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 November 21, 2010, FC Utrecht recorded the biggest home win ever against NEC. The score was 4-0, thanks to goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Edouard Duplan, Mihai Nesu and Frank Demouge.