Our prediction for this KNVB Cup match:
Waalwijk
Match Time & Date:
18/01/2022
11:45 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Den Haag
A place in the KNVB Beker quarter-finals will be at stake when RKC and Den Haag take on each other at Mandemakers Stadion on Tuesday evening. RKC aim to build on a 2-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home team. Both Wouters and van der Venne are pushing for a start, while Bakari is on international duty with Comoros. The likes of Min, Pereira, and Augustijns have been struggling with injuries of late.
Den Haag, on the other hand, look unstoppable in the Eerste Divisie, with the team winning each of their last eight league fixtures. Considering that the visitors are high on spirits ahead of the trip to Waalwijk, we are tempted to put our money on draw. When the two teams met in the Dutch top flight last season they played out a goalless draw.
Highlighted Player (Vurnon Anita):
Vurnon Anita is yet another product of famous Ajax youth football academy. The defensive midfielder made a great progress during his spell with the Eredivisie outfit as he played for the first team from 2006 to 2012. During the 2011/2012 season Anita was on Newcastle United’s radar, but Ajax chiefs rejected Newcastle’s first bid for the player.
Nonetheless, the two clubs eventually came to an agreement and the Dutch footballer moved to St. James’ Park in the summer of 2012. Vurnon Anita signed for the Magpies for a fee of £6.7 million and he made his Newcastle debut on August 18, 2012 in a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the opening game of the season.
After making 133 appearances in the league for the Magpies, Anita joined Leeds United on July 6, 2017, signing a three-year deal with the Championship club. Vurnon Anita made his debut for Netherlands in a 2-1 win over Mexico in May, 2010. His main position is defensive midfield, but he can play as a full-back as well.
Highlighted Team (Den Haag):
Ado Den Haag is a professional Dutch club based in Hague, the seat of the Netherlands government. De Ooievaars (The Storks) welcome their rivals at Cars Jeans Stadion, which can hold up to 15,000 spectators. Founded back in February, 1905, Den Haag are well known for their yellow shirts with green stripes, while their away kit is mainly sky blue.
De Ooievaars were the dominant force in the Netherlands Football League Championship during the World War II, with the team winning two domestic trophies (1941/42, and 1942/43). Den Haag have two KNVB Cup titles as well as they won the Dutch Cup in both 1967/68 and 1974/75 seasons. Legendary Netherlands tactician Dick Advocaat played for Den Haag on two occasions.
He scored seven goals in 147 league appearances from 1966 to 1973, and he returned to the club in 1979. Ajax and Feyenoord are considered the club’s biggest rivals. The rivalry between the clubs has become big due to hooligan fights before and after matches.
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