On Friday Aug 26th, in week 4, NEC hosts FC Groningen at Sportpark De Weeren in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 11th placed NEC, recorded a 4-1 win against FC Volendam. Daryl van Mieghem struck first for FC Volendam in the 11th minute on a feed from Benaissa Benamar, then in the 17th minute, Mikkel Duelund sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Tavsan But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 19th minute on a goal by Oussama Tannane. NEC is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while fC Groningen sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Go Ahead Eagles. Jeffrey De Lange struck first for FC Groningen on an own goal in the 3rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Go Ahead Eagles was frustrated by FC Groningen’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Groningen ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Groningen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 19th of January, NEC won by a score of 2 to 1. Calvin Verdonk scored the first goal for NEC in the 10th minute, then Michael De Leeuw tied it up for FC Groningen in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time.
FC Groningen is fortunate enough to have Cyril Ngonge in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals. Iván Márquez has been the most prolific scorer on NEC in the last 5 matches with two goals.