Two in-form sides face off at De Adelaarshorst on Sunday when Go Ahead Eagles play host to FC Twente.
The teams are currently separated by two points and as many places in the league table which should make for an enthralling affair.
Match preview
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Twente were denied a third consecutive league victory following a 0-0 draw versus Feyenoord at De Grolsch Veste on Sunday.
Ron Jans's men went into the game as underdogs but gave a good account of themselves en route to securing an impressive point.
With 22 points from 14 outings so far, the Tukkers are seventh on the log, four points behind fourth-placed Utrecht.
Awaiting the Enschede-based outfit next is a crunch clash versus opponents who they have beaten in just one of the last four competitive meetings.
Go Ahead Eagles returned to winning ways with a narrow 1-0 victory over Willem II on Saturday.
Boyd Lucassen opened the scoring two minutes into the second period, and that was enough to hand Kees Van Wonderen's men all three points in Tilburg.
The Pride of the IJsel Kowet sit ninth on the log as things stand, just two points shy of the last European place.
Sunday's hosts, who suffered a 1-0 loss to Groningen in their last outing on home turf, now set out to make up for that disappointing defeat a fortnight ago.
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Team News
Twenty-year-old Turan Tuzlacik is ruled out through a leg injury and will not play any part for the home side.
Bas Kuipers and Marc Cardona are ruled out through knee injuries, while Giannis-Foivos Botos continues to battle with a knock.
Twente will be without the services of Virgil Misidjan and Jody Lukoki, who remain sidelined with muscle and knee injuries respectively.
Luca Everink has sat out the last seven games through a muscle injury, while Kik Pierie is currently nursing a back problem.
Go Ahead Eagles possible starting lineup:
Hahn; Deijl, Bakker, Nauber; Lucassen; Brouwers, Idzes, Rommens; Lidberg, Oratmangoen, Berden
FC Twente possible starting lineup:
Unnerstall; Sadilek, Hilgers, Propper, Troupee; Brama, Zerrouki, Vlap; Rots, Van Wolfswinkel, Limnios
We say: Go Ahead Eagles 1-2 FC Twente
Both sides come into the game in good form and either of them could end up securing all three points in this one. However, we are backing Twente to emerge victorious, narrowly edging out their hosts by the odd goal.
Top tip
Adepoju Marvellous
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Go Ahead Eagles win with a probability of 37.92%. A win for FC Twente had a probability of 36.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Go Ahead Eagles win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.42%) and 2-0 (6.04%). The likeliest FC Twente win was 0-1 (8.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for FC Twente in this match.
