NEC Nijmegen vs. PSV Eindhoven: Babos and Mertens to battle – Dutch Eredivisie preview
NEC Nijmegen will lock horns against PSV Eindhoven at McDOS Goffertstadion on Sunday, October 2. The outfit from Nijmegen have struggled to perform impressively while the Boeren have staged an exciting brand of football so far in their 2011/12 Eredivisie
campaign.
NEC Nijmegen
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RKC-Waalwijk-c40370. RKC staged an impressive show and outclassed the outfit from Nijmegen in every department on the pitch to claim a comfortable victory.
The Nijmegen outfit is yet to find its rhythm, struggling to secure maximum points. They have played better in front of their home crowd but their erratic away form has pushed them down to 14th spot on the league table. They have an overall record
of 7 played, 2 won, 1 drawn and 4 lost.
Alex Pastoor, the NEC head coach, will be hoping that his troops manage to restrict the Eindhoven giants from scoring, which will enhance their chances of achieving a good result.
PSV Eindhoven
The Boeren hammered http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roda-JC-c40375 Kerkrade 7-1 in front of their home crowd last week. The Eindhoven giants staged a phenomenal show and outplayed the outfit from Kerkrade to claim all three points.
PSV have been impressive at Philips Stadion, while their away record has been pleasing as well. The Boeren have an overall record of 7 played 4 won, 2 drawn and 1 lost.
The Eindhoven giants are currently placed fourth in the league table, as they trail the league leaders http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fred-c14136 Rutten has urged his side to play their game and secure maximum points in this encounter. The Dutch trainer expressed
his contentment over his side performing impressively as a unit.
“Of course, we will play our own game and of course we will go for all three points. We are growing as a team, the players are maturing, and it is nice to see that”, Rutten said while talking to the media.
Head-to-Head statistics
In the last five head-to-head encounters between PSV and NEC, the Eindhoven giants have remained the superior side. They won three of the five matches while the remaining two ended in stalemates.
Players to watch
Gabor Babos – NEC Nijmegen
The Hungarian goalkeeper will be a busy man and will have to remain on his toes against the in-form http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281. He will have to block enough shots to keep his side’s hopes alive of securing a good result.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 – PSV Eindhoven
The pint-sized winger is in supreme form this season. He has already scored 11 goals in seven appearances, not to forget his valuable assists as well. The Belgian ace’s movement and energy in the final third has caused problems for every opposition PSV have
faced so far.
Prediction
PSV’s exceptional performances in recent weeks indicate that they will not have to worry a lot in this fixture. The match will end in a 2-0 win in favour of the Eindhoven giants.
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