In this week 16 match, on Sunday Dec 12th, NEC plays host to PSV 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 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 11th placed NEC, recorded a 1-2 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Jordy Bruijn scored the first goal for NEC in the 16th minute, then Jens Odgaard got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 28th minute on a feed from Iliass Bel Hassani But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 93rd minute on a goal by Roy Kuijpers. NEC is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed PSV, recorded a 4-1 win against FC Utrecht. Mike Van der Hoorn struck first for FC Utrecht in the 12th minute on a feed from Simon Gustafsson, then Cody Gakpo tied it up for PSV in the 27th minute on a feed from Mauro Júnior But luckily in the 35th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by André Ramalho. PSV is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Bruma has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored 4 goals for PSV. Ali Akman has been the most prolific scorer on NEC in his last five matches with 3 goals
Jonathan Okita, Rens van Eijden, Tavsan, , De Wolf and Pedro Ruiz are unavailable to play for Rogier Meijer’s team, while Cody Gakpo, Philipp Max, Ryan Thomas, Noni Madueke, Jordan Teze, Ledezma, Eran Zahavi and Maximiliano Romero are unavailable to play for PSV.