FC Twente vs NEC pre-match info: Away side will have a difficult job at Sportpark Het Diekman

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Het Diekman (3000 seats)

A quick look at the Eredivisie table shows that this is top- versus mid-table, but that's not all you need to know. Read our FC Twente - NEC preview!

Insights:
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Eredivisie

This could be an engaging match with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Game on!

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FC Twente form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sportpark Het Diekman as FC Twente have scored 39 goals to get 37 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Eredivisie are 11-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Twente, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating FC Emmen away with the result 3-0. Vlap (2) and Černý found the net in that victory. Vlap (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.52/10. Vlap scored two goals, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 28 successful passes (of 33 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Sparta Rotterdam that ended 3-3.

FC Twente are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (39 goals in 15 games). FC Twente have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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NEC form and stats

5-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for NEC in their Eredivisie matches away.

NEC failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs SC Heerenveen (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Midfielder Mattsson was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Mattsson scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Groningen at their stadium, the result 1-0.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest head-to-head game ended NEC - Twente 0-1, earlier this season. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for FC Twente, zero draws and four wins for NEC. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

FC TwenteV. Černý
V. Černý
11 goals
NECL. Dimata
L. Dimata
9 goals
FC TwenteR. van Wolfswinkel
R. van Wolfswinkel
8 goals

FC Twente missing players

NEC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Twente NEC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
15 11 3 Won W 0 5 8
10 4 2 Drew D 1 5 14
6 0 0 Lost L 4 5 9
54 39 12 Scored S 1 13 41
26 10 4 Conceded C 9 12 37
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 73% 84%
81% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 47% 68%
52% 73% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 27% 39%
19% 27% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 29%
6% 13% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 19%
39% 40% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 20% 52%
48% 60% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 47% 29%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 60% 35%
 
6.6 6.9 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4 5.4
4.3 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 5.6 5.4
1.3 1.2 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
17.3 18.7 17.8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 11.5 14
5.2 6.1 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.9
34% 43% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 7% 21% 27%
 
11.2 10.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 19.8 16.7 14.7
3.7 2.8 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8.4 5.7 5.4
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • 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 at least twice as many goals at home as NEC have scored away.
  • FC Twente have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (26) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (11) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the most clean sheets (15) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • NEC have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (12) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the most matches under the total-line (19) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 31 23 7 1 75 28 15 11 4 0 34 9 16 12 3 1 41 19 47 76
2 PSV 31 21 5 5 82 35 15 13 1 1 49 10 16 8 4 4 33 25 47 68
3 Ajax 31 18 9 4 79 32 16 9 5 2 44 13 15 9 4 2 35 19 47 63
4 AZ 31 18 7 6 59 32 15 8 5 2 30 17 16 10 2 4 29 15 27 61
5 FC Twente 31 15 10 6 54 26 15 11 4 0 39 10 16 4 6 6 15 16 28 55
6 Sparta Rotterdam 31 15 8 8 50 34 16 9 2 5 28 17 15 6 6 3 22 17 16 53
7 FC Utrecht 31 13 9 9 49 45 15 6 5 4 15 13 16 7 4 5 34 32 4 48
8 RKC Waalwijk 31 11 8 12 50 53 16 9 3 4 34 21 15 2 5 8 16 32 -3 41
9 SC Heerenveen 31 11 8 12 39 47 15 5 2 8 19 26 16 6 6 4 20 21 -8 41
10 NEC 31 8 14 9 41 37 16 3 9 4 28 25 15 5 5 5 13 12 4 38
11 Go Ahead Eagles 31 9 10 12 43 51 16 6 6 4 25 23 15 3 4 8 18 28 -8 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 31 10 5 16 37 56 16 5 3 8 20 27 15 5 2 8 17 29 -19 35
13 Vitesse 31 7 10 14 36 50 15 3 6 6 16 25 16 4 4 8 20 25 -14 31
14 FC Volendam 31 8 6 17 37 65 15 7 1 7 24 29 16 1 5 10 13 36 -28 30
15 FC Emmen 31 6 10 15 29 54 16 3 9 4 15 20 15 3 1 11 14 34 -25 28
16 Excelsior 31 8 4 19 27 68 16 7 2 7 19 26 15 1 2 12 8 42 -41 28
17 FC Groningen 31 4 6 21 29 61 15 3 3 9 18 26 16 1 3 12 11 35 -32 18
18 SC Cambuur 31 4 4 23 21 63 16 2 0 14 10 33 15 2 4 9 11 30 -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 Feyenoord 31 23 7 1 75 28 15 11 4 0 34 9 16 12 3 1 41 19 47 76
2 PSV 31 21 5 5 82 35 15 13 1 1 49 10 16 8 4 4 33 25 47 68
3 Ajax 31 18 9 4 79 32 16 9 5 2 44 13 15 9 4 2 35 19 47 63
4 AZ 31 18 7 6 59 32 15 8 5 2 30 17 16 10 2 4 29 15 27 61
5 FC Twente 31 15 10 6 54 26 15 11 4 0 39 10 16 4 6 6 15 16 28 55
6 Sparta Rotterdam 31 15 8 8 50 34 16 9 2 5 28 17 15 6 6 3 22 17 16 53
7 FC Utrecht 31 13 9 9 49 45 15 6 5 4 15 13 16 7 4 5 34 32 4 48
8 RKC Waalwijk 31 11 8 12 50 53 16 9 3 4 34 21 15 2 5 8 16 32 -3 41
9 SC Heerenveen 31 11 8 12 39 47 15 5 2 8 19 26 16 6 6 4 20 21 -8 41
10 NEC 31 8 14 9 41 37 16 3 9 4 28 25 15 5 5 5 13 12 4 38
11 Go Ahead Eagles 31 9 10 12 43 51 16 6 6 4 25 23 15 3 4 8 18 28 -8 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 31 10 5 16 37 56 16 5 3 8 20 27 15 5 2 8 17 29 -19 35
13 Vitesse 31 7 10 14 36 50 15 3 6 6 16 25 16 4 4 8 20 25 -14 31
14 FC Volendam 31 8 6 17 37 65 15 7 1 7 24 29 16 1 5 10 13 36 -28 30
15 FC Emmen 31 6 10 15 29 54 16 3 9 4 15 20 15 3 1 11 14 34 -25 28
16 Excelsior 31 8 4 19 27 68 16 7 2 7 19 26 15 1 2 12 8 42 -41 28
17 FC Groningen 31 4 6 21 29 61 15 3 3 9 18 26 16 1 3 12 11 35 -32 18
18 SC Cambuur 31 4 4 23 21 63 16 2 0 14 10 33 15 2 4 9 11 30 -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.