In this 22nd week match, on Sunday Feb 19th, Go Ahead Eagles will play host to FC Twente in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 13th placed Go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sparta Rotterdam. Vito van Crooy scored the first goal for Sparta Rotterdam in the 4th minute, but Finn Stokkers got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 53rd minute. Go Ahead Eagles is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while fC Twente is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against FC Volendam. Joshua Brenet scored the first goal for FC Twente in the 16th minute, then Václav Černý added another in the 17th minute on a feed from Ricky van Wolfswinkel In the end, FC Volendam couldn’t muster any offence and FC Twente ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches FC Twente should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 6th of November, FC Twente hosted Go Ahead Eagles in their last match together. FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles battled to a 1-1 draw. Ricky van Wolfswinkel struck first for FC Twente in the 34th minute from the penalty spot, then Willum Thor Willumsson tied it up for Go Ahead Eagles in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot earning them at least the one point.
For FC Twente, their top scorers are Václav Černý and Joshua Brenet, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Finn Stokkers has been the most prolific scorer on Go Ahead Eagles in his last five matches with two goals
René Hake’s Go Ahead Eagles squad will be without Bas Edo Kuipers, while Ron Jans’s squad will be without Wout Brama and Julio Pleguezuelo.