NEC Nijmegen are heading into this match in poor form. They haven't won any of their last five games, with three draws and two defeats. Their recent results have all been tight, low-scoring affairs. PSV Eindhoven have also had a mixed time lately. They have two wins, a draw, and two losses in their last five away matches, and one of those defeats was a heavy 5-1 loss. Their games have often seen a lot of goals at both ends.

The recent history between these two sides is very open, with plenty of goals. Their last three meetings all had at least five goals, with PSV winning two of them and the other ending in a high-scoring draw. Given NEC's struggles and PSV's more powerful recent record in this fixture, it feels like a match that could go in PSV's favor.