On Sat Feb 19th, NEC will host RKC Waalwijk at Sportpark De Weeren in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, NEC recorded a 1-0 shutout win against SC Heerenveen. Tavsan scored the first goal for NEC in the 41st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed SC Heerenveen couldn’t manage to score, and NEC took the shutout win. NEC is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while rKC Waalwijk sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Feyenoord. Orkun Kökçü scored the first goal for Feyenoord in the 45th minute, then Jorrit Hendrix added another in the 89th minute on a feed from Orkun Kökçü At the end of 90 a dissapointed RKC Waalwijk couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win. RKC Waalwijk is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
RKC Waalwijk and NEC last played eachother at the Mandemakers Stadion on the 5th of December. RKC Waalwijk won by a score of 2 to 1. Jordy Bruijn scored the first goal for NEC in the 16th minute, then Jens Odgaard tied it up for RKC Waalwijk in the 28th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 93rd minute on a goal by Roy Kuijpers.
RKC Waalwijk’s most prolific scorer has been Jens Odgaard. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. NEC is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Mikkel Duelund and Calvin Verdonk each only have 1 goal in their last 5
Jonathan Okita, van Eijden, , Iván Márquez, De Wolf and Pedro Ruiz are unavailable to play for NEC, while Joseph Oosting’s RKC Waalwijk squad will be without Augustijns and David Min.