Prediction Eredivisie - FC Twente vs Almere City

Eredivisie - FC Twente vs Almere City
Match Time: 25-04-2024 00:45 Thursday (GMT+8)
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Given the longevity of Twente in the race for the top three this campaign, Joseph Oosting's side deserve very little criticism whatsoever heading into the run-in.

That said, two defeats and dropped points against Heerenveen across the last five fixtures have left Twente with work to do if they wish 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 Ajax turned things around after half time.

Holding a five-point gap over AZ Alkmaar with four matches remaining, Twente could still require another eight points to get over the line, particularly when they visit AZ in their following contest.

Such a scenario increases the stakes ahead of this fixture, although Twente do boast a home record of 12 wins and just two defeats from 15 matches.

Almere City are another of the Eredivisie surprise packages this term, with it expected they would be relegated after only being promoted through the playoffs in 2022-23.

Instead, Alex Pastoor's side sit in 12th place in the standings, a recent run of six successive draws proving beneficial in the long term with the teams below them under-performing.

While that does mean the Black Sheep are without a league win in eight contests, 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 stretched to five games, with just five defeats being recorded across their 15 games on their travels.

Prediction: FC Twente 3-1 Almere City