Round 21 of the 2023-24 Eredivisie season sees Go Ahead Eagles and PEC Zwolle go head-to-head at De Adelaarshorst Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Both teams emerged victorious from their respective last outings and will head into this weekend's encounter with the wind in their sails.
Match preview
Go Ahead Eagles continued their recent upturn in form with a comprehensive 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Vitesse at GelreDome on Sunday.
Rene Hake's men took the lead eight minutes from the interval through Oliver Edvardsen before Jakob Breum sealed the deal in second-half stoppage time.
Consequently, the pride of the IJssel Kowet remain sixth in the Eredivisie table, five points behind AZ Alkmaar in the race for the final guaranteed European spot.
Next up is the challenge of an opposing outfit with little separating the sides over the last five meetings, which have yielded two wins apiece and one draw.
Having come out on top in just one of their last five home matches, Sunday's hosts will be keen to give their fans reason to cheer this time around.
PEC Zwolle made it back to back wins for the first time since September as they ran out 2-0 winners against Sparta Rotterdam at the Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel.
Johnny Jansen's men broke the deadlock through Thomas Lam just shy of the half-hour mark after which Dave van den Berg made sure of the result 20 minutes from time.
With 26 points picked up from 20 matches so far, the Bluefingers sit eighth in the standings but are hanging on to the final continental spot only on goal difference.
Unbeaten in four straight away matches leading up to Sunday's contest, the visitors have proven themselves to be a tough nut to crack on the road of late.
Team News
Go Ahead Eagles' Philippe Rommens is set to sit out a fourth straight game with an ankle injury, while Willum Thor Willumsson misses out through suspension.
Jakob Breum will be pushing for a place in the hosts' starting lineup here after coming off the bench to good effect last time out.
Zwolle trio Samir Lagsir, Ferdy Druijf and Ryan Thomas are all unavailable to feature this weekend as they continue to nurse knee injuries.
Twenty-five-year-old Zico Buurmeester also misses out for the visitors through an ankle problem, but he is closing in on a return to action.
Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:
De Lange; James, Kramer, Amofa, Deijl; Blomme, Linthorst; Edvardsen, Breum, Adekanye; Edvardsen
PEC Zwolle possible starting lineup:
Schendelaar; Garcia, Lam, Kersten, Van Polen; Van den Berg, Fichtinger; Reijnders, Velanas, Namli; Thy
We say: Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 PEC Zwolle
The sides have been in good goalscoring form heading into this one, and we expect a highly entertaining clash here. That said, we are backing the hosts to come away with maximum points at the sound of the final whistle.
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