Week 11 brings us a match on Oct 23rd where NEC plays host to Go Ahead Eagles in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 11th placed NEC is fresh off their 3-2 win against Fortuna Sittard. Cole Bassett scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 11th minute, then Ximo Navarro tied it up for NEC on an own goal in the 35th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 74th minute on a goal by Marques. NEC is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 3-1 win against Helmond Sport. Jay Idzes struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 7th minute, then Rommens added another in the 34th minute. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Go Ahead Eagles took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Luuk Brouwers scored the first goal for Go Ahead Eagles in the 18th minute from the penalty spot, then Ioannis Foivos Botos added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Íñigo Córdoba At the end of 90 a dissapointed NEC couldn’t manage to score, and Go Ahead Eagles took the shutout win.
Oliver Valaker Edvardsen has been the most prolific scorer on Go Ahead Eagles in his last five matches with 2 goals. Iván Márquez and Landry Dimata are the top scorers for NEC in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Rogier Meijer’s NEC squad will be without Philippe Sandler and De Wolf, while Joris Kramer, Evert Linthorst and Erwin Mulder are unavailable to play for Go Ahead Eagles.