In this week 21 match on the 5th of February, FC Twente will host Vitesse at De Grolsch Veste in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 4th placed FC Twente is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Willem II. Michal Sadílek struck first for FC Twente in the 39th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Willem II couldn’t manage to score, and FC Twente took the shutout win. FC Twente looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while vitesse sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against FC Groningen. Jörgen Strand Larsen scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 39th minute, then Eli Dasa added another on an own goal in the 67th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Vitesse should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, in Gelredome, FC Twente won by a score of 4 to 1. Robin Propper scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 3rd minute, then Ricky van Wolfswinkel added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a penalty.
Loïs Openda has been the most prolific scorer on Vitesse in the last 5 matches with three goals. Ricky van Wolfswinkel has been the most effective weapon for FC Twente lately. The Dutch attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches
Ron Jans’s squad will be without Wout Brama, Václav Černý, Michal Sadílek and Kik Pierie, while Sondre Tronstad is unavailable to play for Thomas Letsch’s team.