Utrecht vs Willem II prediction, odds and how to watch

PSV Eindhoven were utterly ruthless at Utrecht, winning 6-1 in a performance that exposed everything wrong with the home side. This was not a football match. It was a statement.

SC Heerenveen came from behind twice to earn a 2-2 draw at Willem II in the Eredivisie, with Jacob Trenskow and Oliver Braude cancelling out Willem II goals either side of the hour mark. Willem II had dominated possession but could not hold on.

Utrecht threw away a three-goal lead as GO Ahead Eagles came from behind to snatch a 3-3 draw in the Eredivisie, with Artem Stepanov converting a stoppage-time penalty to complete a stunning comeback.

Utrecht and Willem II meet on Sunday with a combined record of zero wins across their last nine Eredivisie matches. Someone has to end their misery. The question is whether either side is capable of it.

Feyenoord host Utrecht at De Kuip on Sunday knowing their fortress has developed some unexpected cracks, while a Utrecht side yet to win on the road this season arrive carrying defensive problems that make them dangerous company for the wrong reasons.

Two of the Eredivisie's most defensively troubled sides meet at Tilburg on Saturday evening, with Willem II yet to take a point from their opening two matches and Fortuna Sittard shipping goals at an alarming rate on the road.

Ajax carry a puzzling split personality into this Tuesday fixture, dominant away from home but brittle at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Willem II arrive with zero points, zero clean sheets, and a structural problem that looks very much like a coaching issue.

Two sides carrying contrasting home and away records collide in Rotterdam on Sunday, with Excelsior desperate to reverse a damaging pattern at their own ground and Utrecht looking to find the consistency away from home that has so far eluded them.