After losing to Telstar, FC Volendam must win twice more to stay in the Eredivisie next season. The team plays a two-legged tie against Willem II, starting next Wednesday in Tilburg. FC Volendam and Willem II have met before. They have played each other 61 times, with FC Volendam winning 22 times, Willem II winning 27 times, and the two teams drawing 12 times. The last meeting was in 2019, when the two teams met in the KNVB Beker. Willem II won the match 1-2 in the Kras Stadion. Martijn Kaars was the top scorer for the Volendammers. Willem II finished third in the Keuken Kampioen Divisie this season, which meant they did not get promoted directly. In the play-offs of the Keuken Kampioen Divisie, Willem II first met RKC Waalwijk. The away match was won 0-1, while the home match ended 1-1, which meant Willem II advanced to the next round. In the next round, Willem II met Almere City FC. The first match was won 0-1, and the return match was also won, this time 2-0. This secured Willem II's place in the final of the play-offs. Looking at the top scorers' table of Willem II, there is one person who stands at the top: Devin Haen. With 18 goals and 4 assists, he is the absolute leader. Thomas Verheijdt comes in second. He scored 10 goals and set up 3 more. Nick Doodeman is also crucial for the Tilburgers. He scored 6 goals, but is - as is known in Volendam - a true assist king. With 17 assists, Doodeman is an absolute key player for Willem II. In addition to Doodeman, Willem II also has another old Volendammer in their ranks: Calvin Twigt. The midfielder is on loan from Go Ahead Eagles, but was injured during the last play-offs match against Almere City. It is still unclear whether the midfielder will be able to play in the two-legged tie against his old club. It has been 13 years since FC Volendam last played an official match in the Koning Willem II Stadion. On August 30, 2013, to be exact. With Henk Veerman and Robert Mühren in the starting lineup and Brandley Kuwas on the bench, they went into the match to win the three points. The first half ended goalless, but in the second half, things went wrong. Just after the break, Jordens Peters put his team ahead, where 10 minutes later Ruud Boymans doubled the score and sealed the 0-2 win.