National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FC Twente or Go Ahead Eagles that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Go Ahead Eagles have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 8-4-12 (win-draw-loss) from 24 matches.
FC Twente form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the KNVB Beker for FC Twente, as the manager Gonzalo García led his troops to eliminate De Treffers, and reach the 2nd Round. FC Twente participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.3-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for FC Twente so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for FC Twente, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The FC Twente crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Vitesse here at Grolsch Veste Stadium in a Eredivisie match. Before that, FC Twente played out a Eredivisie draw 0-0 when visiting ADO Den Haag.
FC Twente are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at RKC Waalwijk awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from FC Twente in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for FC Twente with 19 goals conceded in these matches.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Almere City in order to reach 2nd Round of KNVB Beker. Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the 2nd round.3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Go Ahead Eagles playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. Things are running smoothly for Go Ahead Eagles who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against FC Eindhoven. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the FC Eindhoven game have they lost an away game, meaning Go Ahead Eagles has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
It's the second away game in a row for Go Ahead Eagles, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Helmond Sport in the Eerste Divisie last time out. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Eerste Divisie trip to Jong Utrecht.
Go Ahead Eagles find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Go Ahead Eagles have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between the teams: FC Twente won 5, Go Ahead Eagles won 3 and 1 draw. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Vučkič 8 goals |  Aitor Cantalapiedra 7 goals |   E. Lieftink 6 goals |
FC Twente missing players
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
| FC Twente | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 4 | 4.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.4 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1.3 | 0.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 248 | 144 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 298 | ||
| 91 | 54 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 130 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 38 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | Willem II | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | PSV | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Heracles | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Feyenoord | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -19 | 18 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 15 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 30 | 42 |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 26 | 39 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | NAC Breda | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Jong Utrecht | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Almere City | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | NEC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 11 | Telstar | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | FC Den Bosch | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 25 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 28 | -11 | 22 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 16 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -17 | 16 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | -20 | 15 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 14 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -23 | 11 |