Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Wednesday’s football game at Stadion Galgenwaard pits together Utrecht and Twente, the two top-table sides. Utrecht aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, and they are likely to leave their hearts on the field. Defender Hidde ter Avest, who limped off with injury in a 2-2 draw with Fortuna Sittard, is unlikely to feature for the hosts, who are eyeing their fifth win at Stadion Galgenwaard.
Twente, on the other hand, have been in a fine form of late, with the team recording each of their last three league fixtures. The visitors aim to give fans yet another reason for celebration, and given their attacking potential, we believe that punters from all four corners of the world can find value in betting on over 2.5 goals. All Wout Brama, Kik Pierie, and Jody Lukoki are likely to miss the game with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Willem Janssen):
After starting his senior career at VVV-Venlo, Willem Janssen joined fellow Dutch club Roda JC in 2007. The 186-cm-tall centre-back scored 22 goals in 129 appearances for the Black and Yellows in the Eredivisie, and in 2011 he moved to Twente.
After ending his loan spell with Utrecht in 2014, he signed a permanent deal with the Stadion Galgenwaard outfit, and he has been playing for the club ever since. He scored his first league goal for Utrecht in a 1-1 draw with Zwolle on September 1, 2013. Willem Janseen was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands on July 4, 1986, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the national team. Janssen, though, has two caps with the Netherlands U21 team.
His main position is centre-back, but he is used as both defensive midfielder and central midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. In the 2015/16 season he helped Utrecht make it to the Dutch Cup final, but Feyenoord proved to be a big catch for them in the title game.
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.