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| Team Stat Comparison | ||
| NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen | |
| Matches Played | 34 | 34 |
| Table Position | 8 | 11 |
| Points | 45 | 42 |
| Goal Difference | -10 | 1 |
| Goals for * | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Goals against * | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Last 5 | W-W-L-L-W | D-D-L-D-D |
| Last 5 home | L-L-L-L-W | D-L-D-D-D |
| Last 5 away | W-W-L-W-L | D-D-L-D-W |
| * Goals per match - home matches for home club and away matches for away club | ||
| · Club Stats: NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| Competition Stats | ||
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| · Club Squads : NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| Last Five Matches in Competition | |
| NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen |
| A: FC Groningen 0-2 | H: Sparta Rotterdam 1-1 |
| A: Feyenoord Rotterdam 0-4 | A: PSV Eindhoven 1-1 |
| A: FC Groningen 1-0 | H: NAC Breda 2-3 |
| H: De Graafschap 0-1 | H: Roda JC Kerkrade 1-1 |
| A: NEC Nijmegen 2-3 | A: De Graafschap 2-2 |
| · Club Results: NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen | |
| Next Five Matches in Competition | |||
| NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| 29/11 | A: FC Utrecht | 29/11 | A: FC Groningen |
| 4/12 | H: Sparta Rotterdam | 6/12 | H: Twente Enschede |
| 12/12 | A: Twente Enschede | 11/12 | A: Ajax Amsterdam |
| 20/12 | H: Ajax Amsterdam | 20/12 | H: Vitesse Arnhem |
| 23/1 | A: RKC Waalwijk | 22/1 | A: PSV Eindhoven |
| · Club Fixtures: NAC Breda | NEC Nijmegen | |||
Updated: November 21, 2008, 2:35 PM UK
NAC Breda coach Robert Maaskant has warned his high-flying team to beware the wounded beast when NEC Nijmegen visit the Rat Verlegh Stadion tomorrow.Seventh-placed NEC suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat at struggling Roda JC last Saturday and Maaskant reckons Mario Been's troops will be desperate to bounce back.
"According to the players, NEC are very competitive opponents,'' said Maaskant. "They see them as a big rival for the top positions in the league.
"I think NEC are very strong opponents, somewhat similar to us. They want to play football, but also have good organisation.
"That they lost to Roda JC last week only makes it more difficult for us. They will want revenge and we are a nice opponent for them.
"They have good memories of NAC, because they beat us in the play-offs last year so they will be very confident.''
Maaskant will be without Martijn Reuser (shoulder), Enric Valles (thigh) and Ellery Cairo (calf) through injury, with Kees Kwakman (chest) also doubtful.
NEC will be missing Rachid Bouaouzan (hamstring) and Ramon Zomer (suspended) but Jhonny van Beukering is back in contention.
Been will hand a senior debut to Moestafa El Kabir following the youngster's impressive displays for the reserves.
"He was very happy and that reminded me of myself when I could play at Feyenoord for the first time,'' said Maaskant of the moment he told El Kabir he would be starting tomorrow.
"Moestafa wants it very badly and shows that during training. He deserved this chance.''
Van Beukering will also be in Been's line-up after winning a battle with his weight.
"He looked sharp in training and he will start in Breda,'' said the coach.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
| NAC Breda | 1 | |
| NEC Nijmegen | 1 | FT |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4 | |
| SC Heracles Almelo | 0 | FT |
| Twente Enschede | 6 | |
| Heerenveen | 0 | FT |
| De Graafschap | 3 | |
| Sparta Rotterdam | 3 | FT |