Eredivisie Round 13 Preview: Ajax looking to return to winning ways against NAC

The Dutch top flight returns following Tuesday's international action - and an exciting round 13 with some interesting encounters awaits

Nov 18, 2011 3:30:00 AM

By Stefan Coerts

More On :  Ajax, Alkmaar, De Graafschap, Den Haag, Excelsior Rotterdam, Feyenoord, Groningen, Heerenveen, Heracles Almelo, NAC, NEC, PSV, Roda, Twente, Utrecht, Vitesse, VVV-Venlo, Waalwijk
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PROSHOTS

 
Eredivisie: Round 13 Preview

Saturday NOVEMBER 19 KO
 Sunday NOVEMBER 20
 KO
De Graafschap - PSV
 12:45 Vitesse - Feyenoord
 6:30
Heracles - Twente 
1:45 ADO Den Haag - Utrecht
 6:30
NEC - Roda
 1:45 Groningen - VVV
 8:30
Heerenveen - RKC
 1:45 Excelsior - AZ
 10:30
Ajax - NAC
 2:45



 
 

   all kickoffs in ET

De Graafschap
 vs PSV

PROBABLE LINEUPS
 
De Winter
Evers, Van de Pavert, Wormgoor, Meijer
Rose, De Leeuw, Kujala
Sreckovic, Poepon, El Hassnaoui

Isaksson
Ojo, Marcelo, Bouma, Willems
Wijnaldum, Engelaar
Lens, Toivonen, Mertens
Matavz
TEAM NEWS
  • Right back Muslu Nalbantoglu is unlikely to feature due to a knee problem.
  • Center back Jean-Paul Saeijs is doubtful due to injury.
  
  • Left backs Abel Tamata and Erik Pieters are both sidelined due to injury.
  • Right back Stanislav Manolev and midfielder Kevin Strootman are both unavailable due to suspension.
  • Long term injury concerns Stijn Wuytens and Atiba Hutchinson will both be forced to watch the match from the stands.

Heracles
 vs Twente

LAST WEEK'S LINEUP

Pasveer
Breukers, Rienstra, Van der Linden, Looms
Quansah, Overtoom, Duarte
Douglas, Plet, Everton
  
 
Mihaylov
Rosales, Douglas, Wisgerhof, Tiendalli
Landzaat, Chadli, Brama
John, L. de Jong, Bajrami

NEC
 vs Roda

LAST WEEK'S LINEUPS

Babos
Will, Cmovs, Van Eijden, Conroy
Vadocz, Van der Velden, Koolwijk, Schone George, Latupeirissa
  

Kieszek
Monteyne, Wielaert, Biemans, Vukovic
De Beule, Donald, Ramzi, Fledderus
Malki, Junker

Heerenveen
 vs RKC

LAST WEEK'S LINEUPS
 
Vandenbussche
Janmaat, Zomer, Gouweleeuw, Breuer
Kums, Djuricic, Viktor Elm
Narsingh, Dost, Assaidi
  

Zoet
Bandjar, Martina, Van Mosselveld, Van Peppen
Sno, Duits, Braber, Van Hout
Castillion, Ten Voorde 

Ajax
 vs NAC

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Vermeer
Van der Wiel, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Anita
Enoh, Eriksen, Janssen
Sulejmani, Bulykin, Boerrigter
 
 
Ten Rouwelaar
Janse, Botteghin, Luijckx, Gorter
Gudelj, Gilissen, Schilder
Bayram, Schalk, Lurling
TEAM NEWS
  • Left back Nicolai Boilesen is still out of action due to a knee injury.
  • Midfielder Siem de Jong is unavailable due to injury.
  • Striker Kollbein Sigthorsson won't feature due to an ankle fracture.

  
  • Head coach John Karelse doesn't have any noteworthy injury problems ahead of Saturday's clash.

Vitesse
 vs Feyenoord

LAST WEEK'S LINEUPS
 
Velthuizen
Yasuda, Kashia, Kalas, Buttner
Van Ginkel, Annan, Van der Heijden
Chanturia, Pedersen, Hofs
  

Mulder
Leerdam, De Vrij, Vlaar, Martins Indi
El Ahmadi, Clasie, Bakkal
Cabral, Guidetti, Schaken

ADO Den Haag vs Utrecht

PROBABLE LINEUPS

Coutinho
Ammi, Horvath, Kum, Morec
Immers, Radosavljevic, Toornstra
Wesley Verhoek, John Verhoek, Chery
  

Fernandez
Bovenberg, Wuytens, Nilsson, Bulthuis
Martensson, Asare, Sneijder
Duplan, Mulenga, Gerndt

Groningen
 vs VVV

LAST WEEK'S LINEUPS
 
Van Loo
Hiariej, Ivens, Van Dijk, Burnet
Kieftenbeld, Sparv
Bacuna, Andersson, Tadic
Texeira
  

De Vogt
Timisela, Mei, Yoshida, Fleuren
Linssen, Meeuwis, Molhoek
Musa, Wildschut, Uchebo

Excelsior
 vs AZ

PROBABLE LINEUPS

De Ruiter
De Graaf, Nieveld, Van Smith, Scheimann
Alberg, Vorthoren, Broerse
Jansen, Van Steensel, Van Buren


Esteban
Reijnen, Moisander, Klavan, Poulsen
Wernbloom, Maher, Rasmus Elm
Beerens, Altidore, Holman

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