Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between PEC Zwolle and NAC Breda, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
The 2024-25 Eredivisie season will see a final on matchday nine PEC Zwolle facing against NAC Breda Sunday afternoon at MAC³PARK Station.
Both teams have had mixed starts to the season, with the hosts currently in 13th place with nine points and the visitors in 14th with eight.
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PEC Zwolle have had a poor start to the season, losing their first three games in a row, conceding seven goals in that period, although they only conceded one.
However, they recorded a solid 3-0 win against Heracles before the international break in September and since then their performances and results have improved markedly.
Last time out, the Blauwvingers drew 1-1 against Heerenveen away from home, taking their record to two wins and two draws in their last five matches, while the only defeat conceded in that period was against AZ Alkmaar. Last month.
at home, Johnny JohnsonThis season they have shared four games with two wins and two losses.
When the latter two met, the match ended goalless, although the result extended Swollen's unbeaten streak against this rival to six games, including four wins and two draws dating back to January 2015.
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Meanwhile, newly promoted NAC have made a very decent start in the top flight, picking up nine points from their first eight matches, which currently puts them six points above the points line.
Notably, the Pearl of the South has lost five games this season, three of those losses against rivals currently in the top six of the league standings, including Utrecht (2-1), Feyenoord (2-0) and Twente (1-1). ). -0).
The Yellow Army has also put in impressive performances. John Van Denberg He scored the winning goal in added time.
However, NAC will need to improve their away games to open more daylight between themselves and the trap as they have lost all four away league games this season, conceding 11 runs and scoring just once.
PEC Zwolle Eredivisie form:
NAC Breda Eredivisie form:
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PEC Zwolle is currently not competing with two long-term participants Sameer Luxir AND Tristan KooygerBoth are expected to return from serious knee injuries next year.
Bryden's Request After missing the last seven games due to a muscle injury, he has withdrawn from this tournament. Will be on the sidelines this week Olivier Aertsen (plate) and Simon Graves Jensen (knee).
On the other hand, the NAC has to do without youth services. Sana FernandezHe will start the first match of his three-match suspension wearing the same red that was shown in the win over NEC before the international break.
Based on the uninjured, the audience must be absent. Cerrian Valerio (knee), while the midfield duo Ral Bala AND Love Oompa Pointed out as big doubts for this trip to Swell.
Probable starting lineup of PEC Zwolle:
Rapist; Florence, L'associ, MacNulty, van der Haar; van den Berg, Namly, Monteiro; Krastev, Wente, Mbayo
Possible starting lineup for NAC Breda:
Beelica; Kemper, Greiml, Van den Bergh, Lucassen; Moll, Leemans, Ballard; Kostores, Omerson, Sauer
We say: PEC Zwolle 1-0 NAC Breda
After a very poor start to the season, Zwolle seemed to have found a good rhythm heading into the international break and will see this as a must-win game given their six-match unbeaten record against this rival.
NAC have put in some solid performances in their first season back in the top flight, but their away record is still in the worst division and we think they will struggle to get anything out of this one.
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