FC Volendam vs Vitesse: Volendam's Four Home Wins
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FC Volendam face Vitesse in Matchweek 10 of the Eerste Divisie on Friday, 9 October 2026 at Kras Stadion in Volendam, where the hosts have won all four of their league fixtures this season.
FC Volendam have won four out of four at Kras Stadion
FC Volendam's domestic campaign has been defined by the contrast between their home and away form. On their own ground, they hold a flawless record of four wins from four matches, scoring 14 goals and conceding three. Their two most recent fixtures at Kras Stadion delivered a 3-2 victory over VVV Venlo on 26 September 2026 and a 2-0 shutout of Den Bosch on 13 September 2026. On the road, however, they fell 0-1 at Almere City FC on 3 October 2026, 1-4 at Jong AZ on 18 September 2026, and 3-5 at Emmen on 4 September 2026.
Vitesse travel after taking one point from their last two league games, having drawn 2-2 at home to NAC Breda on 3 October 2026 and lost 0-2 at Heracles on 26 September 2026. Away from home in the Eerste Divisie, Vitesse have two wins and two defeats, failing to score in consecutive away losses at Heracles and at Roda, where they were beaten 0-1 on 12 September 2026.
Bannis and Veerman enter on nine goals each
Both attacks rely on prolific primary scorers who enter this meeting on identical tallies. Henk Veerman leads FC Volendam with nine goals in all competitions this season, spearheading an attack that has scored 20 goals across nine league games. Over their last four matches with chance data, FC Volendam generated 2.42 expected goals per game while conceding 1.25.
For Vitesse, Naoufal Bannis also counts nine goals in all competitions. Vitesse hold 14 points from nine matches to sit eighth in the division, two points ahead of 11th-placed FC Volendam. Over their last five fixtures with underlying numbers recorded, Vitesse created 1.91 expected goals per match while allowing 1.40.
Recent meetings between the two teams lean toward the hosts. FC Volendam won the last encounter 4-0 on 17 January 2025 and took the meeting prior to that 2-1 on 4 October 2024.
Our model leans narrowly towards an FC Volendam win
Our model leans narrowly towards an FC Volendam win. The call is grounded in Volendam's four consecutive home victories at Kras Stadion and superior expected goals generation of 2.42 per game. However, the confidence remains low because Vitesse sit two points above them in the table and match their firepower through Naoufal Bannis.
