FC Twente enter this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 Eredivisie drawn match versus FC Groningen.
In that game, FC Twente had 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for FC Twente was Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson (47'). At the other end, FC Groningen had 18 shots on goal with 7 on target. Stije Resink (53') was the scorer for FC Groningen.
It’s been all too rare in recent times where FC Twente haven’t conceded. The facts show that FC Twente have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, shipping 11 goals during that time. That sort of pattern isn’t assured to be continued here, however.
Previously, Telstar drew 2-2 in the Eredivisie tie with Excelsior.
In that match, Telstar managed 46% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. For Telstar, the goalscorers were Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (2') and Tyrone Owusu (28'). Excelsior got 21 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Arthur Zagré (44') and Gyan de Regt (77') scored for Excelsior.
In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving Telstar, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell is 4, with the average number of goals for Telstar being 2.33.
Going into this one, Telstar are without a win away from home in their last 3 league games.
The FC Twente boss John van den Brom will be grateful to have no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game owing to a completely injury-free group to pick from.
We are thinking that De Tukkers should opt for a 4-2-3-1 system this time featuring Lars Unnerstall, Bart van Rooij, Robin Propper, Ruud Nijstad, Mats Rots, Thomas van den Belt, Ramiz Zerrouki, Daan Rots, Kristian Hlynsson, Sondre Oerjasaeter and R. van Wolfswinkel.
With a fully injury-free group available to select from, the Telstar manager Anthony Correia has no fitness concerns to report coming into this game.
From our viewpoint, Witte Leeuwen might utilise a 3-4-2-1 formation by sending out Ronald Koeman, Devon Koswal, Guus Offerhaus, Danny Bakker, Tyrese Noslin, Nils Rossen, Tyrone Owusu, Jeff Hardeveld, Patrick Brouwer, J. Ritmeester van and Milan Zonneveld.
Our assessment is that Telstar certainly have the ability to get a goal against this FC Twente team, although it is unlikely to be enough to prevent defeat.
We’re expecting both teams to score in a 2-1 winning margin for FC Twente at full-time. We are expecting it to be pretty even.