The Eredivisie returns for Matchweek 12, running from 6 November to 8 November 2026 with nine matches across three days, headlined by a top-four meeting between Twente and Ajax. With the round opening on Friday night, our forecasting model has published its projections for the initial fixture, while calls for the remaining games will appear on each match page the day before kickoff.
Willem II vs PEC Zwolle
The round starts on Friday evening with bottom-placed Willem II attempting to halt a severe decline as they host PEC Zwolle. Willem II have managed just two points from their first eleven matches and hold a goal difference of minus 29. John Stegeman's side have struggled desperately to keep opponents out, failing to manage a single clean sheet all season and conceding 39 goals, including heavy defeats of 7-0 at PSV Eindhoven and 6-1 against Cambuur in their last two outings. Injuries to Amine Lachkar and Justin Hoogma leave their backline further depleted.
PEC Zwolle sit 14th with eleven points, having taken seven points from their past three league games following a 1-0 home victory against ADO Den Haag and a 4-1 win over Go Ahead Eagles. Even with Filip Krastev, Givaro Rahajaän, and Sherel Floranus absent through injury, our model leans towards an away victory, projecting a PEC Zwolle win as a close call. The model also indicates medium confidence that both teams will score and that the match will produce more than 2.5 goals. In its speculative scoreline projection, which carries low confidence, the model points to a 2-1 win for PEC Zwolle.
Saturday
Fortuna Sittard enter Saturday's opening fixture in sixth place after taking a 1-1 draw away at league leaders Feyenoord, keeping them unbeaten in their last three outings. They welcome 16th-placed Telstar, who ended a run of back-to-back defeats by beating Utrecht 4-2 behind top scorer Tyrone Owusu.
Seventeenth-placed ADO Den Haag host Sparta Rotterdam looking to halt consecutive defeats against PEC Zwolle and Heerenveen, with forward Luka Reischl sidelined by injury. Sparta Rotterdam sit 11th after a 3-2 victory at Groningen, led by top scorer Milan Zonneveld who already has seven goals in all competitions.
Excelsior enter Saturday night seeking stability after conceding nine unanswered goals against Twente last weekend, leaving them in 15th place with Nesto Groen suspended. Go Ahead Eagles visit after a 4-0 loss at Cambuur, carrying injuries to Eus Waayers, Nick Marsman, and Pim Saathof but relying on forward Søren Tengstedt, who has eight goals this season.
Sunday
Sunday begins with seventh-placed Heerenveen hosting league leaders Feyenoord. Heerenveen have won three consecutive league games without conceding more than twice, while Feyenoord travel after successive 1-1 league draws against Fortuna Sittard and PSV Eindhoven, with Bart Nieuwkoop, Gijs Smal, and Jeremiah St. Juste all sidelined.
Fourth-placed Twente then take on second-placed Ajax in a clash near the summit of the table. Twente hit nine goals past Excelsior last weekend and won 3-1 against Pafos in midweek, though they remain without Lars Unnerstall, Filip Thorvaldsen, and Max Bruns. Ajax arrive on the back of a 6-1 away win over FC Midtjylland and a 1-0 league win over AZ Alkmaar, with top scorer Tolu Arokodare holding 12 goals this campaign despite injuries to Anton Gaaei, Caio Henrique, and Julian Brandt.
Cambuur host third-placed PSV Eindhoven following a run of ten goals scored across their last two league matches, including a 4-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles. PSV, who defeated Willem II 7-0 in their previous domestic fixture, have Adamo Nagalo, Alassane Pléa, and Jerdy Schouten out through injury.
AZ Alkmaar look to halt three straight defeats in all competitions, having lost 2-1 to Juventus and 1-0 to Ajax, as they host eighth-placed Groningen. The visitors are without Elvis van der Laan, Malcolm Jeng, and Ryan Metu following a 3-2 loss to Sparta Rotterdam.
The weekend concludes as 12th-placed Utrecht take on 13th-placed NEC Nijmegen. Utrecht enter on the back of a 4-2 defeat at Telstar with Alonzo Engwanda, Kevin Paredes, and Miliano Jonathans absent, while NEC Nijmegen visit after a 3-1 midweek victory against Omonia Nicosia.
With only two points separating leaders Feyenoord from fourth-placed Twente, the outcomes at the top of the division on Sunday could reshape the championship race before the round concludes.
