On the 14th of August, in this week 2 match, FC Twente hosts Fortuna Sittard at De Grolsch Veste in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 30 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, FC Twente recorded a 1-0 shutout win against NEC. Sem Steijn struck first for FC Twente in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, NEC was frustrated by FC Twente’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Twente ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Twente is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Fortuna Sittard is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Ajax. Paul Gladon scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 6th minute, then Taylor tied it up for Ajax in the 48th minute on a feed from Lucas Fasson dos Santos Finally they completed the comback in the 51st minute on a goal by Rensch to cap off a wild match. Fortuna Sittard looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Fortuna Sittard won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Tijanni Noslin has been the most prolific scorer on Fortuna Sittard in the last five matches with three goals. FC Twente’s most prolific scorer has been Dimitris Limnios. The Greek attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches
Ron Jans’s FC Twente squad will be without Wout Brama and , while Fortuna Sittard will be without Arianit Ferati.