December 22nd features a match where FC Twente will travel to Utrecht to battle FC Utrecht in a clash of the Eredivisie. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -1 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed FC Utrecht, recorded a 2-2 draw against Fortuna Sittard. Mimoun Mahi scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 21st minute, then George Cox tied it up for Fortuna Sittard in the 23rd minute . FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FC Twente recorded a 3-1 win against PEC Zwolle. Dimitris Limnios struck first for FC Twente in the 15th minute, then Manfred Ugalde added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Michal Sadílek. FC Twente should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Sep 11th, FC Twente was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Robin Propper scored the first goal 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, FC Utrecht couldn’t muster any offence and FC Twente ran away with the shutout win.
FC Twente is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Manfred Ugalde each having 2 goals in their last 5. Mike Van der Hoorn has been the most prolific scorer on FC Utrecht in his last five matches with 2 goals
René Hake’s FC Utrecht squad will be without Mark van der Maarel, Bart Ramselaar, Maarten Paes, Django Warmerdam and Cedric van der Gun, while Wout Brama, Kik Pierie and Luca Everink are unavailable to play for Ron Jans’s team.