Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, NEC in 8th and Almere City in 11th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
NEC form and stats
4-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for NEC so far this season.
NEC lost their last game at Excelsior (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Heartbreak before that as NEC lost 1-3 at FC Volendam's place.
The NEC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. NEC have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Almere City form and stats
There's been little loot from Almere City's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 9 away games in the Eerste Divisie. Almere City only have 0 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.
Almere City are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Eerste Divisie against TOP Oss (placed 18th). Prior to that match, the Almere City manager R. Molenaar faced defeat when travelling to Jong Utrecht and losing 1-3.
Almere City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. The Almere City manager R. Molenaar has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 5 NEC victories, 0 draws and 2 Almere City wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Harrison 7 goals |   J. Okita 5 goals | O. ter Haar Romeny 5 goals |
NEC missing players
Almere City missing players
| NEC | Almere City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 28 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 23 | 8 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 28 |
| 89% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 78% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 78% |
| 56% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 44% |
| 17% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 28% |
| 56% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 78% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 22% | 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 239 | 117 | 59 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 99 | 245 |
| 89 | 46 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 44 | 111 |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 23% | 24% |
- Almere City have yet to win a game away.
- NEC has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- NEC have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 32 | 42 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 35 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 33 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | NEC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Jong Utrecht | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| 10 | Telstar | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Almere City | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | FC Den Bosch | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -11 | 21 |
| 14 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Jong AZ | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -14 | 16 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 15 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 14 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -24 | 8 |