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Roda vs Nijmegen Prediction & Betting tips
What do NEC and Roda JC have in common? The clubs disappoint time and time again and after poor preparation the clubs also had a false start in the competition. On Friday evening at 20:00 the clubs in Kerkrade are facing each other.
Roda JC:
The previous season of Roda JC in the Kitchen Champion Division was disastrous. Two trainers were sent out and the club finished in thirteenth place. A considerable deception for a degradant if the lower row is not even reached in the lower division. Jean-Paul de Jong was hired as the new head coach, but the preparation was weak. Alemannia Aachen, Lommel United and FC Eindhoven were lost. EVV Echt and Borussia Mönchengladbach II won, but with difficulty. The first home game of the season was not won. Against Almere City, it played 1-1 and fifteen minutes later with a man less.
A away match against FC Volendam was a perfect opportunity for the Limburgers to pick up again. The Volendammers never won the last three meetings against Roda JC. But this competition also ended in a disgrace. The pride of the south never really became dangerous. The first half in particular looked sloppy and weak and in the break it was already 3-0 for the opponent. In the second half things went more smoothly, but Roda JC managed to create only one chance. That opportunity remained unused, but during the injury time the chance fell on the other side. With the Volendammers, that sharpness was there and it became 4-0. Two matches is very early to call it a crisis, but De Jong will still have to get results.
NEC:
It is also restless in Nijmegen. At NEC, the objective was similar to that of Roda JC. They wanted to return to the highest level as quickly as possible. The preparation was somewhat more successful, but against De Treffers and Wuppertaler the Nijmegen fans just expect a victory. RKC Waalwijk won well, but when the competition started NEC had to play against FC Eindhoven. They took the lead within five minutes, but that lead was given away and they lost at home with 1-2.
Last Monday NEC had to play its first away match against Young Ajax. It was a spectacular duel and for the neutral spectator it was great to watch. The opponent drew up some well-known names such as Kik Pierie, Lassina Traoré and Ryan Gravenberch. The young Ajax players quickly took the lead, but they were very sloppy. NEC managed to reverse the deficit to a lead and went into halftime with 1-2. Young Ajax came out well and even managed to score twice, making it 3-2 again. There were chances for both sides afterwards and when Jong Ajax also got a penalty it seemed over and over for NEC. Victor Jensen missed the penalty and in the last minute NEC got another corner. NEC goalkeeper Mattijs Branderhorst even went forward, but it was Josef Kvida who made the 3-3 in the absolute final second. The people from Nijmegen took the first point of the season.
Roda vs Nijmegen head to head matches
08.03.19 EER Nijmegen Roda 1 : 0
08.09.18 EER Roda Nijmegen 2 : 3
22.01.17 ERE Nijmegen Roda 2 : 0
01.10.16 ERE Roda Nijmegen 0 : 1
01.05.16 ERE Nijmegen Roda 1 : 2