There have been under 2.5 goals scored in NEC Nijmegen's last 5 home games (Eredivisie). NEC Nijmegen have lost 5 of their last 6 matches (Eredivisie). There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Twente's last 3 games (Eredivisie). Twente are undefeated in 11 of their last 12 matches (Eredivisie).
Mathias De Wolf, Jordy Bruijn and Magnus Mattsson are set to miss out for NEC who could hand debuts to summer signings Pedro Marques, Calvin Verdonk, Oussama Tannane, Joris Kramer and Andri Fannar Baldursson. There are no major fresh injury worries for Twente heading into the new season. Wout Brama, though, is ruled out through a groin injury. Michel Vlap and Michal Sadilek have joined permanently and should feature in Twente's midfield this weekend.
NEC and Twente get their Eredivisie season underway with a clash at Goffertstadion on Sunday afternoon. The previous Eredivisie fixture saw Twente run out 2-0 winners. Virgil Misidjan and Dimitris Limnios both got on the scoresheet for De Tukkers. Jonathan Okita was the top scorer for NEC in last season's Eredivisie with seven goals, he's since joined Zürich on a free transfer. NEC's next top scorer was Jordy Bruijn, who found the net on five occasions. In the previous league campaign, Twente were led by Ricky van Wolfswinkel with 16 goals, ranking fourth among the league's scoring leaders. At home last season, NEC picked up three wins, five draws and nine losses across 17 Eredivisie matches. Twente, meanwhile, registered 10 wins, three draws, and four losses in their 17 Eredivisie road games. 2:2
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