Week 19 brings us a match on Jan 15th, where FC Twente hosts SC Heerenveen at De Grolsch Veste in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. FC Twente is fresh off their 1-1 draw against FC Utrecht. Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 17th minute, then Mimoun Mahi tied it up for FC Utrecht in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. FC Twente should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 10th placed SC Heerenveen, recorded a 0-3 loss against Feyenoord. Guus Til struck first for Feyenoord in the 32nd minute, then Marcos Senesi added another in the 44th minute In the end, SC Heerenveen was frustrated by Feyenoord’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Feyenoord ended the match with the shutout victory. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, FC Twente was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Ricky van Wolfswinkel struck first for FC Twente in the 10th minute on a penalty shot, then added another in the 42nd minute.
SC Heerenveen is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Joey Veerman and Henk Veerman each having 2 goals in their last 5. FC Twente’s most prolific scorer has been Ricky van Wolfswinkel. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
FC Twente will be without Wout Brama and Kik Pierie, while Erwin Mulder and Paweł Bochniewicz are unavailable to play for SC Heerenveen.