Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Vitesse and NEC Nijmegen face each other at GelreDome in what is expected to be an exciting Eredivisie game. The Vitas are not enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in the relegation zone, but Saturday’s game could be the turning point for the home side. All Fofana, Jonathans, Meerdink, and Propper should miss out with injuries for the home side.
The visitors, on the other hand, are eager to stay in the Conference League berth, but seeing that the relegation-threatened hosts want this win more, we are tempted to place our bets on Edward Sturing’s charges. You should bear in mind that Vitesse have defeated NEC in four of the previous five meetings between the two clubs in the Dutch top flight. Defender Calvin Verdonk serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, but there are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team.
Highlighted Team (Vitesse):
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Nicknamed Vitas, the proud of Gelderland, Vitesse are a Dutch football club based in Arnhem. Vitesse compete in the Dutch Eredivisie and they have yet to win the national championship. However, they finished as runners-up in the Dutch elite division on five occasions (1897–98, 1902–03, 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15), while clinching third place in the standings in the 1997/1998 season.
Vitesse did remarkably well to win the 2016/2017 Dutch Cup title, with the team beating AZ Alkmaar in the final at De Kuip in Rotterdam. As a result, the Vitas booked their place in the Europa League group stages where they face the likes of Lazio, Nice and Zulte-Waregem.
Vitesse are well known for their yellow jerseys with black stripes, while the club’s away colour is black. GelreDome is the home ground of the Dutch team and the capacity of the venue is 21.248. It has to be noted that famous Spanish footballer Albert Ferrer was in charge of the club in the 2010/2011 season.