AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
FC Twente logo
Eredivisie
May 22, 2025 at 8pm UK
De Grolsch Veste
NEC

FC Twente
3 - 2
Nijmegen

Sadilek (16'), Steijn (62'), Taha (94')
Taha (92')
FT
(aet)
Sano (47'), van Crooij (55')
Hansen (48'), Verdonk (120+2')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Eredivisie clash between FC Twente and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Ajax 2-0 FC Twente
Sunday, May 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heracles 1-2 Nijmegen
Sunday, May 18 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Twente win with a probability of 51.74%. A win for NEC had a probability of 25.09% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.12%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest NEC win was 1-2 (6.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.79%).

Result
FC TwenteDrawNEC
51.74% (0.58 0.58)23.17% (-0.064 -0.06)25.09% (-0.522 -0.52)
Both teams to score 57.87% (-0.324 -0.32)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.23% (-0.187 -0.19)42.76% (0.18 0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.83% (-0.185 -0.19)65.17% (0.179 0.18)
FC Twente Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
83.41% (0.14099999999999 0.14)16.59% (-0.147 -0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
53.61% (0.251 0.25)46.38% (-0.26 -0.26)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.38% (-0.512 -0.51)30.62% (0.505 0.5)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.14% (-0.607 -0.61)66.85% (0.59999999999999 0.6)
Score Analysis
    FC Twente 51.74%
    NEC 25.09%
    Draw 23.16%
FC TwenteDrawNEC
2-1 @ 9.7% (0.035 0.04)
1-0 @ 9.12% (0.116 0.12)
2-0 @ 8.2% (0.143 0.14)
3-1 @ 5.81% (0.049 0.05)
3-0 @ 4.91% (0.109 0.11)
3-2 @ 3.44% (-0.019 -0.02)
4-1 @ 2.61% (0.034 0.03)
4-0 @ 2.2% (0.059 0.06)
4-2 @ 1.54% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 0.94% (0.016 0.02)
Other @ 3.27%
Total : 51.74%
1-1 @ 10.79% (-0.020000000000001 -0.02)
2-2 @ 5.74% (-0.059 -0.06)
0-0 @ 5.08% (0.041 0.04)
3-3 @ 1.36% (-0.027 -0.03)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 23.16%
1-2 @ 6.39% (-0.097 -0.1)
0-1 @ 6.01% (-0.036 -0.04)
0-2 @ 3.56% (-0.072 -0.07)
1-3 @ 2.52% (-0.074 -0.07)
2-3 @ 2.27% (-0.056 -0.06)
0-3 @ 1.4% (-0.048 -0.05)
Other @ 2.94%
Total : 25.09%

How you voted: 6th position vs 8th ranked

6th position
64.1%
Draw
23.1%
8th ranked
12.8%
39
Head to Head
Feb 23, 2025 1.30pm
Gameweek 20
FC Twente
2-0
Nijmegen
Kuipers (19', 80')
Sadilek (55')

Verdonk (57'), Linssen (65')
Aug 10, 2024 5.45pm
Gameweek 1
Nijmegen
1-2
FC Twente
Sano (28')
Lammers (8'), Van Hoorenbeeck (54')
Jan 20, 2024 3.30pm
Gameweek 18
Nijmegen
1-0
FC Twente
Verdonk (49')

van Hoorenbeeck (69')
Bruns (53')
Nov 11, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 12
FC Twente
3-3
Nijmegen
Steijn (43', 76'), Ugalde (87')
Ugalde (90+6')
Ross (47'), Van Rooij (56'), Baas (65')
Proper (84'), Ogawa (86'), Ross (90+6')
May 12, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 32
FC Twente
4-0
Nijmegen
Cerny (38'), Misidjan (60'), Van Wolfswinkel (77', 84')
rhs 2.0


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