Almere City will be looking to pick up back to back wins across competitive and non-competitive fixtures for the first time since January when they welcome FC Volendam to the Yanmar Stadion on Sunday.
The visitors, on the other hand, head into this weekend's encounter still in search of a first Eredivisie victory since the turn of the year.
Match preview
Almere City claimed a routine 2-0 victory against Dusseldorf when the teams went head-to-head in a friendly matchup at two Wednesdays ago.
First-half goals from Kornelius Hansen and Milan Corryn got the job done for Alex Pastoor's men in a largely one-sided affair at Merkur Spiel-Arena.
This came off the back of a 1-1 stalemate against Vitesse which saw De Zwarte Schapen remain 12th in the Eredivisie table, four points shy of the top half.
Coming up next is the challenge of an opposing outfit who have been beaten in just one of the last five editions of this fixture since 2020.
However, that solitary defeat did come in the most recent encounter back in January, when Sunday's hosts nicked a 1-0 win in this season's reverse meeting.
FC Volendam were on the receiving end of a comprehensive 4-0 defeat against ADO Den Haag in last Thursday's clash at the Bingola Stadium.
Regillio Simons's men fell behind to Alex Schalk's early opener before second-half goals from Schalk, Maikey Houwaart and Malik Sellouki sealed the deal.
With 14 points picked up from 26 matches so far, Het Andere Oranje remain rooted to the bottom of the standings, eight points adrift of safety.
Having managed only one league victory on the road all-season long, Sunday's visitors have it all to do as they go in search of an unlikely triumph away from home.
Team News
Volendam's Joey Antonioli is still unavailable due to a knee problem, while fellow Dutchman Calvin Twigt continues to battle with a damaged foot.
Diego Gustavo also misses out for the visiting team through injury, and the midfielder is joined on the treatment table by Xavier Mbuyamba.
Nordin Bakker is set to miss a third straight game for Almere City through a groin injury, meaning that Samuel Sahin-Radlinger will retain his place between the sticks.
Stijn Keller has not featured since early March when he damaged his shoulder, but the goalkeeper is drawing increasingly closer to a return to action.
Almere City possible starting lineup:
Sahin-Radlinger; Floranus, Barbet, Van Bruggen, Jacobs; Koopmeiners, Resink; Cathline, Robinet, Van de Kamp; Hansen
FC Volendam possible starting lineup:
Backhaus; Payne, Mirani, Flint, Plat; Benamar, De Haan, Maulun; Booth, Ould-Chikh, Semedo
We say: Almere City 2-1 FC Volendam
The teams boast similar attacking records heading into this one, but Volendam have been far more porous defensively, and consequently, we are tipping the home side to come out on top in the end.
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