2026/2027 season

Eredivisie

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FC Twente
Head coach: John van den Brom · 4-3-3
Rank
4th
Pts
17
P
8
Form
🟢 Good

The essentials at a glance

The summary of this page: estimated level of play, form trend and qualitative verdict. For the details, head to the other tabs.

Editors' ratings
7/10
Attack
10/10
Defence
7/10
Form
7/10
Confidence / mood
Current risk:Medium

4th with 17 pts from 8 matches: 5 wins, 2 draws, 1 defeat.

16 goals scored, 8 conceded.

Henk Fraser is an idol of FC Twente-flavored Daouda Weidmann. According to the experienced trainer, the 23-year-old midfielder of the Tukkers has 'special qualities'.

Voetbalprimeur · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

FC Twente has shown several times this season that it is not just a win. Only PSV picked up points more often after it got behind. In Scoreboard journalism, Bart Frouws and Sjoerd Keizer discuss the figures behind the resilience of the team from Enschede.

Voetbal International · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

FC Twente has decorated his 100th European home game - the first was in 1969 against FC Rouen (1-0) - with an economical but more than deserved victory. In the first round of the league, FC Thun won 1-0.

NOS Voetbal · 15 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

A visit to Gibraltar is the next stop in the Conference League adventure of FC Twente. The Tukkers meet Lincoln Red Imps FC in round two of the European tournament. FootballPrimor tells where, when and how to watch the game in the Conference League.

Voetbalprimeur · 18 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

How the team has played recently

Match-by-match results, record and rhythm of the current season.

Latest matches
Dvs Fortuna Sittard (A) · 1-1
Wvs PSV (H) · 3-2
Wvs ADO Den Haag (H) · 2-0
Wvs Telstar 1963 (H) · 1-0
Dvs FC Groningen (A) · 2-2
WWWWWDDL
16 scored / 8 conceded over 8 matches played
Rest: 8 days since the last match · 1 match played in the last 15 days
Home form
4W - 0D - 0L
Away form
1W - 2D - 1L
Statistics

Computed from this season's scores, every time the page is shown.

Goals scored per match
1.8
Goals conceded per match
1.0
At home
6 scored · 2 conceded in 3 matches
Away
3 scored · 3 conceded in 2 matches
Over 2.5 goals
2 of 5
Both teams score
3 of 5
Clean sheets
2 of 5
Failed to score
0 of 5
Cumulative points vs league average

Not enough matchdays recorded yet for this curve — history builds up with every standings refresh.

How FC Twente play

System, playing identity, and what sets the team apart at both ends of the pitch.

Playing identity
Preferred system
4-3-3
Philosophy
The club built its 2026 summer attack around Wout Weghorst, who arrived on a free transfer from Ajax in late June on a two-year contract, a signing presented by technical director Erik ten Hag as a golden opportunity for Enschede.
Attacking strengths
Seven goals in three Eredivisie matchdays (0-1 at Heerenveen, 3-1 against PEC Zwolle, 4-1 at Cambuur). Weghorst also scored twice in the Conference League play-off second leg against Qarabag FK.
Defensive solidity
Three goals conceded in three league matchdays. In Europe, however, the team lost 0-1 at home in the first leg of the play-off against Qarabag and had been eliminated from Europa League qualifying by Ferencvaros in July 2026.
Pressing
Transitions
StrengthA bench depth that proved decisive: coming on against Qarabag, Marko Pjaca started the comeback (79th minute) before Max Bruns (90+2), Weghorst (90+3) and Younes Taha (114th minute). The goalkeeping position is well stocked, with Lars Unnerstall, Remko Pasveer and Joel Drommel.
WeaknessA poor start to the season before the late-August response: an opening defeat at Heerenveen, elimination in Europa League qualifying against Ferencvaros and a home defeat against Qarabag. The final day of the transfer window also saw Sam Lammers leave for PSV, Mees Hilgers for Heerenveen and Taylor Booth go on loan to Real Salt Lake.

The mood around the club, and who is missing

Internal climate, relationship with the supporters, and known absences before the next match.

Mood
Squad confidence
A clear turnaround in late August: qualification for the Conference League league phase secured after extra time on 27 August 2026, followed by a comfortable 4-1 win at Cambuur on 30 August.
Coach / players / board relationship
On 3 August 2026, VoetbalPrimeur relayed an analysis from De Telegraaf on the unusual role played by Erik ten Hag as technical director: he misses almost no training sessions, takes part in tactical meetings and is present in the dressing room before and after matches, which, according to the newspaper, may create additional pressure on John van den Brom. This is press analysis, not a position expressed by the club.
Mood with the supporters
The substitution of Daouda Weidmann in the 60th minute at Cambuur, with Twente leading 0-4, divided a section of the fanbase: some supporters challenged the head coach's decision, others criticised the player's reaction.
Pressure on the head coach
John van den Brom was under pressure ahead of the Conference League play-off second leg; the qualification secured on 27 August 2026 significantly eased the pressure. His contract runs until 30 June 2027.
Club objectives
Combining the league with the European campaign after a very busy August.
Recent internal tensions
A public clash between John van den Brom and Daouda Weidmann on 30 August 2026 at Cambuur: substituted in the 60th minute with Twente leading 0-4, the French midfielder shook his head coach's hand while avoiding his gaze, to which van den Brom replied Doe normaal, man.
Absences
InjuredDaan Rots — Unavailable for the trip to Cambuur, he was replaced by Marco Pjaca.

Before kick-off

What to know before the next match: statistical form, qualitative analysis, and a computed estimate of the 1/X/2 probabilities.

Next match

FC Twente — FC Utrecht

At homeSunday 18 October at 20:00Matchday 9
It's today. Kick-off time confirmed by the league. Paris time · football-data.org fixtures.
What the press says

No preview found for this fixture. The press mostly covers the big games, and usually the day before.

Prediction
EstimateFC Twente — FC Utrecht
73 %
1 · FC Twente
14 %
X · draw
13 %
2 · FC Utrecht
In-house calculation, from this page's standings data alone: 8 matches played by FC Twente, 8 matches by FC Utrecht. Confidence: fair
The formula, in plain words — with this match's figures
  1. League average. 292 goals scored over 154 team-matches played (18 teams taken into account), i.e. μ = 1.90 goal scored per team per match. This is the reference point: everything that follows is expressed relative to it.
  2. Attacking and defensive strengths. Goals scored (or conceded) per match, divided by μ. 1.00 = exactly average; in defence, above 1.00 means “concedes more than average”.
    TeamGoalsRawKept
    FC Twente — attack16 in 8 matches1.051.03
    FC Twente — defence8 in 8 matches0.530.73
    FC Utrecht — attack14 in 8 matches0.920.96
    FC Utrecht — defence25 in 8 matches1.651.37
    The “Kept” column is the result of shrinkage towards the mean: weight = P / (P + 6), i.e. 0.57 for FC Twente and 0.57 for FC Utrecht. The rest of the weight goes to the league average. This is what stops a lone 5-0 from producing an attack at 3.3 times the average — and hence a 95% probability.
  3. Home advantage (γ). Measured on the league itself: 1.89 goal scored on average by the host against 1.77 by the visitor, over the 46 fixtures present in each team's last 5 matches. Raw ratio 1.07; shrunk towards 1 (weight 0.42, on the log of the ratio) then capped at 1.25 → γ = 1.03. Shrinkage goes towards 1, i.e. no advantage at all: while the sample is small, the model does not assert a home advantage it cannot measure.
  4. Venue correction, specific to each team. Drawn from the home/away split: points per match at the venue concerned are compared to points per match over all fixtures, with stronger shrinkage (weight = P / (P + 8)) and a bound of ±12%.
    FC Twente at home: 3.00 pts/match versus 2.13 overall over 4 matches → ×1.120
    FC Utrecht away: 1.00 pts/match versus 1.00 overall over 4 matches → ×1.000
  5. Expected goals. One side's attack is set against the other's defence. γ applies to the host only: applying it the other way round too would count the home advantage twice.
    λFC Twente = 1.90 × 1.03 × 1.37 × 1.03 × 1.120 = 3.08
    λFC Utrecht = 1.90 × 0.96 × 0.73 × 1.000 = 1.32
  6. Poisson grid. Probability of every exact score from 0-0 to 8-8, assuming the two goal totals are independent, then adding up the cells: home win 72.4%, draw 14.3%, away win 13.3% — displayed rounded to whole numbers so that they add up to exactly 100. Most likely exact score in the grid: 3-1 (only 7.9%, which says enough about how unpredictable an exact score is).
Limits of this model — they are not anecdotal.
  • It only knows goals and a venue. Neither absences, suspensions, line-ups, fatigue, stakes, weather nor club context enter the calculation — while the other tabs of this page show that they matter.
  • The assumption that the two goal totals are independent is false in reality: it slightly underestimates tight scores, hence the draw.
  • γ is measured over a rolling window (each team's last 5 matches), not over the whole season.
  • The shrinkage constants (6, 60, 8) and the bounds are choices, not measurements. They were tuned to be cautious early in the season; they were not calibrated on a results history, as none is available here.
  • No after-the-fact evaluation has been made: at this stage, nobody knows whether this model is better or worse calibrated than another.
What other sources say
No external source has been collected for this match. That is the normal state: readings are taken by hand, and an empty box is better than an unverified figure.
This block shows probability estimates, not predictions, and carries no advisory value. The in-house estimate is the result of a formula applied to a small sample; the figures from external sources are reproduced as they were collected, without their method having been verified.

The full squad

The professional squad by position, captain marked with an armband.

Goalkeepers
  • Lars Unnerstall
  • Joël Drommel
  • Remko Pasveer
  • Yannick Gerritsen
  • Issam El Maach
Defenders
  • Robin PröpperC
  • Bart van Rooij
  • Stav Lemkin
  • Max Bruns
  • Aske Adelgaard
  • Ruud Nijstad
  • Guilherme Martinho Peixoto
  • Juliën Mesbahi
Midfielders
  • Ramiz Larbi Zerrouki
  • Mathias Ullereng Kjølø
  • Thomas van den Belt
  • Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson
  • Daouda Weidmann
  • Arno Verschueren
  • Gijs Besselink
  • Benjamin Nagel
  • Krzysztof Kurowski
  • Jordy Bawuah
Forwards
  • Wout Weghorst
  • Daan Rots
  • Marko Pjaca
  • Younes Taha El Idrissi
  • Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter
  • Filip Erik Thorvaldsen
  • Naci Ünüvar
  • Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink
This team's current captain could not be confirmed with certainty at the last check — no armband is shown above until the information is reliable.
Squad last verified on 1 Sep 2026 — source: twentevoetbalnieuws.nl (selectie 2026/2027) cross-checked with BeSoccer and worldfootball.net.

What has been said recently

Chronological feed of verified information about the club.

rss18 Oct 2026
Fraser sees 'special qualities' at Twente: "I think it's fantastic player."
Source: Voetbalprimeur
rss18 Oct 2026
First for FC Twente: Where and when do you watch the game with Lincoln Red Imps?
Source: Voetbalprimeur
rss18 Oct 2026
FC Twente fights for points: 'Only PSV more successful after disadvantage'
Source: Voetbal International
rss15 Oct 2026
FC Twente decorates one hundredth European home match with economical victory at FC Thun
Source: NOS Voetbal
rss16 Oct 2026
Ten Hag sees 'type Zekiel' at FC Twente: "People come to the stadium"
Source: Voetbalprimeur
rss16 Oct 2026
Roadhorst-mania at FC Twente: Preview for all others
Source: Soccernews
Transfers1 Sep 2026
The Enschede club saw Sam Lammers leave for PSV, Taylor Booth go on loan to Real Salt Lake, Mathias Kjølø join Rosenborg for around €1m and Arno Verschueren move to SK Beveren.
Source: NOS
Result30 Aug 2026
FC Twente ended a busy week with a comfortable 4-1 win in Leeuwarden against SC Cambuur, with goals from Ruud Nijstad, Wout Weghorst, Marco Pjaca and Younes Taha.
Source: Twente Insite
Transfers30 Aug 2026
Defender Mees Hilgers has left Twente for SC Heerenveen, the end of a contract saga: he had refused to extend, was frozen out, then saw his deal automatically extended by a year before a serious cruciate ligament injury.
Source: FC Update
Club27 Aug 2026
FC Twente qualified for the Conference League league phase by beating Qarabag 4-1 after extra time in the second leg, 4-2 on aggregate over the two matches.
Source: NOS
Club7 Aug 2026
John van den Brom confirmed that Sam Lammers has been relegated to third in the forwards' pecking order, behind Wout Weghorst and Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Source: FCUpdate
News last verified on 18 Oct 2026. Sources: sports press (L'Équipe, Le Parisien, Foot Mercato, regional press…) and official club websites — see the link on each item.
Editorial content (playing style, mood, absences, external prediction sources) last verified on 3 Sep 2026. The standings/form data above are refreshed automatically — as is the 1/X/2 estimate, recomputed on every view.