, the Eagles didn’t concede once in both league H2Hs last season while they have already dispatched Eerste Divisie opposition in the previous round of the KNVB Cup by a 2-0 scoreline (Almere). Consequently, another strong showing is expected here.

Roda have bigger fish to fry

Roda cling on to a play-off place in the Eerste Divisie and would not be blamed for seeing this competition as an unwelcome distraction. Moreover, they conceded twice against the Eerste Divisie’s bottom side in their last away game, suggesting their defence may struggle here.

All in all, I predict that the gulf in both ambition and quality between these sides will show as the Go Ahead Eagles could grind out a workmanlike 2-0 victory over this promotion-chasing Roda outfit.