Feb 27th features a match where Vitesse will play host to NEC in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Vitesse sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against FC Utrecht. Moussa Sylla scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 14th minute, then Danilho Doekhi tied it up for Vitesse in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Vitesse is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, NEC recorded a 1-1 draw against RKC Waalwijk. Richard van der Venne scored the first goal for RKC Waalwijk in the 18th minute, but Jonathan Okita got the equalizer for NEC in the 88th minute squeezing out at least the one point for NEC. NEC is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sun Oct 17th, NEC hosted Vitesse at the Sportpark De Weeren in their last match together. Vitesse won by a score of 1 to 0. Nikolai Frederiksen struck first for Vitesse in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, NEC was frustrated by Vitesse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitesse ended the match with the shutout victory.
NEC hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Lasse Schöne and Jordy Bruijn, and they each have 1 goal. Alois Oroz and Danilho Doekhi are the top scorers for Vitesse in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Thomas Letsch’s squad will be without Loïs Openda, Riechedly Bazoer and Roy Beerens, while Rogier Meijer’s NEC squad will be without van Eijden, , De Wolf and Pedro Ruiz.