In a weekend match in week 8, on Sat Oct 1st, FC Twente will host Vitesse in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, FC Twente recorded a 1-2 loss against SC Heerenveen. Virgil Misidjan scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 2nd minute, but Milan van Ewijk got the equalizer for SC Heerenveen in the 28th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 36th minute on a goal by Paweł Bochniewicz to cap off a wild match. FC Twente is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed Vitesse is fresh off their 1-1 draw against FC Volendam. Robert Muhren scored the first goal for FC Volendam in the 21st minute, then in the 48th minute, Kacper Kozłowski sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Bartosz Bialek earning Vitesse at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season FC Twente won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Vitesse’s most prolific scorer has been Matúš Bero. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. FC Twente is fortunate enough to have Václav Černý in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals
Ron Jans’s FC Twente squad will be without Julio Pleguezuelo, Michal Sadílek and Christos Tzolis, while Mitchell Dijks is unavailable to play for Vitesse.