Twente vs Almere City Match Analysis & Prediction
24/04/2024 7:45 pm
FC Twente play host to Almere City at De Grolsch Veste on Wednesday with the opportunity to strengthen their hold of third position in the Eredivisie standings.
Meanwhile, Almere head into the contest knowing that securing maximum points will guarantee their top-flight status for another year.
Given the longevity of Twente in the race for the top three this season, Joseph Oosting’s side deserve very little criticism whatsoever heading into the run-in.
That said, two defeats and dropping points against Heerenveen across the last five matches have left Twente with work to do if they with to secure Europa League football.
When 1-0 ahead of Ajax on away territory last time out, the Tukkers appeared to be on the brink of securing that target, but John van’t Schip’s side turned things around after halftime.
Holding a five-point cushion over AZ Alkmaar with four games left to play, Twente could still require another eight points to get over the line, particularly when they visit Pascal Jansen’s side in their following fixture.
Such a scenario increases the stakes ahead of the midweek encounter, although Twente do boast a home record of 12 wins and just two losses from 15 matches.
Meanwhile, Almere City are another of the Eredivisie surprise packages this season, it having been expected that they would be relegated after being promoted through the playoffs in 2022-23.
Instead, the Black Sheep sit in 12th position in the standings, a recent run of six consecutive draws proving beneficial in the long term with the teams below them underperforming.
While that does mean that Alex Pastoor’s side are without a league win in eight matches, there is minimal negativity at the Yanmar Stadion, even having lost 3-2 to Sparta Rotterdam last time out.
One reason for that is an unbeaten away record that has recently been extended to five games, just five losses being recorded across their 15 matches on their travels.
Twente vs. Almere City Head to head
In the previous four meetings between these two teams, Twente have claimed three victories while they have drawn once.
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26/10/2018Twente1Almere City0Eerste Divisie
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26/01/2019Almere City1Twente3Eerste Divisie
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03/12/2022Almere City1Twente1Club Friendlies
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13/08/2023Almere City1Twente4Eredivisie
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24/04/2024TwenteN/AAlmere CityN/AEredivisie
Twente Team News
Anass Salah-Eddine, Alfons Sampsted and Max Bruns are alternatives in defence if Oosting wishes to go with a different look to his backline.
With Myron Boadu expected to remain sidelined, Ricky van Wolfswinkel will lead the line for the hosts.
Twente's Last 5 Matches
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17/03/2024PSV1Twente0Eredivisie
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31/03/2024Twente1Heracles0Eredivisie
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03/04/2024Heerenveen3Twente3Eredivisie
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06/04/2024Twente2Fortuna Sittard0Eredivisie
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14/04/2024Ajax2Twente1Eredivisie
Almere City Team News
Rajiv van La Parra could be included in the Almere City attack having been required to replace Adi Nalic before halftime against Sparta Rotterdam.
Whether further changes are made are dependent on whether Pastoor sticks with a back five, but the likes of Danny Post, Yann Kitala, Nordin Bakker and Stijn Keller could all miss out through injury.
Almere City's Last 5 Matches
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20/03/2024Fortuna Dusseldorf0Almere City2Club Friendlies
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31/03/2024Almere City1Volendam1Eredivisie
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04/04/2024RKC Waalwijk0Almere City0Eredivisie
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07/04/2024Go Ahead Eagles1Almere City1Eredivisie
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13/04/2024Almere City2Sparta Rotterdam3Eredivisie
Twente vs. Almere City: Odds and Predictions
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