Steve McClaren’s side would be gunning to bag all three points in his side’s upcoming encounter against Peter Bosz’s men, who have struggled to put in consistent performances since the start of the 2012/13 campaign.
In the 17th round of the Dutch top tier football, FC Twente Enschede will lock horns against Heracles Almelo at De Grolsch Veste on Friday, December 14.
FC Twente Enschede
The Tukkers suffered a demoralising 3-0 defeat at the hands of PSV Eindhoven in their last league encounter at Philips Stadion on December 9. A first-half http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Narsingh in the second-half
was enough to secure a comfortable victory for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281.
After finishing sixth last term, the Tukkers have set their sights on winning the title come the end of the ongoing 2012/13 season. Occupying the third spot on the Eredivisie table at the moment, the Enschede giants have thus far remained unbeaten at home,
and have claimed good results on the road as well. They have an overall record of 16 played, 10 won, 4 drawn and 2 lost.
Steve McClaren, the Tukkers head coach, has expressed confidence ahead of his side’s upcoming league tie against the Almelo outfit, and has urged his troops to put in a convincing show to secure an easy win on Friday.
“We want to always win after a defeat. Then it is important that as a team we come back strong”, the English trainer said while talking to journalists.
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The Heraclieden are heading into the game on the back of a hard fought 1-1 draw against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lerin-Duarte-c22125 gifted the hosts a lead within the opening 20 minutes of the game, but Christian Dorda’s unfortunate own goal
restored in the 27th minute. Both sides failed to find the winner in the remaining action of the game, and had to share spoils at the end.
After finishing 12th on the league table last term, the Almelo outfit would be eyeing a better finish at the end of the ongoing 2012/13 season. However, they have thus far deceived their fans with erratic showings both at home and on the road.
Occupying the 10th spot on the Eredivisie table at the moment, they have an overall record of 16 played, 4 won, 7 drawn and 5 lost.
Peter Bosz, the Heraclieden boss, has admitted that his side will face an uphill task in the upcoming game on Friday, but has expressed confidence that his troops could claim a good result if they put in their 100 percent.
Head-to-Head statistics
FC Twente have won two of their last five meetings against Heracles. Two games ended in stalemates, while the Heraclieden claimed a victory in the remaining match.
Players to watch
Dusan Tadic – http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede
The Serbian ace failed to assert his authority in his side’s 3-0 defeat against PSV last weekend, but would be keen to help his side claim all three points on Friday.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Samuel-Armenteros-c32384 – Heracles Almelo
The 22-year-old attacker has remained one of the most valuable assets for the Heraclieden this term. Netting eight goals while setting up four more in 15 league appearances, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 ace would be gunning to keep his impressive form intact.
Prediction
The Tukkers have yet to suffer a defeat at home, and it seems unlikely that they will be facing any threat on Friday. It will be a comfortable victory for the home side.
Predicted score-line: FC Twente 3-1 Heracles.
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