NEC vs Twente H2H Stats, Lineups and Live Stream

Preview

NEC squared off with Twente in the Eredivisie of Netherlands action on October 18. The match ended in a 3-3 deadlock after an evenly contested game.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel scored the first goal of the game from the penalty spot on the 24th minute of the match, putting Twente in front. Thomas Ouwejan, Mats Rots, Youssef El Kachati and Arno Verschueren found the net next as van Wolfswinkel rounded off the game with one more strike, setting the final scoreline at 3-3.

5 months after their last meeting in Eredivisie Conference League Play Offs, NEC and Twente are set to clash again. In their last encounter, Twente secured a 3-2 win. NEC head into this game after their recent draw with Go Ahead Eagles on October 5 in the Eredivisie, keeping their unbeaten run alive at two matches. To convert draws into stronger outcomes, strengthening their backline will be key, especially since they have allowed goals in five consecutive matches.

Twente come into this clash with momentum, following three straight victories against Heracles Almelo, Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam in their most recent games, pushing their unbeaten streak to four games. Though notably, their backline has lacked consistency, with goals conceded across nine consecutive matches.

This Eredivisie clash shines a light on the players who have played crucial roles in creating and converting chances for NEC and Twente in this campaign. Brian Linssen and Tjaronn Chery have been pivotal for NEC’s attack, under Dick Schreuder’s guidance, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Linssen has emerged as NEC’s leading scorer in Eredivisie this season, netting three goals, while also excelling as their primary creator, registering four assists in the competition so far. Supporting them are Koki Ogawa, Basar Onal and Sami Ouaissa, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to NEC’s attack.

Meanwhile, the attacking efforts of Twente, carefully orchestrated by John van den Brom, have been driven by Ricky van Wolfswinkel, the team’s primary goal threat, and Kristian Hlynsson, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. van Wolfswinkel leads Twente’s scoring charts in Eredivisie this season with three goals, with Hlynsson leading their creative tally in the league with two assists. Bart van Rooij, Daan Rots and Naci Unuvar have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

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Head-to-head

Since November 2023, the teams have clashed five times. NEC claimed victory once, Twente three times, with the remaining one ending as draw. The most recent match between them was on May 22, 2025, in the Conference League Play Offs of the Eredivisie in Netherlands, where Twente secured a 3-2 victory. NEC have scored seven goals across these five encounters, while Twente have scored ten. Overall, Twente hold a stronger head-to-head record against NEC in recent meetings.

This season in Eredivisie, NEC have recorded four wins, three draws, and three losses in ten matches, scoring 27 goals at an average of 2.70 per match and conceding nineteen at a rate of 1.90 per match. Twente have won four of their ten matches in Eredivisie this season, with two draws and four defeats, scoring nineteen goals at an average of 1.90 per match and conceding seventeen at a rate of 1.70 per match.

NEC’s previous game resulted in a draw against Go Ahead Eagles., while Twente are on a three-game winning streak, including victories against Heracles Almelo, Fortuna Sittard and Sparta Rotterdam in their last three outings. Overall, NEC have won twelve of their last twenty matches, losing six and drawing two, while over their most recent nineteen games, Twente have claimed ten victories, suffered seven defeats, and drawn two times.

AI Prediction

Our system first delivers a pre-match prediction for NEC–Twente, then keeps watching the game to update its outlook minute by minute. Pre-match figures processed by the model indicated Twente’s victory leads the probabilities with 45%, while a draw was at 28% and NEC’s victory was at 27%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for NEC - Twente in real time.

NEC kicked off the game with Gonzalo Crettaz, Thomas Ouwejan who got substituted by Deveron Fonville on the 89th minute, Ahmetcan Kaplan, Eli Dasa, Darko Nejasmic, Virgil Misidjan who got substituted by Basar Onal on the 64th minute, Tjaronn Chery, Kodai Sano, Sami Ouaissa, Brian Linssen who got substituted by Dirk Proper on the 89th minute and Koki Ogawa who got substituted by Youssef El Kachati on the 65th minute as starters, with Jasper Cillessen, Deveron Fonville, Brayann Pereira, Yousri Sbai, Dirk Proper, Vito van Crooij, Rober Gonzalez, Basar Onal, Sam de Laat, Noe Lebreton, Youssef El Kachati and Kento Shiogai on the bench.

Twente's starting eleven were Lars Unnerstall, Mats Rots who got substituted by Taylor Booth on the 77th minute, Ruud Nijstad, Robin Propper, Bart van Rooij, Thomas Van Den Belt who got substituted by Daan Rots on the 72nd minute, Ramiz Zerrouki, Sondre Holmlund Orjasaeter who got substituted by Bas Kuipers on the 77th minute, Kristian Hlynsson who got substituted by Sam Lammers on the 84th minute, Marko Pjaca who got substituted by Arno Verschueren on the 71st minute and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, with Sam Karssies, Przemyslaw Tyton, Stav Lemkin, Guilherme Peixoto, Bas Kuipers, Naci Unuvar, Daan Rots, Arno Verschueren, Taylor Booth, Sam Lammers and Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink on the bench.

Live Streaming

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Live Standings

As always, Netherlands Eredivisie's live standings are availble and updated in real time. NEC are 7th with fifteen points from their ten games, while Twente sit 8th with fourteen points from ten matches.

Stats

Explore stats from NEC vs Twente on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 0.53 - 1.83
• Ball Possession: 60 - 40
• Big Scoring Chances: 2 - 3
• Total Attempts: 8 - 9
• Shots On Target: 4 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 3 - 2
• Shots in the Box: 5 - 5
• Shots from Outside the Box: 3 - 4
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 15 - 21
• Corners: 3 - 3
• Throw-Ins: 17 - 26
• Saves: 0 - 1
• Free Kicks: 21 - 13
• Offsides: 3 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 120 - 53
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 81 - 29
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 18 - 13
• Tackles: 14 - 20
• Completed Tackles: 9 - 11
• Total Crosses: 18 - 9
• Successful Crosses: 6 - 1
• Interceptions: 6 - 6
• Clearances: 25 - 40

Referee showed the yellow card five times throughout the game. Ahmetcan Kaplan, Ramiz Zerrouki, Thomas Van Den Belt, Robin Propper and Basar Onal were the ones to receive it.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between NEC and Twente in real time. You can watch the goals by Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Thomas Ouwejan, Mats Rots, Youssef El Kachati and Arno Verschueren as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of NEC - Twente are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.