FC Emmen vs Nijmegen prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-04-08 12:30.
FC Emmen recorded an incredibly important victory last weekend in their fight against relegation. The team from Drenthe defeated relegation rivals Cambuur 2-1, putting them level with Excelsior and Vitesse on points. With two victories from their last three games, and a total of 17 points from 14 home games in the Eredivisie, there is every reason for Emmen to start with their chests puffed out.
They certainly need some confidence and optimism heading into what will be a very difficult final phase of the season. Following this fixture against NEC Nijmegen, four of their last six games will be against top-seven opposition. Perhaps the club’s top scorer Ole Romeny (seven goals) can set the tone this weekend by dealing a blow here to his old club. He stands tall as their only player with more than three goals this season, including defender Jeroen Veldmate who recently joined the last with goals in his last two appearances.
For NEC, this will get them set for next weekend’s Gelderland derby against Vitesse and is also a crucial opportunity to leap back into the top half and towards the European playoffs. They’ll also be hoping that RKC drop points against leader Feyenoord and Heerenveen trip against Volendam to hold eighth position outright at the end of the weekend. Even after their 4-2 loss to PSV last week, they still boast one of the best defensive units in the league with 30 goals conceded.
Oussama Tannane reached the stars in recent weeks with four goals in his last two games, but he suffered an injury with his delectable free kick against PSV and is out for this weekend. Iván Márquez, who it was announced this week won’t renew his expiring contract, will not play any minutes this weekend either. Joris Kramer is likely his logical replacement.
Players to watch: Mark Diemers delivered his fourth assist from his last six games with the winning goal against Cambuur last week. Meanwhile, Elayis TavĹźan was involved in a goal (G1, A1) in each of his last two matches for NEC and scored for the Dutch U21s during the international match period.
Hot stat: FC Emmen played out a draw in seven of their last eleven home games, while NEC had played a draw at least four times more often (13) than all other teams in the league this season going into this round.