Overview
- Feyenoord hosts league leader AZ at De Kuip this weekend with a win able to move Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side into first place in the Eredivisie.
- The club’s injury list has eased, with Anis Hadj Moussa available and Jakub Moder back in full training, improving selection options for the busy run of fixtures ahead.
- NEC signed right-back Mitchel Bakker on a one-year deal that was announced on Thursday and made him immediately available, but the squad still faces several absences for the upcoming trip to Ajax including Bram Nuytinck and Philippe Sandler plus sickness for Dennis Geiger and an injury to Kaj Sierhuis.
- NEC’s away allocation of 1,480 tickets for the Europa League trip to Dinamo Zagreb is sold out and the club has issued safety advice to supporters because of concerns about local supporter behavior.
- Almere City beat FC Eindhoven 3-0 but missed out on the first period title after Heracles also won, and De Graafschap prepare for a relegation test at home against Jong Utrecht with Kyanno Kwint likely to start, all details that show how tight promotion and survival battles remain and how fixture congestion is shaping club plans.