On the 7th of February, De Treffers will travel to Doetinchem to battle De Graafschap in a clash of the KNVB Beker. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, De Graafschap recorded a 0-1 loss against Telstar. Jonathan Mulder scored the first goal for Telstar in the 84th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, De Graafschap couldn’t muster any offence and Telstar ran away with the shutout win. De Graafschap is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while de Treffers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against SC Cambuur. Willem den Dekker struck first for De Treffers in the 30th minute on a feed from Rick Wouters, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed SC Cambuur couldn’t manage to score, and De Treffers took the shutout win. De Treffers is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Willem den Dekker has been the most prolific scorer on De Treffers in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. De Graafschap is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Charlison Benschop and Siem de Jong each having 2 goals in their last five.