Telstar host ADO Den Haag in the Eredivisie. Neither side has had much to shout about this season, with both toiling well below halfway in the table so far.
What stands out isn't so much who wins this but how open things have looked whenever either club has played lately, with goals turning up regularly at both ends. That's worth digging into before settling on anything.
Analysis updated .
Where to place this bet
How they've fared this season
Telstar have picked up just five points from their seven Eredivisie games so far, winning once, drawing twice and losing four times. They've shipped 12 goals in that spell, so there's clearly work to do at the back.
What could your bet return?
Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Telstar: 20 completed matches; ADO Den Haag: 20 completed matches.
Telstar
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 50% 10 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 35
- Difference
- -4
ADO Den Haag
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 39
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | Telstar | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | Heerenveen | Telstar | 13.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Eredivisie | Twente | Telstar | 09.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Eredivisie | Telstar | Cambuur | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Eredivisie | Telstar | Ajax | 30.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Eredivisie | Telstar | Sparta Rotterdam | 14.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Eredivisie | NEC Nijmegen | Telstar | 08.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfL Wolfsburg | Telstar | 31.07.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | De Graafschap | Telstar | 17.07.2026 | 3-6 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sparta Rotterdam | Telstar | 11.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | ADO Den Haag | Cambuur | 19.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Eredivisie | Twente | ADO Den Haag | 12.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Eredivisie | ADO Den Haag | Fortuna Sittard | 06.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Eredivisie | Feyenoord | ADO Den Haag | 30.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Eredivisie | GO Ahead Eagles | ADO Den Haag | 23.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Eredivisie | ADO Den Haag | Groningen | 16.08.2026 | 1-4 |
| Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | ADO Den Haag | 08.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | ADO Den Haag | Asteras Tripolis | 31.07.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lommel United | ADO Den Haag | 24.07.2026 | 0-4 |
| Friendlies Clubs | KV Mechelen | ADO Den Haag | 18.07.2026 | 2-3 |
ADO Den Haag have had it even tougher. They're still without a win in the league this term, with two draws and five defeats, and they've conceded 17 goals along the way. Two points from seven games leaves them right among the strugglers.
Both defences have been leaking goals regularly, which is worth bearing in mind.
Comparative Team Statistics: Telstar vs ADO Den Haag

Head-to-head
These two have met a dozen times over the years, spread across the Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie and even a cup tie, with draws cropping up often. The two most recent meetings, both in the Eredivisie last season, went Telstar's way — a 2-0 home win and a 1-0 win away at ADO.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eredivisie | ADO Den Haag | Telstar | 17.05.2025 | 0-1 |
| Eredivisie | Telstar | ADO Den Haag | 13.05.2025 | 2-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | Telstar | ADO Den Haag | 11.04.2025 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | ADO Den Haag | Telstar | 20.09.2024 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Telstar | ADO Den Haag | 15.03.2024 | 3-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | ADO Den Haag | Telstar | 22.09.2023 | 1-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | ADO Den Haag | Telstar | 31.03.2023 | 3-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Telstar | ADO Den Haag | 11.11.2022 | 0-0 |
| Eerste Divisie | ADO Den Haag | Telstar | 21.03.2022 | 2-1 |
| Eerste Divisie | Telstar | ADO Den Haag | 19.11.2021 | 0-2 |
That came in a different campaign though, so it shouldn't carry too much weight on current form.
League standings
Telstar sit 13th with five points from seven matches, while ADO Den Haag are down in 17th on two points from the same number of games. That's already a five-point gap between two teams who both need a lift.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10/17 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5/12 | 5 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10/19 | 5 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6/20 | 4 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7/17 | 2 |
| 18 | Willem II | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6/20 | 2 |
It's still early in the campaign, so this gap could easily shift in either direction.
Cards and discipline
There's no fresh injury news to go on here, but the disciplinary numbers are worth a glance. ADO's Sylla and Rottier have both picked up two yellows in seven games, and Telstar's Koeman is in the same boat. Telstar's Þórisson has been sent off once and booked once in just three appearances, a fairly eye-catching record in a small sample.

Where the goals might come from
Look at the matches either side have actually played this season and goals keep turning up. All three of Telstar's home league games have finished with four goals apiece — 1-3, 0-4 and 2-2. ADO's away trips haven't been much different, producing totals of two, four, four and two goals. Add leaky defences on both sides into the mix and there's a decent case for another goal-filled afternoon, even if neither side looks convincing as a likely winner.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Þórisson | Iceland | 27 | Attacker | 188 | n/a |
| J. Hardeveld | Netherlands | 31 | Defender | 184 | 76 |
| R. Koeman | Netherlands | 31 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 80 |
| D. Reiziger | Netherlands | 25 | Goalkeeper | 184 cm | 69 kg |
| N. Nwankwo | Netherlands | 28 | Defender | 181 cm | n/a |
| M. Peersman | Belgium | 35 | Defender | 185 | 69 |
| T. Owusu | Netherlands | 27 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
| A. Martha | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| Rui Mendes | Portugal | 26 | Midfielder | 179 | 72 |
| A. Soualhia | France | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| G. Caschili | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | 171 cm | 72 kg |
| P. Brouwer | Netherlands | 25 | Midfielder | 176 cm | n/a |
| S. Valk | Netherlands | 24 | Defender | 195 cm | 76 kg |
| P. Aning | Netherlands | 22 | Midfielder | 176 | 71 |
| N. Rossen | Netherlands | 21 | Midfielder | 181 | 66 |
| F. Rust | Netherlands | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| S. Hetli | Netherlands | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Ogidi Nwankwo | Netherlands | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| E. Demircan | Türkiye | 21 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Gerald Alders | Netherlands | 21 | Defender | 179 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Žambůrek | Czechia | 25 | Midfielder | 182 | 70 |
| D. Bárány | Hungary | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. van Mieghem | Netherlands | 36 | Midfielder | 170 cm | 68 kg |
| S. Sylla | Guinea | 27 | Defender | 180 | 74 |
| N. Thomas | Curaçao | 25 | Attacker | 177 | 77 |
| N. Thiede | Germany | 27 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 81 |
| K. Nikiéma | Burkina Faso | 23 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 78 |
| J. Kilo | Finland | 24 | Midfielder | 178 cm | n/a |
| J. Hawkins | USA | 25 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 73 kg |
| L. Reischl | Austria | 22 | Attacker | 184 | 76 |
| P. Mulder | Netherlands | 27 | Defender | 181 cm | n/a |
| M. Waem | Belgium | 26 | Defender | 189 cm | 78 kg |
| E. Rottier | Netherlands | 24 | Attacker | 182 cm | 73 kg |
| L. Wilhelm | Germany | 23 | Defender | 186 | n/a |
| M. Jiménez | Netherlands | 23 | Midfielder | 176 | 63 |
| J. Jensen-Abbew | Denmark | 24 | Defender | 189 | 86 |
| M. Šín | Czechia | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Hokke | Netherlands | 22 | Defender | 190 cm | 80 kg |
| Y. Eduardo | Czech Republic | 20 | Attacker | 193 cm | 78 kg |
| S. Puljhun | Suriname | 19 | Defender | 183 cm | n/a |
Neither Telstar nor ADO Den Haag look like a side that trusts itself to keep things tight right now. Matches involving both clubs this season have regularly gone big on goals, and with two leaky defences on show, that pattern feels like the steadier angle rather than trying to call the winner.
We're leaning on the goals rather than the result here, since both teams' recent numbers are pointing the same way.
