Match Report
FC Twente went into the game 4th in the table on 58 points; NEC Nijmegen sat 3rd on 59 — a 1-point gap. NEC Nijmegen ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, FC Twente ran at 1.74 scored and 1.18 conceded, NEC Nijmegen at 2.26 and 1.56.
Momentum sat with FC Twente, winners of their last three.
GioScore's database holds 24 meetings between the two: 15 for FC Twente, 5 for NEC Nijmegen and 4 drawn, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 63%.
The venue was De Grolsch Veste, with room for 30,205 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
FC Twente: Sondre Ørjasæter (10') · NEC Nijmegen: Bryan Linssen (37')
Key stats
Possession: FC Twente 49% · NEC Nijmegen 51% · Total shots: 13-20 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 3-9