Ah, the old Dutch dogfight: NAC Breda versus NEC Nijmegen. Should be a hoot, if you're into that kind of thing. Let's dive in.
Diving right into goalkeepers we've got NEC's Stijn van Gassel and Robin Roefs locked and loaded, toting ratings of 7.25 and 7.0 respectively. Not too shabby, if you ask me. On the other side of the field, NAC has Daniel Bielica standing sentinel. Sporting a 7.40 rating, he's not exactly someone to scoff at.
On the subject of top players, NEC can flaunt talents like Calvin Verdonk, Koki Ogawa, and Thomas Ouwejan while NAC Breda gets to boast about Jan van den Bergh, Boy Kemper, and Leo Greiml. I say "flaunt" and "boast," but frankly none of this lot are what you'd call lighting up the pitch.
Looking at the regular season records, it seems both these teams are frequent visitors to the school of hard knocks. NEC limps in with 2 wins, 1 draw, and 4 losses, while NAC's been left holding the bag with 2 wins and 5 losses. The recent results aren't exactly reeking of inspiration either.
But, let's face facts, folks. This isn't a battle of the behemoths. Sit back, relax, maybe start wondering what's left in the fridge… because this looks like it's going to be less a match and more like a drawn-out mutual therapy session. And with that said, here comes the prediction:
Albert’s Prediction: Draw