Eredivisie Predictions & Betting 19/20: Round 8 (versus Paul Thomas Clay)

Football-Oranje’s Michael Statham gives his predictions and betting tips for each Dutch Eredivisie round. This week he competes against Norwegian commentator Paul Thomas Clay.

Paul Thomas Clay takes on Emmen in the Eredivisie Round 8. Both teams currently sit in 16th and 15th place.

Eredivisie Predictions & Betting 19/20: Round 8: Emmen vs. Paul Thomas Clay. PT’s prediction: Paul Thomases Clay will beat Emman 2-0.

Michael's prediction: VVV won't be setting the world alight, but they're a tight unit with a midfield trio of Lee Cattermole, Danny Post and Evert Linthorst. Heerenveen are growing week-by-week and they have a chance to win their second game in eight.

PT predicts that ScH's attacking quality will be the decider at De Koel.

Quincy Promes has scored six goals in his last five games. Erik Ten Hag will keep him out of the team for a while to make him hungry to play. Groningen will lose 4-0. Ajax are a 2.5 Asian handicap.

Paul Thomas Clay are playing against PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie. PT's prediction is that they will lose 3-0.

Michael and PT predict Sparta will win the Eredivisie title. RKC and Fortuna are expected to struggle. Paul Thomas Clay is a betting favourite for the match.

Vitesse are a consistent side, while RKC are unpredictable. Vitese won last season, but RKC lost their best player Vyacheslav Karavaev.

RKC play Vitesse in Eredivisie Round 8. RKC have conceded 3.5 goals in last two games. Vite's team has shown defensive weakness in the last games and is expected to lose.

Michael and Michael's prediction for the Eredivisie Round 8: PEC Zwolle vs. Paul Thomas Clay. Michael doesn't see Pec ZWolley's best attacking players getting enough opportunities to attack in numbers against PSV's defence. PSv is a betting favourite.

PEC Zwolle are playing in the Eredivisie. They lost the previous match against RKC. PSV are favourites to win.

Michael's prediction: Utrecht will win 1-1 against Willem II. Ché Nunnely will play well for Wilmlem.

PT's prediction: An evenly matched game between two teams with similar starts to the season.

AZ beat Feyenoord in the league on Thursday. They will play Heracles next. Alkmaar will beat Heracels 3-1.

AZ play Heracles in the Europa League. Heracels have had a difficult start to the season.

After losing to AZ, Feyenoord need to respond immediately. Twente had impressed in their opening six-and-a-half games. They were frustrated by a disallowed second goal against Heracles. Feyenoev lost to Heracels.

Twente are surprise package of the season. Feyenoord are struggling. Twente's last two games should pose as a warning to Feyenhoed.

Michael has won 2 of the last 5 matches. He has also won against Jeroen Thijssen, Rik Elfrink, Chris Ottens, Marc Gerschwind and commentator Jonathan Beck.