FC Twente have travelled here for an absorbing duel against the hosting Vitesse. Prepare for the game with this full Eredivisie preview!
- Vitesse have the most conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vitesse form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Eredivisie game of the season here at GelreDome. Last season these fans witnessed 11 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from Vitesse's 17 home games.
Vitesse enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at RKC Waalwijk's place. The match ended 2-1 with Yann Gboho and Danilho Doekhi scoring. Sondre Tronstad (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Tronstad dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 40 successful passes (of 44 total).
Heartbreak before that as Vitesse lost 0-5 at Ajax's place.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Vitesse have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn zero and lost four.
There will be little rest for Vitesse after this match as they are travelling to FC Groningen for a Eredivisie game in only three days.
At GelreDome, Vitesse has the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
FC Twente form and stats
No Eredivisie points yet away for FC Twente, from their first 2 matches. Twente seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The supporters enjoyed Twente's previous game versus FC Utrecht (placed 3rd), a Eredivisie 1-0 win played at home. Michal Sadílek, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Sadílek hit two key passes and won 4 of 11 duels. The end of the last match, against FC Utrecht, was very satisfying as Robin Pröpper scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting SC Cambuur's place.We have checked recent matches where FC Twente have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were three victories, two draws and four defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Twente are hosting AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie only four days away.
It's early days yet, but FC Twente has scored 1 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Vitesse wins - draws - FC Twente wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Pröpper 2 goals |   D. Doekhi 1 goals |  N. Frederiksen 1 goals |
Vitesse missing players
FC Twente missing players
| Vitesse | FC Twente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 25% |
| 2.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.5 | 17 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11 | 11.5 |
| 4.2 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 30% |
- Vitesse have the most conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eredivisie
| Vitesse | Last season | FC Twente | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 13 | ||
| 52 | 26 | Scored | S | 25 | 48 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Conceded | C | 25 | 50 | ||
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 91% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 85% | ||
| 53% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 71% | 59% | ||
| 29% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 15% | ||
| 56% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 65% | ||
| 35% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 18% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 4 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14.5 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Willem II | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Heracles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 79 | 88 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 72 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 71 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 61 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 59 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Heracles | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 41 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -28 | 31 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 30 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -48 | 23 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -47 | 22 |