FC Eindhoven host FC Volendam in the Netherlands Cup. Both clubs spend their league weeks in the Eerste Divisie, and neither has strung together a settled run of form there this season.
The two clubs have crossed paths many times before, including twice in the last two seasons. With kickoff still a month away, we're going off current form rather than confirmed team news.
Analysis updated .
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Form Check
Volendam's Eerste Divisie form has been oddly split. Look at their last eight league games and it's all home wins, away defeats: they've beaten Dordrecht 6-1, FC OSS 3-0 and Den Bosch 2-0 at home, but lost at Jong AZ, Emmen, MVV and Jong PSV U21 on the road. That's worth flagging given this fixture is away from home for them.
FC Eindhoven: 20 completed matches; FC Volendam: 20 completed matches.
FC Eindhoven
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 39
- Difference
- -14
FC Volendam
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 38
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | NAC Breda | FC Eindhoven | 26.09.2026 | 4-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Emmen | 18.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Dordrecht | 11.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong Utrecht | FC Eindhoven | 07.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | Heracles | 30.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | Den Bosch | FC Eindhoven | 21.08.2026 | 5-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | MVV | 14.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong AZ | FC Eindhoven | 10.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | SK Beveren | FC Eindhoven | 01.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | PSV Eindhoven | FC Eindhoven | 28.07.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | VVV Venlo | 26.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong AZ | FC Volendam | 18.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | Den Bosch | 13.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Emmen | FC Volendam | 04.09.2026 | 5-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | Dordrecht | 28.08.2026 | 6-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | MVV | FC Volendam | 21.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | FC OSS | 15.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong PSV U21 | FC Volendam | 10.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Volendam | Ajax | 02.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Groningen | FC Volendam | 24.07.2026 | 0-4 |
Eindhoven's numbers look worse across the full sample, ten defeats in twenty matches with more goals conceded than scored overall. But their recent run has picked up, with wins over Emmen, Dordrecht and Den Bosch at home, plus away wins at MVV and Jong AZ, inside their last eight league outings.
Both teams' overall season numbers hide a better recent patch, so neither picture should be taken at face value.
Head-to-Head Record
These two have met thirteen times since 2016, and it's been close to an even split over the years. The last two league meetings both went Volendam's way, including a 4-1 win at their own ground and a 3-1 away win in Eindhoven last January.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | FC Volendam | 10.01.2025 | 1-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | FC Eindhoven | 25.10.2024 | 4-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | FC Eindhoven | 06.05.2022 | 2-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | FC Volendam | 06.08.2021 | 2-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | FC Volendam | 27.02.2021 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | FC Eindhoven | 01.11.2020 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | FC Volendam | 06.12.2019 | 1-4 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | FC Eindhoven | 18.01.2019 | 1-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Eindhoven | FC Volendam | 19.10.2018 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | FC Volendam | FC Eindhoven | 02.03.2018 | 3-2 |
Recent meetings lean towards Volendam, though those came in the league and this is a different competition with both squads having moved on since.

Goals Look Likely
Both sides have shown they can be got at. Eindhoven have shipped 39 goals in twenty matches, while Volendam have leaked 38 in the same span. Neither defence has looked settled, and both attacks are capable of scoring in bunches, as those recent 6-1 and 5-2 scorelines show.
With Volendam tending to struggle away from home and Eindhoven finding some form of their own lately, this looks like a game where either side could edge it, or where goals at both ends are the more sensible expectation.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. van Veen | Netherlands | 35 | Attacker | 189 cm | 85 kg |
| C. Essers | Netherlands | 29 | Defender | 180 | 67 |
| X. Blomme | Belgium | 24 | Midfielder | 174 | 68 |
| J. Borgmans | Netherlands | 24 | Goalkeeper | 190 cm | 82 kg |
| G. Beaumont | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Predrag Jevtić | Serbia | 25 | Defender | ||
| N. Munsters | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Fancito | Curaçao | 22 | Goalkeeper | 184 cm | 69 kg |
| H. Deenen | Netherlands | 22 | Attacker | 180 cm | 74 kg |
| Antonio Baždarić | Croatia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Buifrahi | Belgium | 21 | Attacker | 173 cm | 59 kg |
| L. Netten | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| N. Janssen | Netherlands | 20 | Goalkeeper | 191 cm | n/a |
| Raf van de Riet | Netherlands | 20 | Defender | 178 cm | n/a |
| Tyrese Simons | Netherlands | 23 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Muller | Netherlands | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Boon | Netherlands | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Lennon Smulders | Netherlands | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Bryson | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a | |
| O. Renfrum | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Veerman | Netherlands | 35 | Attacker | 201 | 90 |
| H. Jurjus | Netherlands | 32 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 77 |
| R. Niemeijer | Netherlands | 31 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 80 kg |
| E. Schouten | Netherlands | 35 | Defender | 182 cm | 79 kg |
| A. Plat | Netherlands | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| N. Doodeman | Netherlands | 29 | Midfielder | 173 cm | 62 kg |
| M. Amevor | Togo | 34 | Defender | 191 | 75 |
| D. Vlak | Netherlands | 25 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| F. Ihler | Denmark | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Huisman | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | 189 cm | 63 kg |
| D. Payne | Netherlands | 24 | Defender | 182 | 74 |
| R. Steur | Netherlands | 21 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | n/a |
| M. Kleijn | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 175 | 62 |
| D. Beukers | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | 181 | 67 |
| Nash Bijnoe | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 181 cm | |
| S. Deme | Senegal | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Kayden Wolff | Netherlands | 20 | Midfielder | 186 cm | |
| P. Ugwu | Netherlands | 20 | Defender | 192 cm | n/a |
| N. Bukala | Netherlands | 21 | Midfielder | 168 | 60 |
| Y. el Maftahi | Netherlands | 18 | n/a | n/a |
Without a quoted market to assess, there's no selection to make here. The form picture alone doesn't point clearly enough in either direction, with Eindhoven's home form on the rise but Volendam looking sharper as a home side than an away one themselves.
This looks like one to watch rather than back, at least until the game gets closer and clearer information becomes available.
