In this week 10 match, on Sunday Oct 16th, NEC will travel to Rotterdam to battle Sparta Rotterdam in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 3-1 win against FC Emmen. Vito van Crooy scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam in the 13th minute, then Ole Romeny tied it up for FC Emmen in the 51st minute. Sparta Rotterdam is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 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 Excelsior. Landry Dimata scored the first goal for NEC in the 59th minute, but Lazaros Lamprou got the equalizer for Excelsior in the 88th minute earning Excelsior a comeback draw. 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 these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Marques and Iván Márquez are the top scorers for NEC in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.. Vito van Crooy has been the most effective weapon for Sparta Rotterdam lately. The Dutch attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches
Maurice Steijn’s squad will be without Tim Coremans, while Philippe Sandler and De Wolf are unavailable to play for NEC.