After two defeats in a row, leader Willem II has again taken three points in the first division. The home match against FC Eindhoven was won 3-0. The result of the top match between Roda JC and ADO Den Haag is also in favor of the Tilburg formation. The match ended in a 2-2 draw, leaving Willem II ahead of its direct competition.
Willem II took the lead early against FC Eindhoven, after Thijs Oosting shot the ball into the right corner with his left. Just before half time, Jesse Bosch hit the post, but shortly after the break Tommy St. Jago headed in from a corner to make it 2-0. Substitute Jeremy Bokila scored the third goal for Willem II in the second half.
The top match between numbers two and three, Roda JC and ADO Den Haag, ended in a 2-2 draw. As a result, Willem II is two points ahead and is now 5 points ahead of Roda JC and 6 ahead of ADO Den Haag.
NAC won 0-1 at Jong Ajax on Friday evening. In the second half, Elías Már Omarsson scored the only winning goal. The derby between TOP Oss and FC Den Bosch was won by the people of Bosch: the score was 1-2. Helmond Sport managed to win the away match at Jong Utrecht 0-1 and Jong PSV lost 4-1 to Jong AZ.