Vitesse are from the Dutch Eredivisie, easily amongst the top-seven leagues in Europe, while Dundalk are from the weaker Irish top flight, placed outside the top-40 by UEFA in terms of coefficients. Likely, expect a comfortable win for Vitesse this Thursday.
They had finished fourth in the Dutch top division, and they had scored a total of 52 goals from their 34 fixtures. Note that they had also lost just nine times through their league run.
However, the team has not been in the best of forms lately. They had lost several friendlies in the pre-season, and they had also gone on a dull run towards the end of 2020-21.
As such, they are determined to put an end to this stretch, and qualification to the Conference League will surely boost their spirits up.
In the meantime, Dundalk could finish just third even in the weaker Irish Premier Division, and they were trailing by 22 points below the first-placed Shamrock Rovers at the end of the campaign.




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维特斯来自荷兰的埃尔德维西，在欧洲联赛中轻松跻身前七名，而敦多克来自实力较弱的爱尔兰顶级联赛，在欧足联的系数排名中排在前40名之外。很有可能，维特斯将在本周四轻松取胜。
他们在荷兰甲级联赛中排名第四，在34场比赛中共进52球。值得注意的是，他们在联赛中也只输了9次。
然而，球队最近并没有处于最佳状态。他们在季前赛中输掉了几场友谊赛，在2020-21赛季结束前，他们也经历了一场沉闷的比赛。
因此，他们决心结束这一阶段，进入联盟的资格肯定会鼓舞他们的精神。
与此同时，即使在实力较弱的爱尔兰甲级联赛中，敦多克队也只能排在第三，在赛季结束时，他们还落后于排名第一的三叶草流浪者队22分。