FC Twente Enschede versus Roda JC Kerkrade – Dutch Eredivisie Preview
The reigning Eredivisie champions, FC Twente Enschede, will take on the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roda-JC-c40375 Kerkrade at the De Grolsch Veste on Sunday, 10 April.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede
The Tukkers snatched the Eredivisie top-spot from the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Villarreal-CF-c40899 on Thursday,
7 April. The Spanish outfit thrashed the Dutch champions 5-1, diminishing their chances to progress through to the semi-finals.
Michel Preud’homme, the Tukkers’ manager, admits that his side’s European campaign is almost over and has demanded his troops to regain their focus on Eredivisie. The Tukkers have a good chance to hold their current position at the top in the league table.
However, any slip-up can dent their hopes of lifting the Eredivisie title.
The Tukkers have played impressive in front of their home crowd and will be looking to keep their good record intact for the rest of the season. The Enschede outfit has lost only one of their 15 encounters played at the De Grolsch Veste this season. They
have an overall record of 29 played, 19 wins, 6 drawn and 4 defeats.
Roda JC Kerkrade
De Koempels are coming into this match on the back of a hard fought 5-4 win over the relegation contender, the Willem II Tilburg, at the Koning http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Willem-II-c40945 Stadion last week. They would be hoping to perform better in the upcoming clash and look to avoid the
defensive blunders made in their last week’s encounters.
De Limburgers have performed impressively this season. Despite their ninth place finish last term, De Koempels are currently placed seventh in the league table. They have staged good show on the pitch in front of their home crowd and on the road. They have
an overall record of 29 played, 12 wins, 11 drawn and 6 defeats.
Harm van Veldhoven, De Koempels’ manager, would be hoping that his troops continue to achieve superior results in the remaining encounters of the season, if they have any ambition to play in the Europa League next season.
Players to watch
The Tukkers’ prolific striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marc-Janko-c23484, is in supreme goal scoring form, as he has scored 15 goals in 25 matches so far this season. He will be hoping to add more to his tally in the upcoming encounter and play a vital role for his side to bag all three
points in this fixture.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mads-Junker-c23039 will lead De Koempels’ attack pack. Junker is the leading goal scorer for his side, scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances. He will be the key player to watch, as the prolific striker will put constant pressure on the Tukkers’ back line.
Head-to-Head statistics
De Koempels have not managed to emerge victorious in their last five encounters against the defending Dutch Champions. The Tukkers have won three fixtures and two matches ended in stalemates.
Prediction
It will be an intriguing battle between the two sides, as both sides would be gunning to bag all three points in this fixture. However, the Tukkers would be the favourites to win the match 3-1.
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