FC Twente vs Excelsior prediction and preview
Eredivisie · Saturday 20 February 2027, 00:00 UTC
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FC Twente vs Excelsior
Eredivisie · Saturday 20 February 2027, 00:00 UTC · De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
FC Twente vs Excelsior preview
The Eredivisie fixture between FC Twente and Excelsior is scheduled for Saturday 20 February 2027 at 00:00 UTC at De Grolsch Veste in Enschede. FC Twente go into the round 4th, on 23 points from 11 games, while Excelsior go into the round 15th, on 11 points from 11 games.
FC Twente come into the game with a W-W-W-L-W run in the league (4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Excelsior's recent sequence reads L-L-L-L-D. Over their last 6, FC Twente have scored 3.0 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Excelsior average 0.7 scored and 3.8 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.
The sides have met 10 times in the records we hold: FC Twente won 4, 4 games were drawn and Excelsior won 2. Those games averaged 2.9 goals, 5 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 3. The most recent meeting, on 1 Nov 2026, ended Excelsior 0-9 FC Twente.
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FC Twente expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Joël Drommel, Aske Adelgaard, Ruud Nijstad, Robin Pröpper, Bart van Rooij, Ramiz Zerrouki, Daan Rots, Sondre Ørjasæter, Younes Taha, Daouda Weidmann, Wout Weghorst
Excelsior expected line-up (4-3-3)
Stijn van Gassel, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Jan Plug, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Aymen Sliti
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