The 2026-27 Eredivisie campaign opened in early August with three newly promoted clubs—ADO Den Haag, SC Cambuur, and Willem II—plus several mid-table sides occupying the lower reaches of the table after the first handful of matchweeks. Cambuur sit bottom with zero points, while Utrecht, ADO Den Haag, and Willem II have managed just a single point each amid heavy defeats and poor goal difference. PSV, AZ Alkmaar, and Feyenoord have pulled clear at the top, leaving the relegation zone (direct drop for 17th and 18th, plus play-off for 16th) dominated by the promoted sides and historically vulnerable clubs. Early form, squad depth after the summer window, and fixture difficulty will shape the first meaningful shifts in implied probabilities for which teams ultimately drop to the Keuken Kampioen Divisie.