Poepon and Janko to shine in De Graafschap versus http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233 Enschede – Dutch Eredivisie Preview
De Graafschap will clash with the reigning Eredivisie champions, FC Twente Enschede, at De Vijverberg Doetinchem Stadion on Sunday, 17 April.
De Graafschap
The Superboeren will have to secure as much points in the remaining encounters as they can if they have any ambition to prolong their stay in Dutch top flight.
The home-side are coming in to this match on the back of a score-less draw against SBV Excelsior last week. Both sides missed many opportunities to score a goal, but failed to find the winner.
The Super Farmers are currently placed 15th in the league table, five points clear of the relegation zone. They have struggled to find superior results in front of their home crowd and on the road. They have an overall record of 30 played, 8 won,
12 drawn and 10 lost.
The Superboeren would be looking to achieve better results in the remaining weeks and improve their standings in the Eredivisie table.
FC Twente Enschede
The Tukkers would be disappointed after their exit from the UEFA Europa League, as they lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Villarreal-CF-c40899 3-1 on Thursday, 14 April before losing by 5-1 in the first leg of the quarter-final a week before.
The defending Eredivisie champions will now have to focus in their upcoming league encounters, as the trailing pack is not far behind from them. The Tukkers are leading the Eredivisie table, two points ahead of second placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven. However, any slip-ups
can dent their hopes of lifting their second Eredivisie title.
They have staged dominant show on the field while playing away from their home soil, losing only thrice in 14 fixtures. They have an overall record of 30 played, 19 won, 7 drawn and 4 lost.
Michel Preud’homme, the Tukkers manager, will be pleased with his side’s efforts so far. However, he has demanded strong performances from his troops in the remaining weeks to defend their title successfully. Preud’homme will miss out one of his star player,
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Theo-Janssen-c34871, in the upcoming encounter, as Janssen will sit out his suspension.
Players to watch
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rydell-Poepon-c32002 – De Graafschap
The 22-year-old striker is the leading goal scorer for the home-side. He has scored 11 goals in 28 appearances. The young striker has to score in this encounter if he wants to see his side bag a point or more.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marc-Janko-c23484 – FC Twente Enschede
The 27-year-old prolific striker has been in supreme goal scoring form this season. The Austrian international has scored 14 goals in 26 encounters and will be looking to add more to his tally in the remaining fixtures of the season. It will be hard for
the home side to restrict the Austrian international in fin ding the back of the net.
Head-to-Head statistics
The Tukkers have remained the better side in their last five encounters against the Super Farmers. The defending Dutch champions have won four of their last five head-to-head encounters against the Superboeren while the remaining match ended in a stalemate.
Prediction
Although the Superboeren will be playing in front of their home crowd, they still have no chance of securing a good result against a top Eredivisie side. The Tukkers are in good form and en route to lift Eredivisie title. It will be an easy 2-0 win for the
visitors.
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