On Fri Sep 16th, NEC and FC Utrecht will play a match in Utrecht in a clash of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. FC Utrecht sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vitesse. Bas Dost struck first for FC Utrecht in the 84th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and FC Utrecht ran away with the shutout win. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while nEC sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Fortuna Sittard. Oğuzhan Özyakup struck first for Fortuna Sittard in the 71st minute on a feed from Burak Yılmaz, then Marques tied it up for NEC in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Landry Dimata earning them at least the one point. NEC is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season FC Utrecht won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
NEC is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jordy Bruijn and Mikkel Duelund each only have 1 goal in their last five. Douvikas has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for FC Utrecht
Bart Ramselaar, Nick Viergever, Sander van de Streek, Mike Van der Hoorn and Ramon Hendriks are unavailable to play for FC Utrecht, while Philippe Sandler and De Wolf are unavailable to play for NEC.