GolVolt — FC Twente vs Ajax: preview, line-ups, chances

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Eredivisie Matchday 12

FC Twente

14:30 Sun 8 Nov · your time in 5 days 14 h

Ajax

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Where to watch: ESPN++1 Stadium: De Grolsch Veste, Enschede Referee: Joey Kooij

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

What's at stake

FC Twente: a match for Europe

41%after a loss 63%after a win

Chances of Europe: 41% after a defeat, 63% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Streak

FC Twente have scored in 12 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 34 goals in those matches.

What's at stake

Ajax: a match for Europe

55%after a loss 75%after a win

Chances of Europe: 55% after a defeat, 75% after a win (10,000 simulations of the rest of the season).

Last time

Last meeting, 4 April: Ajax – FC Twente 1:2

DLLW

Before that, FC Twente went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Streak

Ajax have scored in 21 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 58 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Wout Weghorst: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG2.73

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 2.7).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Wout Weghorst

FC Twente · forward

8goals 2assists 7.54avg rating

Last match, Excelsior: 4 goals, rating 9.9.

Julian Brandt

Ajax · midfielder

6goals 2assists 7.46avg rating

Last match, AZ Alkmaar: rating 6.7.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is FC Twente at home and Ajax away, as in this match.

FC Twente

at home · 10

7W0D3L2.2scored per match0.8conceded per match

Ajax

away · 10

7W2D1L2.9scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 4 Apr 2026 · Eredivisie Ajax 1:2 FC Twente Weghorst 32' · Zerrouki 18' · van Rooij 79'. FC Twente: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

1wins

1 draw3.5 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: FC Twente (4-2-3-1, last: Excelsior) · Ajax (4-3-3, last: AZ Alkmaar).

Official around 13:30, Sun 8 Nov

JDDrommel AAAdelgaard RNNijstad RPPröpper BRvan Rooij TBBelt RZZerrouki SØØrjasæter YTTaha DRRots WWWeghorst MSter Stegen LRRosa ABBouwman YBBaas OWWijndal JMMokio SAAmrabat JBBrandt DKKlaassen TAArokodare AOOuazane

FC TwenteAjax

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

John van den BromFC Twente MíchelAjax

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

European-place chance after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

FC Twente today 52%

after a defeat: 41%
after a draw: 50%
after a win: 63%

Ajax today 63%

after a defeat: 55%
after a draw: 62%
after a win: 75%

FC Twente: 22 percentage points of European-place chance between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

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