Vitesse come from a 0-1 score vs PSV last game, a game to remember. The next task is this sturdy FC Twente side.
- Vitesse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Vitesse and FC Twente.
Vitesse form and stats
Vitesse's struggle is real here at GelreDome with only 6 points collected from 8 Eredivisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-4.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 183 minutes without scoring a league goal. Sankoh was the last player to find the net.
Vitesse faced defeat in their previous match, away at PSV (0-1). The first defeat after going unbeaten in four league fixtures. Arcus, defender, was given a rating of 7.44/10 in that game, top of the team. Arcus hit one key pass and won 7 of 12 duels.
Before that, Vitesse drew at home versus NEC.The manager Cocu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to SC Heerenveen in only three days.
Vitesse are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 8 played). When Vitesse hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FC Groningen, FC Emmen, Fortuna Sittard, SC Cambuur and FC Volendam), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
FC Twente form and stats
As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, FC Twente have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far. Two points from the last two away games for FC Twente, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. FC Twente goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall is eager to challenge this, with his 289 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Twente won their last game, 2-0 versus FC Utrecht played at home. Defender Smal was the best team player with a rating of 8.35. Smal served one assist, hit five key passes and won 2 of 4 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Ajax that ended 0-0.Highlight this: 8 of the latest 10 league matches involving this side have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Feyenoord in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Twente as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded history between these teams is the FC Twente - Vitesse 3-0 played previously this season. Head to head numbers (for the previous ten meetings): Vitesse won five games, one match ended with a tie and FC Twente have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  R. van Wolfswinkel 6 goals |  V. Černý 5 goals |  V. Misidjan 5 goals |
Vitesse missing players
FC Twente missing players
| Vitesse | FC Twente | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 28 |
| 32 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 76% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 76% |
| 65% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 41% |
| 41% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 59% |
| 35% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 18% |
| 6.8 | 7 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.9 | 14.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.5 | 14.9 | 16.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 25% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 16% | 35% |
| 12.1 | 9.6 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 11.5 | 9.6 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 7.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
- FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Eredivisie
- FC Twente have the most clean sheets (9) in Eredivisie
- Vitesse have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | Feyenoord | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 25 | 38 |
| 2 | AZ | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | PSV | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 34 |
| 5 | Ajax | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 33 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | NEC | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -19 | 19 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 18 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 16 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 15 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 12 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 12 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -24 | 12 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -19 | 9 |
