The Rotterdammers claimed a hard fought 3-2 win over NEC in the second round of KNVB beker Cup on Wednesday, and Ronald Koeman would be hoping that his side could achieve another victory against Alex Pastoor’s men this
weekend.
On Eredivisie matchday seven, Feyenoord Rotterdam will play against NEC Nijmegen at De Kuip Stadion on Saturday, September 29.
Feyenoord Rotterdam
The Rotterdam giants suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven in their last week’s Eredivisie game. However, they managed to stage a far better show in the mid-week’s KNVB beker Cup clash against the Nijmegen
outfit, and claimed a 3-2 victory to secure progression to the third round.
Occupying the sixth spot on the league table, the Rotterdammers have thus far achieved ordinary results. However, they have performed better at home, bagging four points from a possible six. The Stadiumclub have an overall record
of 6 played, 3 won, 1 drawn and 2 lost.
Ronald Koeman, the Rotterdam giants boss, has expressed confidence that his side will start grinding out consistent results as the season will progress.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen
The Nijmegen outfit played out a goalless stalemate in their last week’s Eredivisie encounter against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Tilburg at McDOS Goffertstadion on September 22.
However, their morale was completely shattered when the Rotterdam giants kicked them out of the Dutch cup with a 3-2 win on September 26.
Occupying the 10th spot on the league table, NEC have thus far staged below par performances. They have abysmal record at home, but their performances on the road, winning two of their three encounters thus far, have
been brilliant.
The Nijmegen outfit have an overall record of 6 played, 2 won, 2 drawn and 2 lost.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Pastoor, the NEC head coach, will be gunning to avenge their KNVB beker Cup defeat this Saturday, and will be keen to keep his side’s unbeaten away record intact.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Rotterdammers and NEC both have won two of their last five head-to-head encounters, while the remaining game ended in a draw.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ruben-Schaken-c31854 – Feyenoord Rotterdam
The 30-year-old attacker has been in fine form since the start of the 2012/13 season. Netting a goal while setting up three more in six games, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VVV-Venlo-c40915 winger would be keen to add more to his tally in the upcoming encounter.
Melvin Platje – NEC Nijmegen
The young Dutch forward has been in impressive goalscoring form. Already found the target thrice in six Eredivisie games, the 23-year-old would be gunning to keep his good form in front of goal intact, and help his side in securing
a good result.
Prediction
It will be an exciting contest between the two sides, as both teams would be gunning to bag maximum points in this encounter. The Stadiumclub have yet to suffer a defeat at home this term.
However, the Nijmegen outfit’s impressive record on the road will certainly boost their confidence to achieve a good result. Nonetheless, it seems unlikely that they will beat the Rotterdam giants, and a draw seems to be on the
cards.
Predicted score-line: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 1-1 NEC.
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