Thom Haye Hunts First Victory When Almere City Jamu Willem II

JAKARTA - Almere City will host Willem II in the eighth week of the 2024/2025 Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadium on Saturday, October 5, 2024, early morning WIB.

The club nicknamed The Black Sheep is chasing its first league win this season. The team, reinforced by the Indonesian national team midfielder, Thom Haye, is struggling in the relegation zone (17th place).

Almere has only won two points from two draws and five defeats. Hedwiges Maduro's men are still struggling to defend and attack earlier this season.

They have only scored two goals and conceded 18 goals in seven matches.

Almere's conceding record is only better than the basic occupants of the standings, RKC Waalwijk (19 times conceded).

Almere City carried a mission to rise and end the negative trend after in the last two matches Thom Haye had to admit the superiority of the two teams strengthened by Indonesian national team players.

De Zwarte Schapen lost 0-5 against FC Twenty which was inhabited by Mees Hilgers and lost 0-1 against PEC Zwolle which was strengthened by Eliano Reijnders.

Almere City did struggle in Eredivisie in the previous two seasons. They remained in the Netherlands' highest level league after both ended the season in 13th place.

Because of that, they didn't happen this season again. Thom Haye's arrival brings in new powers.

The 29-year-old midfielder has had high motivation to keep Almere City at Eredivisie since his arrival in mid-September 2024.

"I chose the city of Almere with my head and heart. I have had good conversations with them. I am sure of the strategy inside and outside."

"I will do everything I can this season to keep Almere City FC at Eredivisie," Thom Haye said on the club website.

So far, Thom Haye has been fielded in the final three matches of Almere City, two as starters and one substitute. However, unfortunately he has not been able to bring the team to victory.

In these three matches, Almere City won one point against Heracles (0-0) and lost to Twente (0-5) and Zwolle (0-1).

The problem is, the revival mission carried by Thom Haye and his friends can encounter stumbling blocks.

Almere City had no slick record when they met Willem II. Of the nine most recent meetings, Willem II managed to pack six wins, two defeats, and one draw.

Hedwiges Maduro could spark his team that statistics were just notes on paper. He had to motivate the team to get out of the red zone.

Formation Forecast

Almere City (4-2-3-1): Bakker; Akujobi, Lawrence, Jacobs, Zagaritis; Ritmeester van de Camp, Haye; Hansen, Robinet, Kadile; Guillaume

Willem II (3-5-2): Didilon-Hodl; Tirpan, Behounek, Jago; Doodeman, Bosch, Lambert, Meerveld, Sigurgeirsson; Vaesen, Sandra