The Eredivisie has eighteen clubs and 306 matches a season, and it’s the second highest scoring of the 18 leagues in our data. It’s also the league that books the fewest players and the one where the team with more shots on target wins most often. That combination makes it popular for goals and unpopular for cards. The table below holds the league’s tips from an outside prediction provider, shown as published.
All figures come from 1,530 Eredivisie matches played between 2021/22 and 2025/26.
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Nl1
SC Telstar
Sparta Rotterdam
5/2
19/10
no
no
no
Nl1
Willem II Tilburg
Nijmegen
7/2
1/2
no
no
no
Nl1
Utrecht
AZ Alkmaar
27/10
5/4
no
no
no
Nl1
Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven
33/10
11/20
no
no
no
Nl1
Fortuna Sittard
Cambuur
3/1
61/20
no
no
no
Nl1
ADO Den Haag
Groningen
11/4
5/4
no
no
no
Nl1
Twente
PEC Zwolle
19/4
17/2
no
no
no
Nl1
Feyenoord
Go Ahead Eagles
15/4
11/2
no
no
no
Nl1
Ajax
Heerenveen
33/10
5/1
no
no
no
Nl1
Cambuur
Excelsior
12/5
8/5
no
no
no
Nl1
Nijmegen
SC Telstar
15/4
5/1
no
no
no
Nl1
Go Ahead Eagles
Willem II Tilburg
7/2
5/1
no
no
no
Nl1
PSV Eindhoven
Fortuna Sittard
13/2
12/1
no
no
no
Nl1
AZ Alkmaar
ADO Den Haag
4/1
7/1
no
no
no
Nl1
Sparta Rotterdam
Feyenoord
16/5
13/20
no
no
no
Nl1
PEC Zwolle
Ajax
7/2
1/2
no
no
no
Nl1
Groningen
Utrecht
12/5
11/5
no
no
no
Nl1
Heerenveen
Twente
29/10
21/20
no
no
no
More Predictions
Goals
The average match had 3.06 goals. Over 2.5 landed in 59.1% of matches and BTTS in 56.5%, both well above the 18-league averages of 50.7% and 52.7%. Home sides failed to score in 20.1% of matches and away sides in 28.4%.
| Measure | Eredivisie |
|---|---|
| Goals a match | 3.06 |
| Over 2.5 | 59.1% |
| Both teams scored | 56.5% |
| First-half goals | 1.36 |
| Home win | 44.2% |
| Draw | 24.2% |
BTTS has grown. By season it ran 55%, 53%, 57%, 56% and 63%, and the latest figure was the highest of any season in our data for this league.
The league where shots decide
The Eredivisie had 9.74 shots on target a match, the highest of the 18 leagues. And the team with more of them won 64.4% of matches, drew 22.5% and lost 13.1%, the best record for the side ahead on shots in any league. Counting all shots, the side with more won 53.9% and lost 21.6%.
In most leagues the result follows the shots about 58% of the time. Here it follows them more closely, which is another way of saying that the better team usually wins, and that upsets are rarer than in the Championship or Serie B.
Almost no cards
Yellow cards averaged 2.99 a match, the lowest of the 18 leagues and nearly two cards fewer than in the Primeira Liga (5.30). Over 3.5 landed in only 36.1% of matches and over 4.5 in 20.5%. A red card appeared in 14.5% of matches.
One number points the way: fouls. There were 20.3 a match, the fewest in the 18 leagues. And more of them go unbooked: it took 6.78 fouls to earn a yellow, against 5.87 across all 18 leagues.
Home, away and covers
Home teams won 44.2% of matches, the draw took 24.2% and away teams won 31.6%. The covers landed at typical rates: home win or draw (1X) 68.4%, away win or draw (X2) 55.8% and either side winning (12) 75.8%. With fewer draws than most leagues, 12 is the strongest of the three.
Which days
In the last three seasons the Eredivisie played about two matches in five on Saturday and nearly half on Sunday, with a small share on Friday. A weekend list that includes Dutch games is therefore mostly a Sunday story.
Corners
Eredivisie matches averaged 10.25 corners. Over 9.5 landed in 56.3% and over 10.5 in 45.3%. Home teams took 55.3% of the corners. With the Scottish Premiership and the Premier League, it’s one of three leagues above 10.2.
Half-time
First halves are lively. They averaged 1.36 goals, and 41.1% had two or more. The break was level in 38.7% of matches. The most common half-time/full-time results were a home lead and home win (28.4%), an away lead and away win (17.6%) and level then level (13.9%). Turnarounds were rarer than in England, at 5.03%, about one in twenty.
The title
PSV won with 79 points and 103 goals in 2024/25, a single point ahead of Ajax on 78, with Feyenoord third on 68.
In 2025/26 PSV finished on 84 points and 101 goals, 19 ahead of Feyenoord on 65, with NEC Nijmegen third on 59. The tables come from the results in our data. A two-horse race one year and a procession the next means title-related prices change a lot from season to season.
Five rules for Eredivisie tips
- Lean on goals. Over 2.5 starts at 59%.
- Avoid card overs. The league books the fewest players.
- Trust the better team. Shots on target decide more here than anywhere.
- Use first-half goals. Over 1.5 first-half goals landed in about two matches in five.
- Check the corner line. It starts above 10, which is higher than most leagues.
Common mistakes
The first is applying a card line from another league. A line that’s right in Portugal is far too high here.
The second is expecting one-sided results from a goal-scoring league. The same 3.06 goals can come from a 5-2 or a 2-1.
The third is forgetting the home side’s own goals. Home teams score in about four matches out of five.
Questions people ask
How many goals are there in an Eredivisie match? 3.06 on average.
How many yellow cards? 2.99, the fewest of the 18 leagues in our data.
How often do both teams score? 56.5% of matches.
Is the Eredivisie high scoring? Yes. Only the Bundesliga is higher.
How many teams are in it? Eighteen.
Why are Dutch matches so open? Our data shows more shots on target than anywhere else, and about the usual share of them, 31.5%, turn into goals. More chances produce more goals. It doesn’t tell us why the chances come.
Where are other leagues? See the Bundesliga and Liga Portugal.
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