Roda vs De Graafschap tips and predictions

Roda winning mentality makes them hard to beat

There's 12 points separating the two sides as second place Roda get set to host sixth place De Graafschap.

Even though Roda are a short price hold on, wait a minute, if you think this is a done deal. Without sitting on the fence the home side will win but this won't be for the feint-hearted. They are still the pick to come through.

The hosts start the match having put 8 wins in the bag from their last 10 games.

These home players are making the most of a recent purple patch with plenty of reasons for confidence. Roda have scored three or more times in 7 of their recent 10 matches and that's been compounded at the back where they've conceded no more than once in 15 of their last 17 home games. They'll likely see this as an opportunity to keep a clean sheet.

De Graafschap have actually conceded one or more times in all of their last 7 matches. This isn't a trend they want to continue given the scale of the task.

They have done battle before. Roda have won 4 of the last 6 fixtures between the two teams. The head-to-head stats show how well they have done before.

The sportsbooks believe that neither side will keep a clean sheet during this match despite the favouritism for Roda. It's all about value though and with the odds-against price on BTTS No, that makes more sense.