Can NEC outperform FC Twente in Goffertstadion clash?

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Goffertstadion (12500 seats)

FC Twente travel to NEC and Goffertstadion full of happy thoughts, but the hosts is no muppet. More info on the match here!

Insights:
  • NEC have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

NEC and FC Twente should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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NEC form and stats

With 2 Eredivisie wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, NEC are certainly not brimming with confidence. With eight home Eredivisie games in a row without a win, the NEC fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the FC Groningen game long ago, can be stopped today.

A strong away win for NEC against SC Cambuur the last match, as Vet and Okita were on target. Okita, a forward, was the top performer for the team in that game, earning a rating of 8.31 (out of 10). Okita scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Sparta Rotterdam.

NEC have scored 12 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. NEC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 10 of these goals were conceded after the timer had passed 60 minutes (more than 55 %).

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FC Twente form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, FC Twente have produced an overall stat of 8-2-4 so far. FC Twente love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

FC Twente's last game was the home draw against PSV (3-3). The attacker van Wolfswinkel got a match rating of 8.32 in that game. Wolfswinkel scored two goals.

Prior to that result Twente won their away game at AZ. The scoreline was 1-0.

FC Twente are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. As for defending, Twente rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet this campaign, as the records show this recent match: FC Twente - NEC 1-2. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): NEC won four games, one match ended with a draw and FC Twente have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

FC TwenteR. van Wolfswinkel
R. van Wolfswinkel
14 goals
NECJ. Okita
J. Okita
6 goals
NECA. Akman
A. Akman
6 goals

NEC missing players

FC Twente missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NEC FC Twente
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 5 14 28
9 2 0 Won W 3 8 16
8 5 0 Drew D 1 2 7
11 6 4 Lost L 1 4 5
35 12 3 Scored S 10 22 44
44 18 12 Conceded C 7 22 33
89% 77% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
75% 69% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 71%
50% 46% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 57% 50%
29% 23% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 36% 29%
21% 15% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 29% 18%
57% 46% 75% BTTS BTTS 80% 64% 57%
32% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 36%
21% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 20% 14% 11%
 
4.2 5.5 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.6 3.8
6.2 6 9 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5.2
1.5 1.3 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.7 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
11.6 13.9 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 9.4 12.1
4.4 5 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.5 4.2
29% 18% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 45% 37%
 
15.4 13.8 16.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 13.1 11.5
4.6 4.4 7.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.7 3.8
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Twente have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Twente haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • NEC have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the most dropped points from leading position (29) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Ajax 28 22 3 3 83 14 14 11 1 2 52 7 14 11 2 1 31 7 69 69
2 PSV 28 21 2 5 71 34 14 11 0 3 40 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 37 65
3 Feyenoord 28 18 4 6 63 27 14 10 2 2 34 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 36 58
4 AZ 28 17 4 7 55 33 14 10 2 2 31 14 14 7 2 5 24 19 22 55
5 FC Twente 28 16 7 5 44 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 55
6 FC Utrecht 28 11 8 9 45 37 14 7 4 3 28 17 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 41
7 Vitesse 27 12 5 10 34 43 13 5 2 6 16 24 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 41
8 FC Groningen 28 9 9 10 36 40 14 4 6 4 15 15 14 5 3 6 21 25 -4 36
9 NEC 28 9 8 11 35 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 15 7 3 5 23 26 -9 35
10 Go Ahead Eagles 28 9 6 13 31 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -12 33
11 SC Cambuur 28 10 3 15 44 60 14 5 1 8 26 31 14 5 2 7 18 29 -16 33
12 SC Heerenveen 28 8 7 13 25 37 14 4 2 8 14 21 14 4 5 5 11 16 -12 31
13 Heracles 28 8 6 14 29 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 1 2 11 10 24 -8 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 28 6 10 12 31 44 14 4 3 7 12 22 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 28
15 Willem II 28 6 5 17 23 48 14 4 3 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 11 28 -25 23
16 Sparta Rotterdam 26 4 10 12 20 38 15 3 6 6 13 20 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 27 6 4 17 26 60 13 4 2 7 14 26 14 2 2 10 12 34 -34 22
18 PEC Zwolle 28 5 5 18 20 43 14 2 4 8 9 16 14 3 1 10 11 27 -23 20

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 28 22 3 3 83 14 14 11 1 2 52 7 14 11 2 1 31 7 69 69
2 PSV 28 21 2 5 71 34 14 11 0 3 40 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 37 65
3 Feyenoord 28 18 4 6 63 27 14 10 2 2 34 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 36 58
4 AZ 28 17 4 7 55 33 14 10 2 2 31 14 14 7 2 5 24 19 22 55
5 FC Twente 28 16 7 5 44 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 55
6 FC Utrecht 28 11 8 9 45 37 14 7 4 3 28 17 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 41
7 Vitesse 27 12 5 10 34 43 13 5 2 6 16 24 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 41
8 FC Groningen 28 9 9 10 36 40 14 4 6 4 15 15 14 5 3 6 21 25 -4 36
9 NEC 28 9 8 11 35 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 15 7 3 5 23 26 -9 35
10 Go Ahead Eagles 28 9 6 13 31 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -12 33
11 SC Cambuur 28 10 3 15 44 60 14 5 1 8 26 31 14 5 2 7 18 29 -16 33
12 SC Heerenveen 28 8 7 13 25 37 14 4 2 8 14 21 14 4 5 5 11 16 -12 31
13 Heracles 28 8 6 14 29 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 1 2 11 10 24 -8 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 28 6 10 12 31 44 14 4 3 7 12 22 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 28
15 Willem II 28 6 5 17 23 48 14 4 3 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 11 28 -25 23
16 Sparta Rotterdam 26 4 10 12 20 38 15 3 6 6 13 20 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 27 6 4 17 26 60 13 4 2 7 14 26 14 2 2 10 12 34 -34 22
18 PEC Zwolle 28 5 5 18 20 43 14 2 4 8 9 16 14 3 1 10 11 27 -23 20

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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.