Roda host De Graafschap in the Netherlands Cup. Roda have been the steadier side in the league recently, while De Graafschap have found results much harder to come by.
This is a straight knockout tie rather than a league fixture, so recent form counts for something but doesn't tell the whole story. Their head-to-head record over the years has been pretty evenly split too.
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Contrasting form lines
Roda's last 20 matches show seven wins, seven draws and six defeats, with 34 goals scored against 27 conceded. That's a reasonably balanced return, not spectacular but solid.
Roda: 20 completed matches; De Graafschap: 20 completed matches.
Roda
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 34
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +7
De Graafschap
- Win
- 25% 5 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 55% 11 / 20
- Scored
- 37
- Conceded
- 55
- Difference
- -18
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | Waalwijk | 26.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Jong Ajax | Roda | 18.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | Vitesse | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | MVV | Roda | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | NAC Breda | 28.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Dordrecht | Roda | 21.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | Helmond Sport | 14.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Emmen | Roda | 07.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Roda | Alemannia Aachen | 01.08.2026 | 2-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Roda | Beerschot VA | 17.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | NAC Breda | 20.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Emmen | De Graafschap | 11.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Eerste Divisie | Heracles | De Graafschap | 04.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | Almere City FC | 29.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| Eerste Divisie | VVV Venlo | De Graafschap | 23.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | Jong AZ | 17.08.2026 | 2-5 |
| Eerste Divisie | Helmond Sport | De Graafschap | 09.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | De Graafschap | Excelsior | 01.08.2026 | 1-5 |
| Friendlies Clubs | De Graafschap | Kifisia | 25.07.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | De Graafschap | Telstar | 17.07.2026 | 3-6 |
De Graafschap's equivalent sample is much rougher: five wins, four draws and eleven losses, shipping 55 goals against 37 scored. That kind of goal difference points to a side who've been leaking chances regularly.
De Graafschap's defensive record over their last 20 games is a real concern heading into this tie.
A fairly even head-to-head
The two sides have met plenty of times down the years, going back to 2011, and it's been close to a coin flip overall. The most recent meeting in December 2025 went to Roda 3-2 away from home, and they also won 1-0 at home last August.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | Roda | 12.12.2025 | 2-3 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | De Graafschap | 15.08.2025 | 1-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | Roda | 06.04.2025 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | De Graafschap | 01.09.2024 | 1-4 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | De Graafschap | 19.04.2024 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | Roda | 29.09.2023 | 0-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | De Graafschap | Roda | 19.02.2023 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | De Graafschap | 12.09.2022 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | De Graafschap | Roda | 30.07.2022 | 1-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Roda | De Graafschap | 14.03.2022 | 2-0 |
Further back there are De Graafschap wins too, including a 2-0 success in April 2025 and a 4-1 away win in September 2024. Nothing in this history strongly favours either club right now.
Cup football adds an unpredictable edge
This is a one-off Netherlands Cup tie, not a league game, so the current form gap between the two sides may not translate directly onto the pitch. Cup matches can throw up different team selections and different levels of intensity.
Roda go in with the better recent league record and the h2h has generally been competitive rather than one-sided. De Graafschap's defensive numbers are a worry, but a single cup match is still a small sample to lean on heavily.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Nisbet | Australia | 27 | Attacker | 160 cm | n/a |
| M. Paulissen | Netherlands | 33 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 80 kg |
| D. Van den Buijs | Belgium | 31 | Defender | 187 cm | 78 kg |
| M. Tol | Netherlands | 28 | Defender | 189 cm | 81 kg |
| J. Déom | Belgium | 27 | Midfielder | 175 | 65 |
| A. van den Hurk | Curaçao | 33 | Attacker | 180 cm | 87 kg |
| J. Sleegers | Netherlands | 32 | Attacker | 165 cm | 62 kg |
| L. Beerten | Belgium | 23 | Defender | 190 cm | 70 kg |
| J. Kruiver | Netherlands | 25 | Midfielder | 175 cm | n/a |
| J. Treichel | Germany | 23 | Goalkeeper | 188 cm | 67 kg |
| C. Seedorf | Netherlands | 26 | Attacker | 178 | n/a |
| K. Jansen | Netherlands | 22 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| D. Dorenbosch | Netherlands | 23 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 74 kg |
| M. Bentoumi | France | 21 | Midfielder | 169 | n/a |
| X. van den Berg | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Guilherme Martinho Peixoto | Portugal | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Bram Marsman | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | 173 cm | n/a |
| Luuk Verheij | Netherlands | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Mensah | Germany | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Ferati | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Leemans | Netherlands | 31 | Midfielder | 189 | 74 |
| T. Kok | Netherlands | 28 | Defender | 179 | 72 |
| M. Pabai | Liberia | 26 | Defender | 189 | n/a |
| J. Meerstadt | Netherlands | 25 | Defender | 186 cm | 75 kg |
| D. Warmerdam | Netherlands | 24 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 64 kg |
| J. Wieckhoff | Germany | 26 | Defender | 188 | 75 |
| F. de Jong | Netherlands | 23 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 74 kg |
| T. Wieggers | Netherlands | 23 | Goalkeeper | 192 cm | 76 kg |
| N. Martens | Belgium | 22 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| N. Kaninda | France | 22 | Attacker | 177 cm | n/a |
| K. Symons | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| J. Hardeman | Netherlands | 24 | Defender | 190 cm | 81 kg |
| R. Besselink | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 190 cm | 79 kg |
| R. Jonkers | Netherlands | 22 | Goalkeeper | 190 cm | n/a |
| P. Reverson | Netherlands | 21 | Goalkeeper | 194 | n/a |
| N. Ahmeti-Grainca | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a | |
| Gabriele Finocchiaro | Italy | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Smits | Belgium | 21 | Midfielder | 183 | n/a |
| J. Kania | Germany | 24 | Attacker | 192 | 83 |
| J. Triep | Netherlands | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
With no market currently available for this tie, there's nothing to put a number on either way. Roda's form edge is real, and De Graafschap's goals conceded tally stands out, but the head-to-head history suggests this fixture doesn't always go the way form might predict.
Without a market to test that view against, we're happy to sit this one out for now and revisit if odds appear closer to kickoff.
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