Dutch Eredivisie
2023-02-25 - NEC Nijmegen vs Volendam
A Sports Betting Pick by ArmchairPunter
Football : Netherlands : Eredivisie
Venue : Goffertstadion
Saturday 25th February 2023, 2000hrs
NEC Nijmegen moved up into a mid-table position of 10th place in the Dutch top flight following a resounding 3-0 win away at Excelsior and the hosts now return to their Goffertstadion for this Saturday’s clash against Volendam, no doubt looking to post back to back wins in the Eredivisie.
Despite losing to Feyenoord and Go Ahead Eagles in recent weeks, both of which were away from home, NEC have nevertheless suffered just these two defeats in their last 10 matches overall in the domestic top flight and also includes four wins as well.
Victories against Cambuur, Waalwijk, Emmen and Excelsior have managed to maintain NEC’s push for a possible top seven finish this season, but with still a seven-point deficit between themselves and seventh-placed Utrecht, NEC will be eager to make the most of home advantage here this Saturday.
Volendam also secured a vital win last time out in the Dutch Eredivisie when they registered a solid 2-0 home win against Vitesse which helped the visitors up into 14th place in the top flight standings but there’s still plenty of work ahead for the visitors as they only hold a three-point buffer over the relegation play-off place and Emmen heading into this weekend’s action.
The visitors have picked up just five wins to date this season which is bad enough, but having collected just the one victory on their travels all season amidst an overall away record of 1-4-6 10/25, they look to be up against it once more this Saturday.
The bigger picture shows Volendam have actually gained just one away win from their previous 17 outings on the road which includes keeping just one clean sheet in the process, so this is another factor which could count against Wilhelmus Jonk’s side on Saturday night.
The Betting Verdict
NEC Nijmegen have won each of the previous three meetings on the trot against Volendam and a fourth consecutive win could be just around the corner for the hosts as they look to reduce the deficit on the top seven pack this weekend.
The Pick :
NEC Nijmegen 2-1 Volendam
FIXED ODDS BETTING TIP :
Take NEC Nijmegen win at odds of 1.57 with Bet365
