Telstar vs Almere City FC Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different runs of form

Telstar's numbers from their last 20 matches make for fairly grim reading: seven wins, three draws and ten defeats, with 31 goals scored against 35 conceded. That's a side who've found life in the Eredivisie hard going, especially by the concession count.

Telstar: 20 completed matches; Almere City FC: 20 completed matches.

Telstar

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

50% 10 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

35

Difference

-4

Almere City FC

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

29

Difference

+14

Almere City's equivalent record looks a lot healthier. Eleven wins from twenty in the Eerste Divisie, only seven defeats, and a goal difference comfortably in credit at 43 for and 29 against. They've been the more clinical, more consistent team at their own level.

On raw form alone, Almere City are the side doing more right - though they're doing it a division below Telstar.

A mixed history between the two

These two have met plenty of times over the years, including in this same cup competition back in January, when Telstar won 3-1 at Almere's ground. They also played out a summer friendly more recently, which Almere City won 2-1.

Look further back and the head-to-head is properly mixed. Results have swung both ways across Eerste Divisie meetings stretching back to 2016, with heavy wins cropping up on both sides at various points.

There's no clear head-to-head pattern to lean on here - recent results have gone in both directions.

How this cup tie might play out

This is a meeting between a team currently in the Eredivisie and one still in the Eerste Divisie, which adds an extra layer of unpredictability to a cup fixture. Telstar have home advantage and the higher level, but their recent form doesn't inspire much confidence.

Almere City arrive full of running from their own division, and they've already shown in that January cup tie that they can make a game of it against Telstar, even in defeat. Fixtures like this often come down to which side turns up on the night rather than what their season numbers suggest.