NEC won his last game in the competition with 1-4 against Almere City and ended as number 6 in the competition with 53 points. So NEC have the home advantage against Go Ahead and if they win they play again at home against the winner of Utrecht and Sparta. These teams play only 1 game and not 2 games as last years. NEC won this season 8 of 17 home games but they didn’t win in their last 3 home games: Feyenoord 2-3, AZ 0-3 and PEC Zwolle.

Go Ahead Eagles won last Sunday with 1-2 against FC Volendam so they ended as number 9 in the competition. With 46 points they are already a full weeks qualified for the European Play-offs. It was fine for Go Ahead that they Sunday finally won a competition game. Before this game they were 6 games without a win in the competition. Go Ahead won just 5 of 17 away games this season. Go Ahead Eagles is missing Willum Willumsson. Also Edvardsen is doubtful for this game.

Earlier this season Go Ahead Eagles – NEC ended in a 2-2 draw but NEC won with 2-1 at home against Go Ahead. Go Ahead is missing two important players and they aren’t doing it well. NEC is playing in a sold out stadium with great atmosphere. They won 2 of their last 3 games and I see win them here against Go Ahead Eagles because NEC is doing it very well this season.