FC Volendam journey to De Grolsch Veste on Sunday for the Eredivisie clash with hosts FC Twente.
Our FC Twente v FC Volendam tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.
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Form Guide
FC Twente
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FC Twente will be wanting a better result here following a 2-1 Eredivisie loss in their previous game against AZ.
In that game, FC Twente had 50% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for FC Twente was Sem Steijn (5'). AZ got 10 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Ruben van Bommel (46') and Vangelis Pavlidis (66') scored for AZ.
FC Twente have been on a persistent run of goalscoring form, finding the back of the net in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They’ve managed to rack up 11 during that period while seeing the number of goals scored against them stand at 8.
Leading up to this clash, FC Twente:
- have not lost a league tie with FC Volendam in their last 2 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 5 home league matches.
FC Volendam
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Since being beaten in their last game against Ajax in Eredivisie competition, FC Volendam and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, FC Volendam managed 39% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. The only player to score for FC Volendam was Benaissa Benamar (80'). Ajax got 17 attempts at goal with 11 of them on target. Kenneth Taylor (25', 77'), Chuba Akpom (59') and Brian Brobbey (70') scored for Ajax.
The stats don’t lie, and FC Volendam have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 12 goals overall. In defence, FC Volendam have not been doing too well. We will find out whether or not that trend can be sustained in this game.
Looking at the pre-match facts, FC Volendam:
- are winless against FC Twente in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 7 league games.
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Head to head
Looking over their prior head to head clashes going back to 14/02/2009 shows that FC Twente have won 5 of these games & FC Volendam 1, with the number of draws standing at 0.
A combined sum of 17 goals were scored between the two sides throughout the course of those matches, with 14 of them for De Tukkers and 3 being from Het Andere Oranje. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.
The last league encounter between the two was Eredivisie match day 6 on 03/09/2023 which ended up with the score at FC Volendam 0-2 FC Twente.
The referee was Richard Martens.
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Team News: FC Twente
The FC Twente manager Joseph Oosting has a full complement, with no fitness worries whatsoever before this match thanks to a completely healthy squad ready to go.
In all likelihood, De Tukkers should employ a 4-2-3-1 formation in the match with Lars Unnerstall, Joshua Brenet, Mees Hilgers, Robin Propper, Gijs Smal, Carel Eiting, Youri Regeer, Daan Rots, Sem Steijn, Naci Unuvar and R. van Wolfswinkel.
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Team News: FC Volendam
There’s a good chance that Het Andere Oranje could decide to utilise a 3-4-3 system, starting the game with Mio Backhaus, Damon Mirani, Josh Flint, Billy van Duijl, Oskar Buur, George Cox, Robin Maulun, Brian Plat, Zach Booth, Vivaldo and Darius Johnson.
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Prediction
We’re of the view that FC Twente have it within them to be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
In contrast, FC Volendam may well find it hard to get a goal of their own but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be being dangerous at times.
Therefore, we are anticipating a fairly comfortable 3-1 winning margin for FC Twente at the end of this one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
02:05 11/05/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
FC Twente
Formed: 1965
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste (30,205)
Captain: Robin Pröpper
Chairman: Paul van der Kraan
Manager: Joseph Oosting
Competitions: Eredivisie position 3, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)
⭐ Star Man: Sem Steijn
Usually playing in the Centre Midfield position, Sem Steijn was born in Netherlands. Having made a first senior appearance for VVV-Venlo in the 2018 - 2019 season, the dangerous Midfielder has got 14 league goals in this Eredivisie 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 32 appearances.