August 31st features a match where FC Twente will host Excelsior at De Grolsch Veste in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, a perfect day for football. 6th placed FC Twente is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Fortuna Sittard. Ricky van Wolfswinkel struck first for FC Twente in the 22nd minute on a feed from Gijs Smal, then Joshua Brenet added another in the 44th minute on a feed from Virgil Misidjan At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fortuna Sittard couldn’t manage to score, and FC Twente took the shutout win. FC Twente is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 5th placed Excelsior is fresh off their 3-1 win against Vitesse. Reda Kharchouch struck first for Excelsior in the 14th minute on a feed from Horemans, then Reda Kharchouch added another in the 20th minute on a feed from Marouan Azarkan. Excelsior is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Reda Kharchouch has been the most prolific scorer on Excelsior in his last five matches with 2 goals. Sem Steijn has been the most prolific scorer on FC Twente in the last 5 matches with two goals
FC Twente will be without Wout Brama, Julio Pleguezuelo and , while Marinus Dijkhuizen’s Excelsior squad will be without Jacky Donkor.