📏 Form Guide

FC Twente

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FC Twente won’t want a repeat of their last result here following a 1-0 Eredivisie defeat last time out to AZ.

In that game, FC Twente managed 55% possession and 5 shots on goal with 1 on target. AZ had 11 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Troy Parrott (48') scored for AZ.

Fixtures featuring FC Twente have often been engaging encounters lately with high scoring expected. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, a total of 20 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 9 of those accredited to FC Twente. We will just have to find out if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.

Looking at their past form shows that FC Twente:

• are unbeaten in the league by Willem II in their previous 5 games.
• haven't been defeated in their previous 14 home league matches. Incredible, really.

Willem II

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Willem II will go into this meeting following on from a 4-1 Eredivisie win to beat NEC in their previous match.

In that game, Willem II managed 40% possession and 14 shots at goal with 8 on target. For Willem II, the goalscorers were Jeremy Bokila (33'), Ringo Meerveld (63') and Boris Lambert (86'). NEC Nijmegen got 15 shots at goal with 7 on target. Iván Márquez (20' Own goal) and Koki Ogawa (24') scored for NEC.

The stats don’t lie, and Willem II have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, seeing opposing sides hit 9 goals in total. Defensively, Willem II seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly.

Analysis of their past results shows that Willem II:

• have not emerged victorious against FC Twente when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• are undefeated by FC Twente in away games against them for the last 4 matches in the league. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.

↔️ Head to head

Looking at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 19/10/2019 tells us that FC Twente have won 3 of these games and Willem II 1, with the tally of drawn games being 2.

An aggregate of 10 goals were produced between them in these games, with 7 of them from De Tukkers and 3 netted by Tricolores. That is an average goals per game value of 1.67.

The last league match featuring these clubs was Eredivisie match day 11 on 02/11/2024 when it finished Willem II 0-1 FC Twente.

In that match, Willem II managed 47% possession and 8 shots on goal with 1 on target.

On the other side, FC Twente got 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. Sam Lammers (58') was the scorer.

The referee was Ingmar Oostrom.

ℹ️ Team News: FC Twente

In all likelihood, De Tukkers look set to opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation for this game with Lars Unnerstall, Bart van Rooij, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Bas Kuipers, Youri Regeer, Michal Sadilek, Daan Rots, Sem Steijn, Michel Vlap and R. van Wolfswinkel.

🗞️ Team News: Willem II

Willem II manager Peter Maes has to choose a team with limited availability. Valentino Vermeulen (minor knock), Niels van Berkel (Knee surgery), Amine Lachkar (Groin surgery), Amar Fatah (Groin injury) and Dani Mathieu (Knee injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.

We’re of the thinking that Tricolores will likely begin the game with a 4-4-2 system, choosing Thomas Didillon, Tommy St. Jago, Raffael Behounek, Erik Schouten, R. T. Sigurgeirsson, Nick Doodeman, Jesse Bosch, Boris Lambert, Patrick Joosten, Jeremy Bokila and Ringo Meerveld.

⚡ Prediction

We’re of the view that FC Twente will most probably have the majority of the possession and should be able to turn a few of their chances into goals.

However, Willem II could well find it tough to make a breakthrough although we do reckon that they could well end up managing to get on the scoresheet.

We reckon that it will be a decent 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, 11:14 12/01/2025