Top teams, exciting matches, derbies, and top scorers in great form; All ingredients present for a delightful water polo weekend
Following the midweek schedule, today and tomorrow will see some magnificent matches in both the Premier League for men and women. The weekend kicks off with the top clash between the men of UZSC and GZC Donk, and concludes tomorrow with the Rijnmond region derby between MNC Dordrecht and ZPB H&L Productions. Fifth-placed Het Ravijn will host Amersfoort, who are four points ahead of them. Premier League top scorer, Max van der Werve, will be looking to increase his goal tally. Underdog Polar Bears will aim to defend strongly against reigning champion and unbeaten leader De Zaan.
The team from Bodegraven is set to capture their first points of the season tonight at 7:00 p.m. against PSV, while simultaneously, a crucial 'six-pointer' match will take place in Leiden where the home team faces ZV De Ham ZC.
The full schedule for the men can be found on this page. These matches can be watched via livestream on Eyecons:
Het Ravijn - ZPC Amersfoort
Polar Bears - ZV De Zaan
ZVL-1886 - ZV De Ham ZC
Premier League top scorers Men
Max van der Werve - ZPC Amersfoort - 48
Andras Garancy - UZSC - 37
Stan van den Heuvel - GZC Donk - 31
Maurice Dentro - ZPB H&L Productions - 31
Don Rempt - ZV De Zaan - 29
Emiel Wouters - Het Ravijn - 28
Angelo Corver - ZV De Zaan - 25
Patrik Simac - Dordrecht 26
Tim Groenendijk - ZV De Ham ZC - 23
Floris van’t Veer - ZV De Ham ZC - 24
Premier League Women
In the women's league, UZSC will battle title favorite Donk for the top spot. The young and rapidly advancing team under coach Rob Bijeman lost the top match against Polar Bears and expects a tough game in Gouda. With in-form goalkeeper Jade Sinnema and Premier League top scorer Sterre Bijkerk with 17 goals (including cup matches totaling 29), UZ can cause an upset led by Isis Keijzer. ZVL-1886 is three points ahead of Het Ravijn, so the team from Nijverdal must win to avoid widening the gap. De Ham will host the in-form women from De Zaan.
The full schedule for the women can be found on this page. These matches can be watched via livestream on Eyecons:
ZVL-1886 - Het Ravijn
De Ham - ZV De Zaan
Premier League top scorers Women
Sterre Bijkerk - UZSC - 17
Marit van der Weijden - GZC Donk - 15
Fleurien Bosveld - Polar Bears - 13
Maartje Keuning - GZC Donk - 13
Annelot van Rooijen - PSV - 12
Brigitte Sleeking - GZC Donk 12
Vivian Sevenich - GZC Donk 11
Amy Kleinlugtebeld - Het Ravijn - 11
Sabrina van der Sloot - GZC Donk - 10
Malissa van Rijn - ZV De Zaan - 10
