Week 26 brings us a match on Mar 13th, where FC Twente will travel to Alkmaar to battle AZ Alkmaar in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. AZ Alkmaar sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against NEC. Jesper Karlsson struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 8th minute on a feed from Aslak Fonn Witry, then Rodrigo Guth got the equalizer for NEC in the 44th minute on a feed from Lasse Schöne. AZ Alkmaar looks to continue their winning ways, having 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while fC Twente is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against SC Cambuur. Robin Propper struck first for FC Twente in the 63rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, SC Cambuur couldn’t muster any offence and FC Twente ran away with the shutout win. FC Twente looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in De Grolsch Veste, AZ Alkmaar was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Ricky van Wolfswinkel struck first for FC Twente in the 48th minute on a penalty, then Julio Pleguezuelo tied it up for AZ Alkmaar on an own goal in the 63rd minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Vangelis Pavlidis.
Ricky van Wolfswinkel has been the most prolific scorer on FC Twente in his last 5 matches with three goals. Jesper Karlsson has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for AZ Alkmaar
Owen Wijndal and Fredrik Midtsjø are unavailable to play for Pascal Jansen’s team, while Wout Brama, Kik Pierie, and Luca Everink are unavailable to play for FC Twente.