Matchday seven of the 2022-23 Eredivisie campaign sees Vitesse entertain the challenge of newly-promoted FC Volendam at the GelreDome on Saturday.
Off the back of respective defeats in their last outings, the teams will be looking to serve up a quick response in this weekend's clash.
Match preview
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Vitesse were beaten for the first time in three matches following a 1-0 defeat against FC Utrecht at the Stadion Galgenwaard on Sunday morning.
Thomas Letsch's men repelled everything that was thrown their way up until the 84th minute, when Bas Dost broke the deadlock to settle the affair.
A dismal tally of four points from a possible 18 now sees Geel en Zwart occupy 14th place in the league table, outside the relegation zone only on goal difference.
Coming up next is the task of facing off against an opposing outfit with only one victory in the most recent 14 encounters between the teams.
Currently on a six-game home winless streak, Saturday's hosts will be keen to turn things around on their own turf and kickstart what has been a largely underwhelming campaign to date.
Volendam suffered a third defeat on the bounce as they were beaten 3-2 by Go Ahead Eagles in a thriller at De Adelaarshorst on Friday evening.
After going behind to Bobby Adekanye's opener, Wim Jonk's men hit back through Carel Eiting before a second-half brace from Bas Kuipers decided the match, rendering Robert Muhren's late strike inconsequential.
Consequently, Het Andere Oranje remain 16th in the Eredivisie standings, level on points with this weekend's opponents ahead of the contest in Arnhem.
Sill without an away victory since April, Sunday's visitors now set out to avoid coming away empty-handed from yet another outing on the road.
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Team News
Twenty-nine-year-old Mitchell Dijks will have to wait a little longer for his Vitesse debut as he is yet to recuperate from an ankle injury.
Meanwhile, Markus Schubert is still down with a long-term shoulder injury which has seen him miss each of the last nine games on the bounce.
Volendam's duo of Calvin Twigt and Oskar Buur remain sidelined with long-term knee problems and are both without an appearance since March.
This weekend's visitors will also have to make do with the absence of Josh Flint after the Englishman picked up a muscle injury in preseason.
Vitesse possible starting lineup:
Scherpen; Wittek, Cornelisse, Meulensteen, Flamingo, Arcus; Vidovic, Kozlowski, Tronstad, Bero; Bialek
FC Volendam possible starting lineup:
Stankovic; James, Benamar, Mbuyamba, Plat; Mirani, Eiting, Oristanio; Muhren, Van Mieghem, Ould-Chikh
We say: Vitesse 2-1 FC Volendam
Despite a poor start to the season, Vitesse should have enough in the tank to see off the threat of Volendam here, and we fancy the home side to carry the day come the final whistle in this one.
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