NEC - FC Groningen: 2-0
For the first time since September 28th, NEC have won a league game, beating play-off contenders FC Groningen 2-0 in Nijmegen.
Before the match had even begun, the stadium was bouncing as a massive tifo in honour of NEC's 125th anniversary was unveiled. Unlike the fans, however, NEC's players weren't up for the game early on as Groningen came close to scoring the opener via Younes Taha and David van der Werff.
Shortly after the break, however, the hosts took the lead through Kodai Sano and saw it double ten minutes later, when Kento Shiogai completed a Japanese double over Groningen.
Groningen top scorer Brynjolfur Willumsson was the last Groningen player to come close to a goal, but the Icelandic striker blasted his short-range effort over Gonzalo Crettaz's goal.
NEC is just one point behind FC Groningen and now sit in seventh place in the Eredivisie table, keeping a two-point gap to FC Twente, Go Ahead Eagles, Fortuna Sittard, and Sparta Rotterdam.
FC Utrecht - Ajax: 2-1
FC Utrecht dealt Ajax their second loss of the Eredivisie season by beating the Amsterdam giants 2-1 in their first game following John Heitinga's dismissal. To read all about Ajax's loss, read our full match report here.
AZ - PSV: 1-5
PSV booked a dominating win away at AZ, who were thumped 5-1 by the reigning champions. To read all about PSV's dominant win, read our full match report here.
Go Ahead Eagles - Feyenoord: 2-1
Feyenoord dropped their second game of the season and lost the top spot in the Eredivisie following a 2-1 loss away at Go Ahead Eagles. To read all about the Eagles' win, check out our full match report here.