FC Twente are finding life sweet in the top league spots while Go Ahead Eagles are more concerned with staying out of trouble and relegation. Who will get the points?
- FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles is in the worst form (0-1-5)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
FC Twente form and stats
FC Twente have performed here at De Grolsch Veste this season with 6 wins from 10 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for FC Twente, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Twente are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-5 away versus Ajax. Midfield player Bosch got a match rating of 7.05 in that game, the max score being 10. Bosch had 18 successful passes (of 21 total).
Ahead of that match, FC Twente won a home game hosting Vitesse (3-0).Twente have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at De Grolsch Veste with 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, FC Twente have conceded only 6 goals.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
There's been little loot from Go Ahead Eagles's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Eredivisie. Go Ahead Eagles only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus AZ with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Midfield player Brouwers was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.22/10. Brouwers scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 40 successful passes (of 50 total).
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Eagles have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Go Ahead Eagles - FC Twente 1-2. Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two squads are: six wins for FC Twente, one draw and three wins for Go Ahead Eagles. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  R. van Wolfswinkel 11 goals |   L. Brouwers 6 goals |  I. Córdoba Kerejeta 6 goals |
FC Twente missing players
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
| FC Twente | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 34 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 27 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | 38 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 82% | 91% |
| 77% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 73% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 36% | 41% |
| 27% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 59% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 45% | 45% |
| 32% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 27% | 23% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 80% | 45% | 41% |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10.8 | 13.1 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.7 | 10.7 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 27% | 29% |
| 12 | 10.1 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22.4 | 19.8 | 17 |
| 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
- FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Eredivisie
- Go Ahead Eagles is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 64 | 54 |
| 2 | PSV | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 49 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 48 |
| 4 | AZ | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | -9 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | NEC | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Heracles Almelo | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -7 | 23 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | Willem II | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 19 |
| 17 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -19 | 16 |
