In this week 9 match on Oct 8th, NEC plays host to Excelsior in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. NEC sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Feyenoord. Quinten Timber scored the first goal for Feyenoord in the 23rd minute, but Iván Márquez got the equalizer for NEC in the 37th minute squeezing out at least the one point for NEC. NEC is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while excelsior is fresh off their 0-1 loss against FC Utrecht. Sander van de Streek scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 31st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Excelsior couldn’t muster any offence and FC Utrecht ran away with the shutout win. Excelsior is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
NEC and Excelsior last played eachother at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion on Oct 29th. Excelsior won by a score of 4 to 2. Anthony Musaba scored the first goal for NEC in the 3rd minute, but Thomas Oude Kotte got the equalizer for Excelsior in the 51st minute But luckily in the 105th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Thomas Oude Kotte.
El Yaakoubi and Baas are the top scorers for Excelsior in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Iván Márquez has been the most prolific scorer on NEC in his last five matches with two goals
Philippe Sandler and De Wolf are unavailable to play for Rogier Meijer’s team, while Excelsior will be without Marouan Azarkan.