FC Twente and RKC Waalwijk meet at De Grolsch Veste, in a match for the 10th round of the Eredivisie. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which registers 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 18‑08‑2019, in a match for the Eredivisie which ended in a draw (3‑3). The goals of the match were scored by R. Zekhnini (90 ‘) and H. Vučkič (90’ and 64 ‘), for FC Twente, and by I. van Weert (78’), A. Tahiri (24 ‘) and P. Quasten (90 ‘), for RKC Waalwijk. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Twente:
The home team is currently in 5th position, with 17 points won, after 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won away against ADO Den Haag by (2‑4). In the last match, they lost at home to PSV by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 21 suffered; against 9 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats in their stadium, with 28 goals scored and 13 suffered. In their last 5 home games for the championship, FC Twente won 3, drew 1 and lost 1, taking 10 points out of 15 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t lost in his stadium for 5 games. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 9 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 9 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, as 17 of the last 19 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. This is a team that tends to score many times first: they opened the scoring in 8 of their last 9 games for the Eredivisie, of these 8 they reached the break with a lead in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 5.
Twente host Waalwijk, looking to win to climb places in the table and get closer to the most advanced positions. The team is doing a good campaign and knows that it needs to add the three points at home, against an opponent that fights against relegation, for this reason, it must play on the attack during the 90 minutes, working the ball with organization in the middle of the field and pressuring the rival, to make mistakes.
Waalwijk:
After 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is currently in 15th position, with 5 points won. In their last match, they lost to Heerenveen at home by (1‑1), after having lost in the previous match at home, in a match against Sparta Rotterdam, by (0‑2). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have registered 3 wins and 12 losses as a visitor; against 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. In their last away match for this competition, they lost (3‑0) against AZ. In their last 4 away matches for the championship, RKC Waalwijk has recorded 1 win and 3 losses, for which they have won 3 points out of 12 possible.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 5 matches. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 9 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. This is a team that scores few times in the first place and that only managed to open the scoring in 2 of its last 9 games for the Eredivisie, of these 2 it reached the break in advantage by 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1. In 9 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Waalwijk have another tough game ahead of them and need to put on a good display to get a positive result against Enschede. Performance so far has not been good and the team struggles with its technical limitations to stay out of the relegation zone. Against Twente, the team knows that a draw will be a good result and must therefore play with a focus on the defensive system.
PREDICTION: Twente to win @ 1,38
