Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Twente play host to St Gilloise at their De Grolsch Veste in the Europa League round 5. The Reds are eager to put an end to their four-game winless run and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Belgian outfit. The good news for the hosts is that first-choice goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall is back from suspension, while Morocco midfielder Younes Taha remains on the sidelines with injury.
St Gilloise, on the other hand, are eyeing their first win of the process as well. As both Royale Union SG and Twente will go for a win in Thursday’s showdown, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. The likes of Castro-Montes, Francois, Teklab, and Traore are out of contention with injuries for the Jupiler League side. When the two sides met in a friendly last year Twente rolled over St Gilloise 4-1.
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.