RKC
- RKC and Almere City have each played 12 Eerste Divisie 2026/2027 fixtures to date, with RKC 11th on 16pts and Almere 4th on 22pts.
- RKC are unbeaten at home in the Eerste Divisie 2026/2027 (W2, D4), so De Mandemakers Stadion has been a hard place to go.
- In their 6 Eerste Divisie 2026/2027 home games to date, RKC have scored an average of 2.67 goals and conceded an average of 1.50.
- Under Sander Duits, appointed as RKC's head coach on 1 July 2025, the hosts have a strong tactician that knows how to make his side hard to play against.
Almere City
- Anoush Dastgir, who took over as Almere City's head coach on 1 July 2026, has played a more direct 4-2-3-1 system that involves fast vertical attacks and speedy, clever line breakers that are dangerous in the right conditions.
- Almere City come into this game in mediocre form (W2, D0, L3 in their last 5 in all competitions) after a 2-1 defeat away to FC Emmen and a 2-3 loss at home to Roda JC Kerkrade.
Head-to-Head
This fixture has been tight in the last three meetings and the 2-2 result that Almere picked up in the same matchup last Eerste Divisie 2025/2026 shows that there isn't much to choose between the teams, so we're going to give RKC the edge on home soil .
Key Players
Ferdy Druijf is Almere City's danger man and leading goal scorer, with 6 goals in 6 Eerste Divisie 2026/2027 matches , but the hosts' Keyan Varela has also been in fine form, scoring the most goals for RKC this season (3 in 6 games) .
Betting Insights
- RKC are 2.14 favorites for this game, with Almere City 2.86 and the draw 3.9.
- We've added over 2.5 goals at 1.44 and both teams to score at 1.38 to the main wager to try and squeeze some extra value from a game that should produce plenty of chances.
Prediction
- The stats would suggest this will be an lively encounter with plenty of goals, but it could also turn out to be a cagey game, depending on the style clash that unfolds.
- This matchup of styles could play out as a chess game in the middle third, with RKC looking to keep the pitch as tight as possible while Almere try to use their speed and flair to break through.
- The odds for RKC are certainly a shade short given the gap in the table between the sides, so we're siding with them on the double chance market here, and the game looks likely to produce goalmouth action with both teams finding chances.
