FC Utrecht lost only one of the last ten Premier League matches against NEC. That was the match earlier this season in Nijmegen. The last time NEC won in the Galgenwaard was on February 10, 2013. The score was 0-3 due to goals from Melvin Platje, Erik Falkenburg and Ruud Boymans.
The line-up at FC Utrecht was as follows:
Objective: Rider
Behind: Van der Maarel, Van der Hoorn, Wuytens, Bulthuis
Middle: Asare, Kali, Zullo
For: Duplan, Mulenga, Van der Gun
On September 15, 1985, FC Utrecht recorded the biggest home win ever against NEC. The score was 4-1, and Peter van der Waart scored twice for FC Utrecht. John van Loen and Johan van der Hooft completed the quartet.