In this week 2 match on Aug 14th, FC Volendam and NEC will play a match in Volendam in a meeting of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which is great football weather. FC Volendam is fresh off their 2-2 draw against FC Groningen. Cyril Ngonge scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 2nd minute, then Jörgen Strand Larsen added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Cyril Ngonge. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, NEC recorded a 0-1 loss against FC Twente. Sem Steijn struck first for FC Twente in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, NEC was frustrated by FC Twente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Twente ended the match with the shutout victory. NEC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Iván Márquez has been the most prolific scorer on NEC in his last five matches with two goals. FC Volendam’s most prolific scorer has been Daryl van Mieghem. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
FC Volendam will be without Dean Ruben James, Josh Flint, Ould-Chikh and Douiri, while Rogier Meijer’s NEC squad will be without De Wolf.