Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
All eyes will be on De Grolsch Veste when Twente and Hammarby go head to head in a highly-anticipated Conference League qualifier. Twente are determined to book their spot in the group stages, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. New signings Manfred Ugalde, Younes Taha, and Youri Regeer are all eager to make their debuts against Hammarby, while Ramiz Zerrouki and Vaclav Cerny are no longer parts of the team.
The Allsvenskan outfit, on the other hand, head into Thursday’s match following a 1-0 loss to Brommapojkarna in the national championship and given their poor away record (1-3-6), anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. To make things even worse for the Swedes, defender Edvin Kurtulus suffered an injury in the last league fixture. Denmark international Mads Fenger is widely expected to replace him in the starting XI.
Highlighted Team (Twente):
Based in the city of Enschede, Twente is a Dutch football club that welcomes their rivals at De Grolsch Veste. The venue was opened on May 10, 1998, and the capacity of the stadium is 30,205 people. The club was founded in 1965 as a merger of Sportsclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys.
The Reds did remarkably well to win the Eredivisie title in the 2009/10 season, with the team finishing the process only one point clear of Dutch giants Ajax. As a result, Twente booked their place in the Champions League group stages. The Reds did well to collect six points in their group, but that did not help them make it to the last 16.
Twente are well known for their red jerseys, but they wear dark blue shirts when playing on the travels. The Reds take on Heracles Almelo in the Twentse Derby. Sander Boshchker is leading Twente’s all-time goal-scoring chart with 653 goals on his account.