FC Twente vs FC Utrecht: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: De Grolsch Veste (30205 seats)

FC Twente and FC Utrecht have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Eredivisie.

Insights:
  • FC Twente have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Eredivisie

FC Utrecht could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Eredivisie game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Ajax. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

Twente can neither be promoted or relegated from Eredivisie. Utrecht is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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FC Twente form and stats

With 3 Eredivisie wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, FC Twente are certainly not brimming with confidence. FC Twente are slowly digging their own grave here at De Grolsch Veste with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the PEC Zwolle match.

In their previous game, the manager R. Jans led his FC Twente to a defeat in the Eredivisie match away at PEC Zwolle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at De Grolsch Veste. Ahead of that match, FC Twente lost 1-2 at home to Vitesse.

Twente has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Twente's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, FC Utrecht have produced an overall stat of 6-5-3 so far.

Utrecht are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Ajax (placed 1st). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Feyenoord.

Eric Oelschlägel had red hot gloves after the game against Ajax, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.

The travelling fans enjoy Utrecht's attacking play in away games, having scored 23 goals in 14 league matches away. 15 goals have been conceded by Utrecht in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the FC Utrecht - Twente 2-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for FC Twente, one draw and six wins for FC Utrecht. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

TwenteD. Pereira da Silva
D. Pereira da Silva
14 goals
FC TwenteQ. Menig
Q. Menig
8 goals
FC UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
8 goals

FC Twente missing players

FC Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Twente FC Utrecht
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 2 14 29
9 3 1 Won W 1 6 11
10 5 1 Drew D 0 5 11
10 6 1 Lost L 1 3 7
42 18 2 Scored S 2 23 46
40 20 2 Conceded C 4 15 37
90% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
83% 86% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 79%
55% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 52%
34% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 34%
14% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 17%
62% 64% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 69%
21% 14% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 21%
28% 29% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 0.8 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 11.6 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 13.3 14.6
4.4 4.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.5 5.5
33% 28% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 30% 29%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Twente have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Eredivisie

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 29 23 4 2 87 21 14 11 2 1 44 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 66 73
2 PSV 29 18 7 4 64 30 14 11 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 32 21 34 61
3 AZ Alkmaar 29 18 7 4 66 38 15 10 2 3 33 18 14 8 5 1 33 20 28 61
4 Vitesse 29 17 5 7 46 28 15 10 4 1 23 8 14 7 1 6 23 20 18 56
5 Feyenoord 29 15 9 5 58 29 14 8 5 1 32 10 15 7 4 4 26 19 29 54
6 FC Groningen 29 13 7 9 35 33 15 7 5 3 16 11 14 6 2 6 19 22 2 46
7 FC Utrecht 29 11 11 7 46 37 15 5 6 4 23 22 14 6 5 3 23 15 9 44
8 Heracles 29 11 6 12 35 43 15 7 3 5 24 15 14 4 3 7 11 28 -8 39
9 FC Twente 29 9 10 10 42 40 14 3 5 6 18 20 15 6 5 4 24 20 2 37
10 SC Heerenveen 29 9 10 10 39 40 14 6 4 4 21 14 15 3 6 6 18 26 -1 37
11 Sparta Rotterdam 29 9 7 13 40 46 14 4 3 7 25 27 15 5 4 6 15 19 -6 34
12 Fortuna Sittard 29 10 4 15 40 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 6 2 6 19 22 -12 34
13 PEC Zwolle 29 7 11 11 38 46 15 5 6 4 18 17 14 2 5 7 20 29 -8 32
14 RKC Waalwijk 29 6 8 15 27 44 15 4 4 7 18 21 14 2 4 8 9 23 -17 26
15 Willem II 29 5 7 17 31 61 14 4 2 8 19 30 15 1 5 9 12 31 -30 22
16 VVV-Venlo 29 6 4 19 39 75 15 3 3 9 17 39 14 3 1 10 22 36 -36 22
17 FC Emmen 29 4 9 16 30 58 14 2 4 8 20 35 15 2 5 8 10 23 -28 21
18 ADO Den Haag 29 2 10 17 22 64 14 0 6 8 13 29 15 2 4 9 9 35 -42 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 29 23 4 2 87 21 14 11 2 1 44 13 15 12 2 1 43 8 66 73
2 PSV 29 18 7 4 64 30 14 11 2 1 32 9 15 7 5 3 32 21 34 61
3 AZ Alkmaar 29 18 7 4 66 38 15 10 2 3 33 18 14 8 5 1 33 20 28 61
4 Vitesse 29 17 5 7 46 28 15 10 4 1 23 8 14 7 1 6 23 20 18 56
5 Feyenoord 29 15 9 5 58 29 14 8 5 1 32 10 15 7 4 4 26 19 29 54
6 FC Groningen 29 13 7 9 35 33 15 7 5 3 16 11 14 6 2 6 19 22 2 46
7 FC Utrecht 29 11 11 7 46 37 15 5 6 4 23 22 14 6 5 3 23 15 9 44
8 Heracles 29 11 6 12 35 43 15 7 3 5 24 15 14 4 3 7 11 28 -8 39
9 FC Twente 29 9 10 10 42 40 14 3 5 6 18 20 15 6 5 4 24 20 2 37
10 SC Heerenveen 29 9 10 10 39 40 14 6 4 4 21 14 15 3 6 6 18 26 -1 37
11 Sparta Rotterdam 29 9 7 13 40 46 14 4 3 7 25 27 15 5 4 6 15 19 -6 34
12 Fortuna Sittard 29 10 4 15 40 52 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 6 2 6 19 22 -12 34
13 PEC Zwolle 29 7 11 11 38 46 15 5 6 4 18 17 14 2 5 7 20 29 -8 32
14 RKC Waalwijk 29 6 8 15 27 44 15 4 4 7 18 21 14 2 4 8 9 23 -17 26
15 Willem II 29 5 7 17 31 61 14 4 2 8 19 30 15 1 5 9 12 31 -30 22
16 VVV-Venlo 29 6 4 19 39 75 15 3 3 9 17 39 14 3 1 10 22 36 -36 22
17 FC Emmen 29 4 9 16 30 58 14 2 4 8 20 35 15 2 5 8 10 23 -28 21
18 ADO Den Haag 29 2 10 17 22 64 14 0 6 8 13 29 15 2 4 9 9 35 -42 16

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.