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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
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')
van Hoorenbeeck (41')
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

We say: FC Twente 2-1 NEC

NEC certainly head into Thursday's semi-final with new-found momentum against an FC Twente side who ended the regular season slowly, but we still see the hosts having more quality and back them to prevail with home advantage on their side. Read more.

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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CPSV EindhovenPSV342545103396479
2Ajax34246467323578
3Feyenoord34208676383868
4FC UtrechtUtrecht341810662451764
5AZ AlkmaarAZ34169958372157
6FC Twente341591062491354
7Go Ahead Eagles34149115755251
8NECNijmegen34127155146543
9Heerenveen34127154257-1543
10PEC Zwolle341011134351-841
11Fortuna SittardSittard34118153754-1741
12Sparta RotterdamSparta34912133943-439
13Groningen34109154053-1339
14Heracles34911144263-2138
15NAC BredaNAC Breda3489173458-2433
16Willem II3468203456-2226
RRKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3467214474-3025
RAlmere CityAlmere City34410202364-4122


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