On Jan 25th, NEC will travel to Rotterdam to battle Feyenoord in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Feyenoord sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against FC Groningen. Igor Paixão struck first for Feyenoord in the 19th minute, then Orkun Kökçü added another in the 30th minute In the end, FC Groningen couldn’t muster any offence and Feyenoord ran away with the shutout win. Feyenoord should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, NEC recorded a 3-1 win against FC Emmen. Landry Dimata scored the first goal for NEC in the 12th minute on a penalty kick, then Landry Dimata added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Elayis Tavsan. NEC is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, NEC and Feyenoord battled to a 1-1 draw. Quinten Timber struck first for Feyenoord in the 23rd minute, but Iván Márquez got the equalizer for NEC in the 37th minute earning NEC at least a draw.
NEC is glad to have Landry Dimata in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Feyenoord’s most prolific scorer has been Orkun Kökçü. The Dutch midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Arne Slot’s squad will be without Gernot Trauner, Dávid Hancko and Quinten Timber, while NEC will be without Mathias De Wolf and Robin Roefs.