On Sat Apr 30th, in week 31, Heracles hosts FC Twente at Polman Stadion in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. In their last match, 12th placed Heracles, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against FC Groningen. Nikolai Laursen struck first for Heracles in the 22nd minute on a feed from Schoofs, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, FC Groningen was frustrated by Heracles’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Heracles ended the match with the shutout victory. Heracles is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed FC Twente, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sparta Rotterdam. Ricky van Wolfswinkel struck first for FC Twente in the 23rd minute, then Michel Vlap added another in the 57th minute In the end, Sparta Rotterdam couldn’t muster any offence and FC Twente ran away with the shutout win. FC Twente is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
FC Twente and Heracles last played eachother at the De Grolsch Veste on Nov 5th. FC Twente was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. struck first for FC Twente in the 5th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Heracles couldn’t muster any offence and FC Twente ran away with the shutout win.
Ricky van Wolfswinkel has been the most prolific scorer on FC Twente in the last 5 matches with three goals. Sinan Bakış has been the most effective weapon for Heracles lately. The Turkish attacker has netted 2 goals in his last 5 matches
Janis Blaswich, Kaj Sierhuis, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou and Elias Oubella are unavailable to play for Frank Wormuth’s team, while Ron Jans’s squad will be without van der Gouw.