A total of 28 league fixtures are played and NEC are 8 points ahead of Vitesse. How will it turn out?
- NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
This promises to be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and energy as both sides are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's go!
NEC form and stats
NEC have collected 18 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 3-9-2.
The NEC manager Meijer and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus FC Emmen (placed 15th). Midfielder Proper was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.05 (out of ten) in that game. Proper hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 67 successful passes (of 71 total).
Ahead of that match, NEC lost 2-4 at home to PSV.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how NEC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 5 and lost 2.
A decent goal production from NEC in their home games so far, with 25 goals from 14 league matches. NEC have conceded 18 in these home matches.
Vitesse form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vitesse so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-7 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Vitesse are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Impressive finishing from Sankoh and Wittek secured the home win 2-0 against Go Ahead Eagles in their previous game. Hooray; their first three points in the league after six rounds not winning. Wittek was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.83. The defender Wittek scored one goal, hit four key passes and won 0 of 3 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at RKC Waalwijk before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Vitesse in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Vitesse, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Vitesse find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vitesse struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Vitesse have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without losing (3-2-0) when facing NEC.NEC and Vitesse have faced off earlier this season: Vitesse - NEC 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Dimata 8 goals |  O. Tannane 6 goals |   M. Manhoef 6 goals |
NEC missing players
Vitesse missing players
| NEC | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 37 | 25 | 8 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 30 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 47 |
| 82% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 86% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 79% |
| 36% | 43% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 25% | 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 39% |
| 14% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 50% | 79% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 29% | 14% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 39% | 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 32% |
| 5.5 | 6.8 | 8.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14.2 | 16.8 | 18.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 14 | 14.1 |
| 5 | 5.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 26% | 30% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 14.9 | 12.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.2 | 13 | 11.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Eredivisie
- NEC have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Eredivisie
- NEC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 67 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 40 | 67 |
| 2 | Ajax | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 16 | 48 | 59 |
| 3 | PSV | 28 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 23 | 42 | 59 |
| 4 | AZ | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 54 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 51 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 29 | 2 | 42 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | NEC | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 26 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 51 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -16 | 32 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -10 | 30 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -15 | 27 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 58 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -26 | 27 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | -21 | 25 |
| 16 | Excelsior | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 25 | 65 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 42 | -40 | 24 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 32 | -30 | 17 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -34 | 16 |
