Roda vs VitessePrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Roda arrive at the Parkstad Limburg Stadion with a start made of two wins, one draw and one defeat: 2-1 at home to Helmond Sport, 1-0 at Dordrecht, 2-2 at home with NAC Breda and 0-1 at Emmen. Their last pre-season test, in early August, ended in a 2-4 home defeat to Alemannia Aachen. Vitesse have moved at a higher tempo: 1-1 at home with Waalwijk, then 3-1 at Jong Utrecht, 0-3 at home to Almere City FC, 4-1 at Den Bosch and 2-1 at home to FC OSS. Four positive results in five and ten goals scored, with the only setback coming in front of their own crowd. The head to head list is long and often tight: 1-1 in July 2026 and 2-2 in October 2025 at Vitesse, who also won 3-0 there in April 2025 and 1-0 in Kerkrade in March 2026; Roda won 3-0 at home in November 2024 and 3-0 away in 2018. The competition average is 4.02 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.