After a poor start to the season, FC Twente have slowly been building momentum, and they come into this clash as one of the in-form sides in the Dutch Eredivisie. They have only lost once in their last 20 league matches, which has lifted them up to fourth in the standings - they are now just two points behind Feyenoord in second. Twente have only conceded 32 goals from 30 league matches this season, which is the best defensive record in the division, but they have let their high standards slip slightly in recent weeks, and have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last five straight matches.
NEC Nijmegen will hope to exploit that, given that they have scored 72 goals from 30 league matches this season - only PSV have been more effective going forward. They are one point above Twente, and this looks like an even matchup on paper.
