Willem II v Groningen
Heracles v Sparta
Roda v NAC
Vitesse v Waalwijk
AZ v NEC
Den Haag v Utrecht
Feyenoord v PSV
VVV Venlo v Ajax
Heerenveen v Twente
No prizes for guessing game of the week in round seven. It's another Classic at De Kuip with first against second. PSV are in Rotterdam sitting top of the pile by one goal from this week's opponents Feyenoord. Chelsea's transfer ban is the best thing that could have happened to Feyenoord as the West Londoners were sniffing round playmaker Jonathan de Guzman. Now it looks like Mario Been will have him around for at least the rest of this season. He's been good, as has veteran striker Jon Dahl Tomasson. PSV though are a vibrant young side and can run the legs off any team, especially one not blessed with pace at the back.
VVV Venlo face the toughest assignment of their as yet unbeaten season when Ajax visit De Koel. It'll take more than just Keisuke Honda and Sandro Calabro to fire to see off the rampant Amsterdammers who are banging goals in from all over the place at the moment. They were poor in Europe in midweek, though, only managing a goalless draw at home to Politechnica Timisoara. AZ lost their first ever Champions League game in midweek, against Olympiakos, but can get back on the horse with a home game against NEC and Twente - they won away against Fenerbahce on Thursday - look like compounding Heerenveen's misery. They were also in European action, losing at home to Sporting CP.
Waalwijk at Vitesse looks a real six-pointer already. Lose this one and Waalwijk look all set to finish rock bottom. Sparta have just pulled away and go to inconsistent Heracles, Roda and NAC has mid-table mediocrity written all over it and Den Haag v Utrecht could be a sleeper option for game of the week. Both sides like to get it down and play it and this promises some good football. The weekend gets underway with Willem II at home to Groningen and if it was on in the back garden, I'd pull the curtains.
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