Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
NEC Nijmegen will look to record their first win of the season when they take on Zwolle in the Eredivisie round 3. NEC failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Twente and AZ Alkmaar, but they are surely capable of matching Zwolle in front of home fans. Defender Philippe Sandler remains doubtful for the home side, while midfielder Borges Sanches has yet to recover from an ACL injury.
Johnny Jansen’s troops, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-1 loss to Feyenoord at the weekend. As NEC are desperate to record their first win of the season, we predict that the visitors are going to return home with their hands empty. Midfielder Tristan Gooijer is sidelined with a knee injury, but there are no suspended players in the away team ahead of the trip to Nijmegen.
Highlighted Team (Zwolle):
Founded on June 12, 1910, PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club which competes in the Eredivisie. Zwolle have yet to win the national championship, but they did remarkably well to lift the Dutch Cup trophy in 2014. Ron Jans’s troops impressed in the title game, with the team rolling over Dutch giants Ajax 5-1.
The Blauwingers play their home games at MACPARK Stadion, the venue with the capacity of 14,000 people. The multi-use stadium was opened on August 29, 2009. Zwolle’s home kit is blue and white, while the colour of their away jersey is green and white. In the 2014/15 season the Blauwingers represented the Netherlands in the Europa League, with the team losing to Sparta Prague in the play-off round.
The likes of Henk Timmer (237), Johan Hansma (231), Bert Konterman (219), Arne Slot (208), and Jasper Drost (182) are the players with the most league appearances for the club. Go Ahead Eagles are considered the club’s biggest rivals as both teams are located at the river Ijssel.