- Dordrecht (19pts) are 8th in the Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 after 13 games. Almere City (11pts) are 17th.
- Dordrecht have won two and lost three of their last five games in all competitions. Almere have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five.
Dordrecht and Almere should play their part in a lively clash
Two teams that like to get after the ball will play an entertaining game on Monday when Dordrecht host Almere City in the Eerste Divisie 2025-2026. Both clubs appear to be built on sound attacking foundations, but have some defensive work to do as well, so the game should feature plenty of goals according to our FC Dordrecht vs Almere City prediction.
Dirk Kuyt is a great appointment for Dordrecht, a club that has historically been a small town side in Dutch soccer. He has been a little slow to make his mark in the role, appointed in July 2025, but he has made his influence felt in the past couple of months with some bold, attacking selections and an almost relentless focus on youth and transition play. His team plays a high-energy 3-5-2 system with aggressive wingbacks, presses high and creates their best chances by running at the opposition with speed.
Almere City have some similar attributes, although coach Jeroen Rijsdijk, who took over in January 2025, is a bit more tactical. He is a flexible coach who can play a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 system, but the foundation of his side is wide overloads and situational pressing. When the pressing does not work, which is quite often, Almere revert to a compact, block system and then look to counterattack.
This FC Dordrecht vs Almere City preview highlights the attacking approaches of both sides and what promises to be an open encounter.
Dordrecht’s directness can overcome Almere’s system
Almere’s last three games have seen them lose 2-0 away to Roda JC Kerkrade, lose 3-1 at home to AZ Alkmaar Reserves and then get a morale-boosting 2-0 win at VV Sparta Nijkerk in the KNVB Cup. The system should be in place for a clash that matches the FC Dordrecht vs Almere City prediction, against a team that likes to play direct soccer and with enough of a physical presence to take it to them.
Dordrecht’s recent results have been a mixed bag, which is probably to be expected given they are a young and relatively inexperienced team. They lost 1-2 at home to RKC Waalwijk, won 2-1 away at Helmond Sport and were then hammered 7-0 at Willem II Tilburg in the KNVB Cup. At home, Dordrecht have split their last two games with a win and a loss.
Almere have only one win and five losses from their first six Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 away assignments, scoring 1.33 and conceding 2.00 per away game, so that doesn’t make a strong case for backing them on the draw no bet line here. The odds on this game are a touch odd, with Dordrecht 2.31, Almere 2.64 and the tie 3.74, and the recent H2H record suggests backing the visitors here. For punters looking for more guidance, this FC Dordrecht vs Almere City betting tips section will help analyze the statistics and trends.
Best bet is on goals with odds against
With Dordrecht’s style and Almere’s struggles on the road, we’ll take a narrow home edge for Kuyt’s team, but the best value in this market is to back over 2.5 goals at 1.46. Almere’s best player, Byron Burgering, has eight goals in 13 Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 games, but Dordrecht’s Yannick Eduardo has six from his first 13 in the competition.
This will be an interesting game to watch in terms of how it sets up the potential transition duels. Dordrecht’s vertical style should give them the edge in those situations against an Almere team that is set up to disrupt the play with their wide players. As underlined by the FC Dordrecht vs Almere City prediction, this should be a cracking game for the neutral fans, with neither side quite convincing enough to risk in the head-to-head market.
