In this week 14 match, on Friday Nov 11th, Sparta Rotterdam will host FC Twente at Sparta-stadion Het Kasteel in a Eredivisie match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 6th placed Sparta Rotterdam is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Vitesse. Tobias Lauritsen struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 69th minute, then Sven Mijnans added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Arno Verschueren In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and Sparta Rotterdam ran away with the shutout win. Sparta Rotterdam looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 4th placed FC Twente, recorded a 1-1 draw against Go Ahead Eagles. Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 34th minute from the penalty spot, then Willum Thor Willumsson tied it up for Go Ahead Eagles in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot squeezing out at least the one point for Go Ahead Eagles. FC Twente should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season FC Twente won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ricky van Wolfswinkel has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for FC Twente. Tobias Lauritsen has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Sparta Rotterdam
Tim Coremans, Younes Namli and Jonathan de Guzmán are unavailable to play for Maurice Steijn’s team, while Ron Jans’s FC Twente squad will be without Wout Brama, Michal Sadílek and Christos Tzolis.