📊 Form Guide

Roda JC Kerkrade

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Roda JC Kerkrade go into this fixture after a 1-1 Eerste Divisie draw versus SC Cambuur.

In that game, Roda JC Kerkrade managed 50% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. The only player to score for Roda JC Kerkrade was Michael Breij (46'). At the other end, SC Cambuur had 14 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Ichem Ferrah (52') scored for SC Cambuur.

It’s not been often in recent times that Roda JC Kerkrade have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. In fact, Roda JC Kerkrade have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 9 goals on the way.

Heading into this contest, Roda JC Kerkrade have left without a victory over Vitesse in their last 2 matches in the league.

Vitesse

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After being beaten in their last game against Almere City in Eerste Divisie competition, Vitesse will be aiming to make amends here.

In that match, Vitesse managed 59% possession and 22 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player to score for Vitesse was Adam Tahaui (41'). At the other end, Almere City got 7 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Julian Rijkhoff (13') and Ferdy Druijf (63', 76') scored for Almere City.

In as many as 5 out of the previous 6 games featuring Vitesse, three or more goals have gone in. The average number of goals per match during that spell is 3.5, with the number of goals averaged by Vitesse equalling 1.83. We will have to see whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head meetings stretching back to 14/05/2017 shows that Roda JC Kerkrade have won 2 of them and Vitesse 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

In all, 20 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 9 of them for De Koempels and 11 being from Vitas. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.33.

The last league meeting between these sides was Eerste Divisie match day 13 on 24/10/2025 which ended up with the score at Vitesse 2-2 Roda JC Kerkrade.

In that game, Vitesse had 36% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. The scorer was Dillon Hoogewerf (9', 38').

For their opponents, Roda JC Kerkrade had 12 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Joey Müller (27') and Luca Maiorano (83') scored.

The referee was Stan Teuben.

ℹ️ Team News: Roda JC Kerkrade

Joshua Schwirten (Knee injury) and Tim Köther (Knee injury) will not be taking part for Roda JC Kerkrade boss Kevin Van Dessel.

📋 Team News: Vitesse

Out of a mainly available group of players, there’s just the sole fitness issue for the Vitesse gaffer Rüdiger Rehm to contend with. Marcus Steffen (Broken fibula) misses out for this game.

✨ Prediction

In our view, Vitesse are likely to get a goal against this Roda JC Kerkrade side, however that probably shouldn’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re expecting a narrow 2-1 victory for Roda JC Kerkrade at the end of the match. Looking forward to seeing how this one unfolds.

Andre Moura, 18:06 16/03/2026