Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
A spot in the Conference League playoffs final will be at stake when Twente and NEC Nijmegen lock horns at De Grolsch Veste on Thursday evening. The Reds have suffered a dip in form, losing to both AZ Alkmaar and Ajax in the last two league matches, but they are still seen as hot favourites to beat NEC Nijmegen at home. Forward Sam Lammers remains in the recovery room, but there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
Rogier Meijer’s troops, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in the Dutch top flight. With Nijmegen scoring goals for fun in the regular season finale, we believe that punters worldwide can find value in betting on over 2.5 goals. In their last meeting in Enschede, Twente defeated NEC Nijmegen 2-0, but a high-scoring affair is on the cards this time out. Nijmegen forward Basar Onal is pushing for a rare start after scoring as a substitute in a 2-1 win over Heracles.
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.