The team playing at home, FC Twente, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but FC Utrecht have displayed both smartness and mettle. Read more about the game!
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
- FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This has all the signs of an interesting match with lots of spark and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!
FC Twente form and stats
7-1-0 is the performance here at De Grolsch Veste so far in the Eredivisie, giving FC Twente a total of 22 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results!
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall not having conceded a league goal in 199 minutes.
An away draw last time out for FC Twente, facing Ajax in a game that ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Unnerstall got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.14 out of ten. Unnerstall topped it up with a clean sheet.
A victory at home ahead of that match, as expected. The team were big favourites against Telstar and won 3-1. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Twente's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 6 games, won 2 matches, drawn 2 and lost 2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for FC Twente as they are travelling to their away game against Vitesse in the Eredivisie. That match is three days after this one.
Goals are plentiful at De Grolsch Veste in the league this season as Twente has scored 21 goals here in 8 home games. FC Twente have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FC Utrecht form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of FC Utrecht playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Go Ahead Eagles (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. de Streek got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, top player of the team. Streek scored one goal.
Ahead of that, the KNVB Beker win away at Blauw Geel '38.
A quick return to home after this game, as Utrecht are hosting Excelsior in the Eredivisie only three days away.
The FC Utrecht manager Silberbauer has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 8 league matches. The FC Utrecht manager Silberbauer has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Twente wins - draws - FC Utrecht wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. van Wolfswinkel 6 goals |   A. Douvikas 6 goals |  B. Dost 6 goals |
FC Twente missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| FC Twente | FC Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 18 | 26 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 75% |
| 44% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 62% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 38% | 19% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.5 | 18.1 | 18.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 13 | 12.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 35% | 49% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 9.8 | 8 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 13.4 | 13.2 |
| 2.9 | 1.8 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
- All of FC Twente's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Twente have not yet lost a game at home.
- FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Twente have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the most clean sheets (9) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the most points (22) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Twente haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Utrecht have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FC Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| 2 | AZ | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 3 | Ajax | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 32 |
| 4 | PSV | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 22 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 26 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | NEC | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -21 | 16 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 12 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 12 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -22 | 12 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 9 |
