
Willem II, also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a Dutch football club based in Tilburg, Netherlands.They are in the to league for the past 8 years. Willem II was formed in 1986. This year marks 125 years since the club was formed.
Willem II has won the Eredivisie three times in their history. The recent one was in the 1954/55 season which was way back. They have also won the Eerste Divisie three times to get the promotion to the top league. The recent one was in 2014/14. They are yet to be relegated to Eerste Divisie. Willem II has won the KNVB Cup also twice in its history. Find out about the upcoming fixtures, squad, and much more. Also, find out the live stream and the official tv broadcasters of the Eredivisie.
Upcoming fixtures
Eredivisie has only 18 teams. Each team will play 34 matches. The team that wins the league automatically qualifies for the Champions League. The team which comes in second place qualifies for the Champions League qualification stage. The third-place team qualifies for the Europa Conference League Qualification stage. The team who comes from 4th position to 7th position qualifies for Europa Conference League Playoff stage. At the bottom of the table, the team which ends up in the 18th position is relegated to the second division. Whereas the team above them has another chance to get back in Eredivisie as they go to the relegation playoff. Here are the fixtures for the new season. The time is standard UK time.
Date | Fixture | Time |
12 September 2021 | Willem II vs NEC Nijmegen (Away) | 11:15 |
18 September 2021 | Willem II vs FC Groningen (Home) | 15:45 |
21 September 2021 | Willem II vs RKC Waalwijk (Away) | 20:00 |
25 September 2021 | Willem II vs PSV Eindhoven (Home) | 17:45 |
2 October 2021 | Willem II vs Heracles (Away) | 19:00 |
17 October 2021 | Willem II vs FC Twente (Away) | 15:45 |
22 October 2021 | Willem II vs Fortuna Sittard (Home) | 19:00 |
31 October 2021 | Willem II vs FC Utrecht (Away) | 16:45 |
6 November 2021 | Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam (Home) | 20:00 |
21 November 2021 | Willem II vs SC Heerenveen (Away) | 14:30 |
27 November 2021 | Willem II vs Go Ahead Eagles (Home) | 21:00 |
4 December 2021 | Willem II vs Ajax (Away) | 21:00 |
10 December 2021 | Willem II vs Cambuur (Home) | 20:00 |
18 December 2021 | Willem II vs AZ Alkmaar (Away) | 20:00 |
22 December 2021 | Willem II vs NEC Nijmegen (Home) | 21:00 |
14 January 2022 | Willem II vs PEC Zwolle (Away) | 20:00 |
22 January 2022 | Willem II vs FC Twente (Home) | 21:00 |
6 February 2022 | Willem II vs RKC Waalwijk (Home) | 14:30 |
12 February 2022 | Willem II vs Sparta Rotterdam (Away) | 14:30 |
19 February 2022 | Willem II vs Ajax (Home) | 14:30 |
26 February 2022 | Willem II vs FC Groningen (Away) | 14:30 |
5 March 2022 | Willem II vs SC Heerenveen (Home) | 14:30 |
12 March 2022 | Willem II vs Fortuna Sittard (Away) | 14:30 |
19 March 2022 | Willem II vs AZ Alkmaar (Home) | 14:30 |
2 April 2022 | Willem II vs Feyenoord (Away) | 13:30 |
9 April 2022 | Willem II vs Go Ahead Eagles (Away) | 13:30 |
23 April 2022 | Willem II vs Vitesse (Home) | 13:30 |
30 April 2022 | Willem II vs PSV Eindhoven (Away) | 13:30 |
7 May 2022 | Willem II vs Heracles (Home) | 13:30 |
11 May 2022 | Willem II vs Cambuur (Away) | 19:00 |
15 May 2022 | Willem II vs FC Utrecht (Home) | 13:30 |
Please note that these fixtures can be changed due to league cup matches or any other circumstances.
How to watch Willem II matches in the UK?
The Dutch Eredivisie football is live on Premier Sports for the 2021/22 season, showing up to 3 live matches each week. Ajax is the current Dutch champion and is regularly broadcast as well as other major clubs PSV, Feyenoord, Willem II, and Utrecht.
How to watch Eredivisie in New Zealand?
New Zealand doesn’t have any official streaming for the league. There are only a few games that would be telecasted. ZiggGO and Fox Sports would be the best option but they would only have the Dutch language in the game. To use these options, you need to use VPN.
How to watch Willem II matches in the USA?
ESPN’s online streaming platform ESPN+ holds the broadcasting right of Dutch Eredivisie live in the United States. The online streaming platform streams 3 matches per game week and a total of 102 fixtures throughout the entire season. Unfortunately, Canadian viewers won’t be able to watch any of these actions live as the service is not available in Canada.
ESPN+ is a subscription-only streaming service. It is pretty much cheaper though as the service costs 5.99 US Dollars per month. However, the annual subscription fee is cheaper as the customers will have to pay 49.99 US Dollars for 12 months of service
Another option is NGSN. They have the USA’s rights and offer a streaming subscription for a couple of leagues, including the Eredivisie and the Portuguese and Russian leagues. You can also see other leagues on ESPN+ as it holds official rights of leagues other than Portuguese and Russian.
Eredivisie Reddit soccer teams
There is a platform where you can be up to date with the latest news of your favorite team, live scores, highlights, and much more. Reddit soccer streams is a free streaming website. Besides the live streaming, the website has the upcoming matches, live scores, highlights, and much more about other soccer teams and leagues globally. This website is one of the most popular destinations to access your favorite team’s matches.
There is one requirement for seamless streaming of the matches you want to see. Good internet is a must for the live stream. The website is used for free streaming. The streaming would likely be in HD and the only issue you can face is the lagging of the video due to slow internet speed.
Eredivisie application
Nowadays, people are keener to know the live scores, transfer updates, and much more about their favorite team on their phones as sometimes they are too busy in their own life to see the match live. The league has its application which is known as Eredivisie from Eredivisie Livescore. It is available only on IOS. There is no official application for the league. There might be applications for specific teams but not for the league. It provides live scores, results, rankings, statics from the previous season, and much more. All the fans who watch this league should have this application. It also tells more about your favorite team as well.
Here are some of the alternatives to the application.
Fotmob – This application has the live scores, fixtures, league table, match statistics, player statistics, and much more for any team you want, They have the leagues according to country. They have more than 250 football leagues in their database. You can also select your favorite players, leagues as well as teams. For example, if you choose Ronaldo as your favorite, you will know whether he is in the lineup or as a substitute if he scores a goal if he grabs an assist. Also if he is given a card during the match you will get a notification on your device. It’s a user-friendly application for all football lovers. You will also get the latest news about your favorite teams.
Goal.com – Goal Live scored and Goal.com are the two applications for football. Both give you live scores, team news, and much more just like fotmob.Goal.com also provides team formation, top players, Head-to-head data of two teams, and much more to its users.
Last season form
The new season has started and they are having a good start to the new season. They have won 2 games and lost just one game of the starting three matches. The recent win before the international break was against PEC Zwolle. The game ended 1-0.
In the previous season, Willem II was struggling throughout the 34 matches. They ended up in the 14th position with just 1 point from safety. Willem would have been relegated if they would have lost the final game of the season. They had just 31 points in 34 games last season. They lost a total of 19 games in the whole season. The goal difference was also -28 which was not pretty for a team like Willem II.
Key players
After a bad season, Willem II hired a new manager. Fred Grim was appointed for this season. The key players for Fred and the club would be Saglam, Kwasi Wriedt, Max Svensson, Nunnely, and Wesley Spieringhs.
Saglam, Wriedt, Nunnely, and Wesly have already scored once in the new season. Saglam has 2 assists also in the new season.
Where can I watch the highlights of Willem II?
You can watch the highlights of Willem II on their official youtube channel. The highlights are also available on their website as well as on youtube.
Another option would be the official League application. They have the highlights of all the teams in the competition.
Fox sports website is one of the websites where you can find scores, live streams, and much more. They also have the highlights of your favorite club.