In a weekend match in week 13, on Sun Nov 6th, FC Twente will host Go Ahead Eagles at De Grolsch Veste in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. FC Twente is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against RKC Waalwijk. Sem Steijn struck first for FC Twente in the 34th minute, then Sem Steijn added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Gijs Smal In the end, RKC Waalwijk 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. With 19 points in their last 10 matches FC Twente should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 10th placed Go Ahead Eagles, recorded a 3-1 win against Excelsior. Willum Thor Willumsson struck first for Go Ahead Eagles in the 39th minute, then Bobby Adekanye added another in the 41st minute. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in De Grolsch Veste, Go Ahead Eagles took the match by a score of 5 to 2 in front of a crowd of just over 20000 spectators. Antoine Rabillard scored the first goal for Go Ahead Eagles in the 8th minute, then Veldmate added another in the 13th minute on a penalty kick.
Go Ahead Eagles is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Isac Lidberg and Bobby Adekanye each having 2 goals in their last 5. Ricky van Wolfswinkel has been the most prolific scorer on FC Twente in the last 5 matches with three goals
Ron Jans’s FC Twente squad will be without Wout Brama, Václav Černý, Michal Sadílek and Christos Tzolis, while Evert Linthorst, Erwin Mulder and Rashaan Fernandes are unavailable to play for Go Ahead Eagles.