Week 32 brings us a match on May 8th where NEC hosts Go Ahead Eagles at Sportpark De Weeren in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 11th placed NEC is fresh off their 0-1 loss against FC Utrecht. Anastasios Douvikas scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 77th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, NEC couldn’t muster any offence and FC Utrecht ran away with the shutout win. NEC looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while 9th placed Go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Vitesse. Loïs Openda struck first for Vitesse in the 13th minute, then Isac Lidberg tied it up for Go Ahead Eagles in the 35th minute. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
NEC and Go Ahead Eagles last played eachother at the Sportpark De Weeren on Feb 10th. Go Ahead Eagles took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Brouwers struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 18th minute from the penalty spot, then Ioannis Foivos Botos added another in the 27th minute on a feed from Íñigo Córdoba In the end, NEC couldn’t muster any offence and Go Ahead Eagles ran away with the shutout win.
Isac Lidberg has been the most effective weapon for Go Ahead Eagles lately. The Swedish attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Javier Vet and Okita are the top scorers for NEC in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
NEC will be without Dirk Proper and Pedro Ruiz, while Idzes, Crowther, Ioannis Foivos Botos and Cuco Martina are unavailable to play for Go Ahead Eagles.