The last round of games before Holland's winter break arrives and skysports.com looks at targets.
Skysports.com examines the season so far as winter arrives
The last round of fixtures before the winter break in Holland take place over the weekend and
skysports.com looks at the varying targets of the respective Eredivisie competitors.
Steve McClaren's unbeaten
FC Twente will aim to consolidate their position as league leaders when they travel to
FC Utrecht on Sunday.
Twente top the table by two points from second-placed PSV Eindhoven, but their 12-match winning run is under threat.
Fifth-placed Utrecht will prove difficult opposition, having beaten third-placed Ajax 2-0 earlier in December as part of a four-match unbeaten run.
Twente won September's meeting 3-2 courtesy of Bryan Ruiz's last-gasp strike, a result which sparked their current run, and will need victory to be certain of ending 2009 at the top of the table.
PSV, who travel to
Roda JC on Sunday, could overhaul Twente if results go their way.
The Eindhoven giants have won eight successive matches, including last weekend's 1-0 defeat of AZ Alkmaar, and celebrated their progression from Europa League Group K in midweek with a 2-0 win over Cluj in Romania.
Roda beat Willem II in their last meeting, but it was only one of four wins so far this term and they are unlikely to inflict PSV's first loss of the season.
Heracles Almelo, who are one point behind Utrecht in sixth, begin the last round of Eredivisie fixtures in 2009 with a home clash against
VVV Venlo on Friday night.
VVV are ninth after four wins and are seeking their third victory in succession, while they have beaten Willem II 2-1 and RKC Waalwijk 3-0 in their last two games.
Dick Advocaat goes in search of his first win since succeeding Ronald Koeman as
AZ boss when the defending champions host
ADO Den Haag in one of three Saturday games.
Advocaat was installed as boss for last weekend's 1-0 loss to PSV after AZ parted company with Koeman following a miserable start to the season, which included exiting the UEFA Champions League and seven losses in their opening 16 Eredivisie fixtures.
ADO lost 4-1 to Heracles Almelo in their last match and are now without a win in 11 matches.
Feyenoord are looking for a fourth successive win at home to
Willem II.
However, the Rotterdam outfit will end 2009 in fourth position no matter what the result as third-placed Ajax are four points in front, while Utrecht are four points behind.
Willem II are languishing in 15th place and have lost four straight games since their 1-0 defeat of bottom club RKC on 1st November.
RKC are certain of ending 2009 at the foot of the standings, but they will be looking to narrow the gap to one point against
Sparta Rotterdam.
In Sunday's remaining games, third-placed
Ajax travel to
NAC Breda seeking a fifth win in six in order to narrow the lead of the top two.
Martin Jol's side followed successive 5-1 triumphs over Heerenveen and Vitesse Arnhem with a 2-0 loss to Utrecht, before recovering with a 3-0 defeat of NEC Nijmegen last time out.
Ajax are the Eredivisie's leading scorers so far this term with 53 goals, 13 coming in their last four fixtures, and will be looking to inflict NAC's eighth loss of the season.
NEC meet
Vitesse seeking their third win of the season and an end to a 12-match winless run.
Twelfth-placed
FC Groningen host 14th-placed
Heerenveen, who have won once in their last four.
