This game defines the whole season

Vitesse, welcome Utrecht in this final, for a place at next season's Europa League qualifiers. On Friday, the played a draw 1-1 in Galgenwaard Stadion, so they home team needs only a win to celebrate, regardless of the final score. In the previous round, Vitesse eliminated Groningen with a 4-3 aggregate score (1-2 on the road and 3-1 in the second leg at GelreDome of Arnhem). The attacker Gong will miss tonight's game as well as attacker Beerens, however, none of them made a difference in the most recent games of the team.

Utrecht have to fight very hard tonight, since the 1-1 draw in the first leg didn't give them any advantage. Although they opened the scoreline quite early, their opponent equalized before the half-time. In the second half they didn't manage to find the winner, although the missed many chances. In the previous round, they registered a 5-0 aggregate win over Heracles. Midfielder Boussaid is definitely out, while attacker Baheback, midfielders  Letschert, van Overeem, Bazoer and defender Guwara are doubtful.

Both Vitesse and Utrecht bagged 53 points in the regular season and drew 1-1 in the first leg. These 90 minutes (or 120 minutes in case of another draw) are the most crucial for their whole season. Vitesse have the upper hand due to the home advantage. It is very important that Arnhem's team have been defeated only once in front of their fans in the whole season (on September to Ajax). Having also in mind that Utrecht concede goals much easily in their games on the road, I will opt for Vitesse to win.