Vipers vs NEC

Vipers face NEC in the Premier League on Tuesday 17 February 2026, kick-off 17:00 UTC.

Vipers are 1st with 67 points from 30 games, while NEC are 6th with 51. That leaves Vipers 16 points ahead.

At home this season Vipers average 2.2 goals scored and 0.5 conceded per game; on the road NEC average 0.8 scored and 0.7 conceded. Vipers have kept 15 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times; NEC have 16 clean sheets and 7 blanks.

Vipers have scored 6 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. NEC have scored 10 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2.

Vipers come into this fixture with a recent record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats, while NEC have 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the same window. Vipers currently sit 1st on 67 points, with NEC placed 6th on 51 points. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 10 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 3 of them. The model rates the two sides evenly matched, backing the draw. The Draw selection (Draw) is assigned a 90% probability at odds of 1.11.

• NEC have the better recent form (12 pts vs 7 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Vipers have scored 55 goals this season compared with 28 for NEC.
• Defensively, Vipers have conceded 14 and NEC have conceded 22.
• League positions: Vipers 1st, NEC 6th.
• Vipers have won 11 of 15 home matches in this competition.
• NEC have won 6 of 15 away matches in this competition.

• Vipers at home: 11 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats from 15 games.
• NEC away from home: 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from 15 games.
• Vipers have taken 7 points from their last 5 matches.
• NEC have taken 12 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Vipers have won 1, NEC have won 1 and 2 ended level. The most recent, on 5 December 2025, finished NEC 1-1 Vipers.