Match Report
28 points separated the sides: FC Twente 6th on 54, Willem II 16th on 26. The last five rounds placed FC Twente no better than 10th for form, against 6th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.82/1.44 for FC Twente and 1/1.65 for Willem II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.49.
The head-to-head ledger counts 21 games: 11 FC Twente wins, 4 for Willem II, 6 draws, at 3.19 goals per meeting. Only 24% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 62% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 67%. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 3.19 historically.
The venue was De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, with room for 30,205 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-2.
Goal scorers
FC Twente: M. Sadílek (79'), C. Eiting (90'), S. Steijn (12'), S. Steijn (36'), R. van Wolfswinkel (68'), S. Steijn (50') · Willem II: Patrick Joosten (40'), Raffael Behounek (31')