Nijmegen vs FC Volendam prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-11-04 13:30.
There was a terrible scare for the NEC Nijmegen community last weekend on their away trip to AZ Alkmaar when Bas Dost inexplicably collapsed late in the match with the team leading 2-1. Dost announced an indefinite break from football shortly thereafter after being diagnosed with heart inflammation and his teammates will look to get those three points across the line on December 6. But for now, there are a few more games to focus on.
It wasn’t long before they were back on the pitch again competing in knockout cup football and manager Rogier Meijer had to deal with a fair few injuries and illnesses. But second division leader Roda JC were eliminated at NEC’s hands (5-3), getting them in the mood to score enough to secure just their third win of the Eredivisie season.
Their next opponents, FC Volendam, still have seven points after their catchup game against Ajax, having now played ten rounds. Their KNVB Cup match against amateur club Excelsior Maassluis was postponed to November 16 as a consequence. Before then, they face this trip to Nijmegen before a home game against Sparta Rotterdam next weekend.
For a team that wears orange, it’s ironic that their results in this competition have been alternating between the other two traffic light colours of green (win) and red (loss). Their last five league games have seen them alternate between home victories and away defeats, which doesn’t bode well for this particular clash especially as they have been conquered in every Eredivisie away trip to date (agg. 14-4).
Players to watch: NEC captain Lasse Schöne (G0, A1) started on the bench in Alkmaar, but proved to be a true leader in their toughest week of this season. Volendam’s top scorer of the season Robert Mühren has four goals, but is still waiting for his first successful strike in an away match.
Hot stat: 72% of goals scored or conceded by Volendam this Eredivisie season came after half-time.