TL;DR The Oracle predicts an unchanged XI for 5 of 18 teams. Changes: Telstar: Reiziger, Nwankwo, Aning in · Sparta Rotterdam: Bergen, Indi, Baas, Bednarek, Toornstra, Zonneveld in · Willem II: Esdonk, Verheydt in · Utrecht: Adeile, Kloosterboer, Engwanda, Alarcón, Min in · Excelsior: Timas in · Cambuur: Berkhout, Binder in · ADO Den Haag: Peupion, Reischl in · Groningen: Mercera, Prins, Mashuku in · Twente: Lemkin, Nijstad, Hlynsson, Lammers in · PEC Zwolle: Thomas in · Feyenoord: Benda, Deijl, Ueda in · Ajax: Baas, Rosa, Mokio in · Heerenveen: Brouwers in.
Telstar v Sparta Rotterdam
Telstar 5 to go The Oracle's fifth look: Aning in; Alders out.
Three absences drive change at Telstar, where R. Koeman, Gerald Alders and M. Peersman are all out on loan. The home side adopt a 4-2-3-1 shape with D. Reiziger, N. Nwankwo and P. Aning stepping in for the Sparta Rotterdam visit.
Sparta Rotterdam 5 to go Six players exit Sparta Rotterdam's 4-2-3-1: J. Drommel left; P. Clement and V. van Crooij departed; S. Bakari, J. Kitolano and T. Lauritsen out on loan. M. van Bergen, B. Martins Indi, J. Baas, F. Bednarek, J. Toornstra and M. Zonneveld join.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
The data: The data favours Sparta Rotterdam (45%). Double chance : draw or Sparta Rotterdam.
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Willem II v NEC Nijmegen
Willem II 5 to go The Oracle's fourth look: Slory in; Abildgaard out.
K. Boogaard and E. Gürbüz both out on loan at Willem II create space for J. van Esdonk, T. Verheydt and J. Slory to feature. The home side stay in a 4-3-3 shape for the NEC Nijmegen challenge.
NEC Nijmegen 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Monteiro, Hansen-Aarøen, Bischoff and Tadić in; Sandler, Sano, Ogawa and Linssen out.
NEC Nijmegen field 3-4-2-1 away at Willem II with all 11 unchanged. Jamiro Monteiro, I. Hansen-Aarøen, Clement Bischoff and D. Tadić among four replacements from revision two.
The data: The data favours NEC Nijmegen (45%). Combo Double chance : draw or NEC Nijmegen and +1.5 goals.
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Utrecht v AZ Alkmaar
Utrecht 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Kloosterboer and Min in; Didden and Blake out.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
AZ Alkmaar 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Busser, Schouten, Kwakman, Patati and Meerdink in; Owusu-Oduro, Penetra, Clasie, Jensen and Parrott out.
AZ Alkmaar line up in 4-2-3-1 away to Utrecht with five changes from revision 2: J. De Busser, L. Schouten, D. Kwakman, Weslley Patati and M. Meerdink all come in, replacing R. Owusu-Oduro, Alexandre Penetra, J. Clasie, I. Jensen and T. Parrott.
The data: The data favours Utrecht (45%). Combo Double chance : Utrecht or draw and -3.5 goals.
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Excelsior v PSV Eindhoven
Excelsior 5 to go The Oracle's fourth look: Timas in; Groen out.
Excelsior retain ten players and welcome I. Silva Timas into a 4-3-3 formation, with David Garden noted as not in the current squad. The side show continuity for the PSV Eindhoven encounter at home.
PSV Eindhoven 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Júnior, Obispo, Mijnans and Bommel in; Sildillia, Gasiorowski, Dest and Man out.
PSV Eindhoven stick with 4-2-3-1 away to Excelsior. Revision 2 brings in Mauro Júnior, A. Obispo, S. Mijnans and R. van Bommel for K. Sildillia, Yarek Gasiorowski, S. Dest and D. Man.
The data: The data favours Excelsior (45%). Combo Winner : Excelsior and +1.5 goals.
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Fortuna Sittard v Cambuur
Fortuna Sittard 4 to go The Oracle's third look: Pinto, Wylin, Ihattaren, Zeefuik and Romeny in; Márquez, Duijvestijn, Limnios, Johnson and Peterson out.
Fortuna Sittard name 3-4-1-2 at home to Cambuur with Ivo Pinto, S. Wylin, M. Ihattaren, L. Zeefuik and O. Romeny all brought in for this third iteration.
Cambuur 5 to go The Oracle's third look: Hamache in; Kooistra out.
Cambuur travel in 4-3-3 with Ilyes Hamache replacing W. Kooistra in this revision. Skye Vink is unavailable, not in the current squad; L. Jetten is out on loan.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
The data: The data favours Fortuna Sittard (45%). Combo Winner : Fortuna Sittard and +1.5 goals.
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ADO Den Haag v Groningen
ADO Den Haag 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Mulder and Hawkins in; Ruijter and Jiménez out.
ADO Den Haag stay 4-3-3 at home to Groningen with two changes on revision 1: P. Mulder and J. Hawkins come in for Illaijh de Ruijter and M. Jiménez. Y. Eduardo is out on loan and F. de Bruin is not in the current squad.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Groningen 5 to go Groningen names three fresh faces, Tyrique Mercera, Wouter Prins and Besnik Mashuku, in a 4-2-3-1 setup for the away fixture. T. Land, D. Janse and M. Peersman stay unavailable on loan, leaving eight players in continuity.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
The data: The data favours Groningen (50%). Combo Double chance : draw or Groningen and -3.5 goals.
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Twente v PEC Zwolle
Twente 5 to go M. Rots left the club and P. Tytoń is out on loan; L. Unnerstall and R. Pröpper join a 4-2-3-1 side with nine players retained.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
PEC Zwolle 5 to go Jamiro Monteiro left the club; R. Thomas replaces him in the 4-2-3-1, with ten players carried over from the previous selection.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
The data: The data favours Twente (33%). No predictions available.
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Feyenoord v GO Ahead Eagles
Feyenoord 5 to go T. Wellenreuther left the club, G. Trauner and R. Sterling are out on loan; S. Benda, M. Deijl and A. Ueda step in for a 4-2-3-1 with eight from before.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
GO Ahead Eagles 5 to go The Oracle's second look: Haug and James in; Plogmann and Waayers out.
GO Ahead Eagles keep faith with unchanged 4-2-3-1 for away trip to Feyenoord, carrying over all 11 from the previous fixture. K. Haug and D. James replace L. Plogmann and E. Waayers in this revision.
The data: The data favours Feyenoord (50%). Double chance : Feyenoord or draw.
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Ajax v Heerenveen
Ajax 5 to go Ajax runs out an unchanged 4-3-3 eleven against Heerenveen. Revision 1 shows the squad had settled fully into this fixture's selection.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
Heerenveen 5 to go L. Brouwers comes in for J. van Overeem, who left the club. Heerenveen carries ten of 11 in 4-2-3-1 shape heading to this fixture.
There is no recent XI to build on, usually a new season or a first competitive match. This is the Oracle at its weakest and it says so on purpose.
The data: The data favours Ajax (50%). Double chance : Ajax or draw.
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