Week 25 features a match on Sun Mar 6th, where NEC will host AZ Alkmaar in a meeting of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 9th placed NEC, recorded a 1-4 loss against Vitesse. Mikkel Duelund scored the first goal for NEC in the 49th minute, then Danilho Doekhi tied it up for Vitesse in the 54th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 56th minute on a goal by Alois Oroz to cap off a wild match. NEC is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, AZ Alkmaar recorded a 2-1 win against Feyenoord. Jesper Karlsson scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 19th minute from the penalty spot, then Jesper Karlsson added another in the 30th minute on a penalty kick. AZ Alkmaar is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 20th of November, AZ Alkmaar and NEC battled to a 1-1 draw. Jordy Bruijn scored the first goal for NEC in the 9th minute, but Zakaria Aboukhlal got the equalizer for AZ Alkmaar in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning AZ Alkmaar a comeback draw.
In the last five matches, both Vangelis Pavlidis and Jesper Karlsson are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for AZ Alkmaar and look to continue their dominance.. NEC is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jordy Bruijn and Tavsan each only have 1 goal in their last 5.