Amoah and Fernandez to star in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NAC-Breda-c39983 versus SBV Excelsior – Dutch Eredivisie Preview
It will be a battle in the bottom half of the Eredivisie table when NAC Breda takes on SBV Excelsior at the Rat Verlegh Stadion on Saturday, April 16.
NAC Breda
The Rats would be satisfied with their performances in the last couple of weeks. They managed to bag a point against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar last week at the Polman Stadion and emerged victorious against De Graafschap at De Vijverberg Doetinchem a week before.
The Yellow Army are currently placed 12th in the league table, trailing at the last UEFA Europa League spot by four points. With four matches left to play, they have every right to remain hopeful to play in the Europe’s secondary club competition
next season. However, they have to achieve superior results in the remaining encounter if they want to play in European competition.
The Rats have staged good show in front of their home crowd, but failed to achieve better results on the road. They won nine of their 15 matches played on their home turf. The Rats have an overall record of 30 played, 11 won, 5 drawn and 14 lost. They will
be hoping to bag all three points in the upcoming encounter against the relegation contenders and improve their current standings in the league table.
SBV Excelsior
After performing impressively in the last couple of weeks, the Kralingers have every right to believe that they can prolong their stay in the Dutch top flight. They managed to bag a point against De Graafschap last week and emerged victorious against SC
Heerenveen a week before. They will be looking to continue their good show in the remaining weeks as well.
The Roodzwarten are currently placed 16th in the league table, six points adrift from the safety zone. With 12 points left to play for, they would be looking to secure maximum points and climb out of the relegation zone.
The Kralingers never really managed to cope with the competitiveness of the Eredivisie throughout the season. Their performances in front of their home crowd were normal. However, the results were disastrous for them while playing away from their home.
The Kralingers managed to win only once from their 14 away matches. They will be hoping to secure their second away win of the season when they travel to Breda. They have an overall record of 30 played, 7 won, 5 drawn and 18 lost.
Alex Pastoor, the Kralingers manager, is confident that his troops will play in the Dutch top flight next season. However, he admitted that it would not be an easy task to achieve.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Matthew-Amoah-c24812 is the leading goal scorer for the Rats. The prolific striker has scored nine goals in 23 appearances. He will be the key player for the home side in achieving them all three points.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guyon-Fernandez-c15479 will be the man for the Kralingers if they manage to bag all three points. The 24-year-old striker has scored eight goals from 26 matches and will be looking to score more for his side in the coming weeks.
Head-to-Head statistics
Both sides have faced each other on three occasions and the Rats emerged victorious in all three encounters.
Prediction
Both sides will be gunning to bag all three points in this fixture. The Rats are enjoying good form and have the advantage of their home crowd in this fixture. The match will end 2-1 in favour of the home-side.
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