NEC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 22 points behind FC Twente.
It's no vacation for neither NEC nor FC Twente as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
NEC form and stats
NEC have played 18 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as NEC has won four games in a row. The Jong AZ match was the last time out without a victory. Two home wins in a row for NEC bring valid hopes of a third.NEC's last game was hosting RKC Waalwijk and winning 2-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting FC Volendam and winning 3-2.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does NEC handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L0.
NEC can score goals in their home matches. After 18 matches they have found the net 40 times. On the other hand, NEC have conceded 24 goals.
FC Twente form and stats
The away team, who have the most points (39) away in Eerste Divisie, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 12 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses.FC Twente's last game was the home draw against Jong AZ (0-0). That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Telstar.
FC Twente are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of three matches.
The FC Twente manager M. Pusic has got the team scoring on the road, with 36 away goals in 17 matches. FC Twente are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the FC Twente - NEC 2-0 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): NEC 3 wins, 1 draw and FC Twente 6 victories.Top Goalscorers
  T. Boere 14 goals / 4 assists |   J. Okita 13 goals / 5 assists |  Aitor Cantalapiedra 13 goals / 8 assists |
NEC missing players
FC Twente missing players
| NEC | FC Twente | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | Played | 17 | 35 |
| 68 | 40 | Scored | 36 | 65 |
| 59 | 24 | Conceded | 16 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 97% |
| 81% | 78% | Over 1.5 | 94% | 71% |
| 64% | 61% | Over 2.5 | 59% | 51% |
| 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 29% | 29% |
| 36% | 39% | Over 4.5 | 12% | 14% |
| 64% | 67% | Both teams to score | 65% | 51% |
| 14% | 22% | Clean Sheet | 35% | 40% |
| 22% | 11% | Failed To Score | 0% | 11% |
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners For (avg) | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 2 |
- NEC hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Twente is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- FC Twente has scored in all of their 17 away matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | FC Twente | 35 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 65 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 42 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 32 | 68 |
| 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 63 |
| 4 | Jong PSV | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 74 | 57 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 34 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Almere City | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 59 |
| 6 | FC Den Bosch | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 57 |
| 7 | FC Oss | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 56 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 54 |
| 9 | NEC | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 68 | 59 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 9 | 54 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 36 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 62 | 55 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 7 | 53 |
| 11 | MVV Maastricht | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | -1 | 53 |
| 12 | Jong Ajax | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 60 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 52 |
| 13 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 56 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 52 |
| 14 | FC Eindhoven | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 44 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 48 |
| 15 | Telstar | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -11 | 47 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 33 | -16 | 39 |
| 17 | FC Dordrecht | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 53 | 81 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 41 | -28 | 36 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 42 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -23 | 27 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 67 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 38 | -31 | 21 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 36 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 44 | 88 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 48 | -44 | 19 |
