On Thursday night, NEC Nijmegen and Go Ahead Eagles go head-to-head at the Goffertstadion in the Eredivisie Europa Conference League semi-finals.
NEC looking for consistencyThe home team finished in sixth place in the Eredivisie table after finishing the Eredivisie campaign in inconsistent form. Rogier Meijer’s team has won two, lost two and drawn one of their previous five outings in the Dutch top flight.
The home team has been involved in several high-scoring games, with over 2.5 goals scored in their last six outings in the Eredivisie.
One of the main factors in NEC’s recent high-scoring games has been their attacking prowess. They have scored at least two goals in six of their last eight matches.
NEC ended the Eredivisie campaign on home soil with a three-game winless run, including back-to-back defeats against AZ and Feyenoord. Despite their poor home results, they have scored at least two goals in six of their last seven games on home soil.
Go Ahead Eagles are looking to improve their recent formThe visitors finished ninth place in the Eredivisie table, in the last Europa Conference League play-off spot.
Go Ahead Eagles ended a six-game winless run in the Dutch top-flight on the final day of the season with a 2-1 win at Volendam. The game produced another high-scoring encounter for Rene Hake’s team, as four of their last five games in the Eredivisie have produced over 2.5 goals.
The visitors' recent away record in the Dutch top flight has been inconsistent. However, the aforementioned win at Volendam ended a five-game winless streak on their travels in the Eredivisie.
Their recent away games in the Dutch top flight have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in ten of their last 13 matches.
What am I backing?This could be an exciting clash between two teams involved in several high-scoring games lately. With that in mind, the bet I am backing is over 2.5 goals scored.
