Aiming to secure a place in the last eight of the 2022-23 KNVB Beker, De Graafschap and De Treffers go head-to-head at De Vijverberg on Tuesday.
The home side saw off the threat of Quick Den Haag in the previous round, while their visitors picked up an impressive result by defeating Eredivisie outfit Cambuur.
Match preview
De Graafschap suffered a first defeat since the turn of the year on Friday evening, when they were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Sportclub Telstar.
Adrie Poldervaart's men looked to be on course to come away with a point before Jonathan Mulder struck six minutes from time to settle a tight affair.
As a result, the Super Farmers have dropped to 14th place in the Eerste Divisie table and are now a whopping seven points adrift of the last playoff spot.
Next up is the task of facing off against an opposing side who are yet to come out on top in any of the previous four editions of this fixture, losing three of them.
Currently on a run of three losses in four home matches leading up to Tuesday's game, the hosts will be keen to give their fans reason to cheer come the sound of the final whistle.
De Treffers made it back to back wins on Saturday courtesy of a hard-fought 2-1 victory over SV TEC as the teams locked horns at Sportpark De Lok.
Despite going behind to Bo van Essen's opener, Leeroy Echteld's men levelled matters through Daan van Hees, after which Ifra Sow grabbed the winner late on.
With 43 points amassed from their 21 league matches this term, the Groesbeek-based outfit sit third in the Tweede Divisie standings, six points off top spot.
Having lost just one of their most recent six matches on the road, Tuesday's visitors go in search of another impressive result away from home.
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Team News
Siem de Jong missed De Graafschap's last outing through a muscle injury, and the Dutchman's involvement on Tuesday is currently hanging in the balance.
Joel Valencia will be pushing for a place in the starting XI here after he stepped up his return to action with another cameo appearance last time out.
Ifra Sow found the back of the net in his first start of 2023 against TEC, and the forward will be aiming to come up with the goods once again.
Twenty-three-year-old Bryan Sirvania is eligible to feature for the away side in this one, having served his one-game suspension over the weekend.
De Graafschap possible starting lineup:
Jurjus; Buttner, Hillen, Fortes, Schouten; Kaak, Brittijn; Onal, Kaandorp, Neghli; Benschop
De Treffers possible starting lineup:
El Ouazzane; Van den Berg, Van Nispen, Dkidak, Wouters; Ippel, Langeveld, Van Hees; Sow, Maertzdorf, Bouyaghlafen
We say: De Graafschap 2-1 De Treffers
De Treffers have already punched significantly above their weight by getting this far, but they will be keen to progress even further. We expect an open and entertaining affair here with the home side just about emerging triumphant in the end.
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