Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Buoyed by a 3-1 win over Go Ahead Eagles, Twente will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Excelsior on Friday evening. The Reds aim to climb to the Champions League berth, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Defender Mees Hilgers is banned for the match, while midfielder Michel Vlap is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Excelsior, on the other hand, are on a seven-game winless run in the national championship. Marinus Dijkhuizen’s troops obviously struggle at the back and seeing that Twente have turned their De Grolsch Veste into a real fortress, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Enschede, while both Lennard Hartjes and Mike van Duinen remain doubtful.
Highlighted Team (Twente):
Based in the city of Enschede, Twente is a Dutch football club that welcomes their rivals at De Grolsch Veste. The venue was opened on May 10, 1998, and the capacity of the stadium is 30,205 people. The club was founded in 1965 as a merger of Sportsclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys.
The Reds did remarkably well to win the Eredivisie title in the 2009/10 season, with the team finishing the process only one point clear of Dutch giants Ajax. As a result, Twente booked their place in the Champions League group stages. The Reds did well to collect six points in their group, but that did not help them make it to the last 16.
Twente are well known for their red jerseys, but they wear dark blue shirts when playing on the travels. The Reds take on Heracles Almelo in the Twentse Derby. Sander Boshchker is leading Twente’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 653 goals on his account.