Round 19 of the 2023-24 Eredivisie season sees Go Ahead Eagles and NEC face off against each other at De Adelaarshorst on Sunday afternoon.
Both teams head into this weekend's clash off the back of respective victories last time out and will be looking to pick up where they left off.
Match preview
Go Ahead Eagles ended their three-game losing streak with a comfortable 2-0 win against Sparta Rotterdam in Sunday's meeting at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel.
Rene Hake's men raced to an early lead thanks to Willum Thor Willumsson's opener before Victor Edvardsen sealed the deal from 12 yards in the early exchanges of the second half.
Consequently, the pride of the IJssel Kowet have moved up to sixth place in the Eredivisie table, albeit just three points clear of the teams just outside the European spots.
Awaiting them next is the challenge of an opposing outfit with little to choose over the last 13 meetings, which have yielded four wins apiece and five stalemates.
Having seen their last five home matches result in a combined 25 goals, Sunday's hosts know that another entertaining affair could be on the cards here and will be keen to emerge victorious.
NEC Nijmegen made it two wins on the bounce as they battled hard to edge FC Twente courtesy of a 1-0 victory at Stadion de Goffert on Saturday.
Rogier Meijer's men took the lead four minutes into the second period through Calvin Verdonk, and that was enough to get the job done in a tight affair.
With 25 points amassed from their 18 outings so far, the Eniesee sit seventh in the standings, one point and one place adrift of their next opponents.
Unbeaten in each of their last six matches on the road, Sunday's visitors have proven themselves to be a real handful away from home of late.
Team News
Philippe Rommens is Go Ahead Eagles' only guaranteed absentee for this one as the midfielder remains out of action with an ankle problem.
Victor Edvardsen will be looking to come up trumps for his side once again, having been directly involved in four goals in his last five outings.
Dutchman Bas Dost misses out for NEC Nijmegen here due to a heart problem, which has seen him fail to feature since the first week of December.
The visitors will also be without the services of Brayann Pereira and Kas de Wit, who are sidelined due to muscle and ankle injuries respectively.
Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:
De Lange; Kuipers, Kramer, Amofa, Deijl; Llansana, Linthorst; Breum, Willumsson, Adekanye; Edvardsen
NEC possible starting lineup:
Cillessen; Van Rooy, Sandler, Nuytinck, Verdonk; Proper, Hoedemakers; Sano, Mattsson, Hansen; Ogawa
We say: Go Ahead Eagles 1-1 NEC
Go Ahead Eagles and NEC are closely matched in the standings, and this weekend's clash could easily swing either way. We are backing a share of the spoils with the teams settling for a point apiece in the end.
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