Calvin Verdonk Wants To Break The Series Of NEC Negative Results Nijmegen

Calvin Verdonk is ready to bring NEC Nijmegen back to the positive path (Instagram/@c.verdonk).

JAKARTA - NEC Nijmegen will travel to NAC Breda headquarters, Rat Verlegh Stadium, in the eighth week of the 2024/2025 Eredivisie, Saturday, October 5, 2024, WIB night.

NEC is carrying the mission back on the positive track after three games in a row not winning the league.

In detail, the club defended by the Indonesian national team defender, Calvin Verdok, only earned one point. NEC lost against PSV (0-2) and Heracles (1-2) and drew against Feyenoord (1-1).

NEC is still better in the standings than NAC. Calvin Verdink and colleagues are ranked 12th, while NAC is in the red zone, to be precise the 16th ladder. However, the distance between the two is only one point.

The duel will be their first meeting since clashing in the playoffs of the Erste Division in 2021, which NEC won with a score of 2-1.

NEC has high confidence to realize its target of returning to a positive trend.

Their momentum is good. After losing the first two matches of Eredivisie, NEC won a straight victory over PEC Zwolle and Fortuna Sittard before losing against PSV and Heracles.

However, winning a point from hosting Feyenoord became an injection of its own spirit because it had shown signs of a revival.

Moreover, they are also hunting for the European tournament path which is only three points adrift.

NEC must take advantage of the NAC situation which is in minor performance. In addition, the hosts still have not found a solution to the lack of attacks.

NAC's new five goal record, the third worst after other relegation zone teams, Almere City (2 goals) and RKC Waalwijk (3 goals).

Statistics of a slick performance at home by winning two of the three games don't seem to help.

Meanwhile, Calvin Verdonk is an irreplaceable pillar on the left side of the NEC Nijmegen defense.

He has appeared 630 minutes in seven Eredivisie matches. This means that Verdonk always plays full in every NEC match.

Formation Forecast

NAC Breda (3-4-2-1): Bielica; Greiml, Van den Bergh, Congolo; Valerius, Balard, Jensen, Kemper; Sauer, Kuijpers; Kostorz

NEC Nijmegen (4-3-3): Roefs; Pereira, Marquez, Nuytinck, Verdok; Proper, Hoedemakers, Gonzalez; Hansen, Ogawa, Ouwejan