Alex Pastoor’s side would be keen to register their first home win of the 2012/13 season, when they take on Ruud Brood’s men, who are sitting only two points clear of the relegation zone.
On Eredivisie match-day 10, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/NEC-c40018 Nijmegen will lock horns against Roda JC Kerkrade at McDOS Goffertstadion on Saturday, October 27.
NEC Nijmegen
The Nijmegen outfit are heading into the game on the back of a morale boosting 0-2 victory over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AZ-c38571 Alkmaar at AFAS Stadion on October 20. Ryan Koolwijk netted a brace to help his side cruise to a comfortable win at the end of 90 minutes.
NEC have yet to register their first victory in front of their home crowd, losing two of their four games at McDOS Goffertstadion. However, their impressive form on the road helped them climb up in the league standings to occupy the seventh spot on the table.
They have an overall record of 9 played, 3 won, 3 drawn and 3 lost.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Pastoor, the NEC head coach, is confident that his side can secure a decent result at home if they play the same as they did against AZ last weekend.
Roda JC Kerkrade
De Koempels recorded a hard fought 1-1 stalemate against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede in their last Eredivisie encounter at Parkstad Limburg Stadion on October 20.
After a goalless opening half, Luc Castaignos’ strike broke the deadlock in the 68th minute. However, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guus-Hupperts-c15453 managed to restore parity with an impressive finish only five minutes later to salvage a point for the Kerkrade-based club.
De Limburgers have staged a decent show in front of their home crowd thus far, losing only one game from their five matches. However, their poor showings on the road, failing to bag even a single point in four games, have dropped the Kerkrade outfit to the
14th spot on the league table. They have an overall record of 9 played, 2 won, 2 drawn and 5 lost.
Ruud Brood, Roda JC boss, has urged his teammates to put behind their disappointing performances, and start looking to achieve good results if they are to finish in the top-half of the table.
Head-to-Head statistics
De Koempels have managed to claim maximum points in three of their last five encounters against NEC. The Nijmegen outfit emerged victorious in one game, while the remaining match ended in a draw.
Players to watch
Ryan Koolwijk – NEC Nijmegen
With four goals and two assists already to his name in nine league games, the 27-year-old has been staging dazzling shows since the start of the new season, and he will be keen to keep his good form intact against De Koempels on Saturday.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sanharib-Malki-c32495 – Roda JC Kerkrade
The Syrian ace had a brilliant 2011/12 campaign, and his impressive form has not dropped a bit coming into this season. Netting four goals in seven starts, the 28-year-old will be gunning to add more to his tally, and help his side in registering their first
away win of the 2012/13 season.
Prediction
NEC have yet to win at home, while Roda JC have failed to grab even a single point on the road in the new season of the Dutch top flight. It will be hard fought game that is likely to end in a stalemate.
Predicted score-line: NEC 2-2 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roda-JC-c40375.
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