The Eredivisie is back! Welcome to the new Season! | Week 1, Eredivisie 2024/25 Highlights

The Eredivisie is back, kicking off an exciting new season in Dutch football! In our first week of 2024/25 highlight, we dive into all the action and drama from the opening weekend. From spectacular goals to major talking points, in all 9 matches as this season begins with a bang, promising plenty of excitement ahead.

PSV Eindhoven 5-1 RKC Waalwijk
PSV Eindhoven started their title defense with a commanding 5-1 victory over RKC Waalwijk. The champions were in top form, with goals from Johan Bakayoko, Jerdy Schouten, Malik Tillman, and a quick double from Hirving Lozano. Despite conceding one goal, PSV quickly reasserted their dominance, showcasing their intent to remain at the top of the Eredivisie.

Ajax 1-0 Heerenveen
In Amsterdam, Ajax kicked off their season with a hard-fought 1-0 win against Heerenveen. Kristian Hlynsson scored the decisive goal, assisted by Mika Godts. Ajax created several chances but had to settle for a narrow victory, marking a positive start under their new manager.

Feyenoord 1-1 Willem II
Feyenoord faced a tough challenge in their opening match, drawing 1-1 with newly promoted Willem II. Teenager Antoni Milambo gave Feyenoord an early lead, but Willem II fought back, with Kyan Vaesen scoring a late equalizer to stun the hosts.

Almere City 0-1 AZ Alkmaar
AZ Alkmaar secured a 1-0 win against Almere City in a match filled with drama. Ibrahim Sadiq's early goal was enough to seal the victory for AZ, despite three red cards being issued during the game, including one to AZ's Maxim Dekker and Almere City's Baptiste Guillaume.

Groningen 4-1 NAC Breda
Groningen, returning to the Eredivisie, secured a dominant victory over fellow promoted club NAC Breda. Key moments included an early penalty and red card for NAC's Enes Mahmutovic, with Groningen's Leandro Bacuna opening the scoring. Rui Mendes and Marco Rente added to Groningen's tally before NAC's Dominik Janosek scored a consolation penalty. Jorg Schreuders sealed the win for Groningen.

NEC 1-2 Twente
Twente, coming off a strong previous season, secured a win against NEC. Sam Lammers and Bas Kuipers scored for Twente, while Kodai Sano netted for NEC in a tightly contested match.

Sparta Rotterdam 0-0 Heracles
A stalemate between Sparta Rotterdam and Heracles, with both teams struggling to break down each other's defense in a goalless draw.

Go Ahead Eagles 0-2 Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard secured an away victory against Go Ahead Eagles with goals from Alen Halilovic and Makan Aiko, despite Go Ahead dominating much of the match.

Utrecht 1-0 PEC Zwolle
A solitary goal from Ole Romeny gave Utrecht a narrow win over PEC Zwolle in a match played behind closed doors.