In a weekend match on Sunday Jan 23rd, in week 20, Feyenoord and NEC will play a match in Amsterdam in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. NEC sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against FC Groningen. Calvin Verdonk struck first for NEC in the 10th minute, but Michael De Leeuw got the equalizer for FC Groningen in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. NEC is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while feyenoord sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Vitesse. Loïs Openda struck first for Vitesse in the 69th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Feyenoord was frustrated by Vitesse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitesse ended the match with the shutout victory. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Feyenoord should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match on the 25th of September, Feyenoord won by a score of 5 to 3. Orkun Kökçü struck first for Feyenoord in the 14th minute on a penalty, then Luis Sinisterra added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Marcos Senesi.
Marcos Senesi has been the most effective weapon for Feyenoord lately. The Argentinian defender has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. NEC hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Dirk Proper and Ole Romeny, and they each have 1 goal
Okita, van Eijden, Souffian Elkarouani, , De Wolf and Pedro Ruiz are unavailable to play for NEC, while Feyenoord will be without Luis Sinisterra, Gernot Trauner and Hall.