Nebojsa Gudelj’s side would be keen to secure a good result in their upcoming league encounter against Ronald Koeman’s men, who have been performing impressively since the start of the season.
In the 16th round of the Dutch top tier football, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam at Rat Verlegh Stadion on Sunday, December 9.
NAC Breda
The Yellow Army are heading into the game on the back of a hard fought 1-1 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen at McDOS Goffertstadion on December 2.
Both sides failed to break the deadlock in the opening 45 minutes, but Anthony Lurling’s strike a minute before the hour mark gifted the visiting side a deserving lead. However, Melvin Platje restored parity eight minute before the full time whistle to secure
a draw.
Occupying the 15th spot in the league standings, the Rats have thus far struggled to perform both at home and on the road. They have an overall record of 15 played, 3 won, 3 drawn and 9 lost.
Nebojsa Gudelj, the Yellow Army boss, has urged his troops to put behind their abysmal showings, and start afresh by securing a good result against the Rotterdammers on Sunday.
Feyenoord Rotterdam
The Stadiumclub are heading into the game on the back of a morale boosting 2-0 victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370 at De Kuip Stadion on December 1.
After dominating proceedings throughout the opening half, the Rotterdammers managed to take the lead at the stroke of half-time through Graziano Pelle. Twelve minutes after the restart, Pelle netted his second of the evening to double his side’s advantage.
No more goals were added in the remaining action of the game, and the home side comfortably secured all three points at the end.
Sitting at the fifth spot on the Eredivisie table, the Rotterdam giants have thus far performed brilliantly. They have yet to suffer a defeat at home, but their record on the road needs a bit of improvement, losing three of their eight games. They have an
overall record of 15 played, 9 won, 3 drawn and 3 lost.
The Stadiumclub head coach, Ronald Koeman, has expressed confidence ahead of his side’s upcoming game, but has warned his troops not to be complacent if they are to bag all three points.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Rotterdammers have claimed three wins in their last five meetings against NAC. The Rats managed to emerge victorious once, while the remaining game ended in a stalemate.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jelle-ten-Rouwelaar-c18282 – NAC Breda
The 31-year-old goalkeeper will have to remain on his toes throughout the 90 minutes, and will be needed to make saves consistently to keep his side’s hopes of securing a good result alive.
Graziano Pelle – Feyenoord Rotterdam
The Italian striker has been performing impressively since his arrival at De Kuip Stadion earlier this term, and he would be keen to add more to his tally of 10 goals and three assists in the upcoming encounter.
Prediction
NAC have performed erratically in recent weeks, while Feyenoord have not dropped even a single point in their last four league encounters. It seems like the Rotterdammers will cruise to a comfortable victory on Sunday.
Predicted score-line: NAC 1-3 Feyenoord.
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