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Latest FC Twente vs NEC team information

FC Twente could be without first-choice goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall – who missed the final game of the season against Ajax. Attackers Sam Lammers and Naci Unuvar are also injured.

If Unnerstall is not fit, veteran Przemyslaw Tyton will continue to start. Mees Hilgers could continue to play as a central defender alongside Max Bruns in a four-man defence.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel remains the spearhead of the attack in a 4-2-3-1 formation, supported by star Sem Steijn – who is leading the scoring list in the Eredivisie with 24 goals and 7 assists after 33 matches.

NEC are likely to stick with the same squad that beat Heracles in the last round. Players Bram Nuytinck, Koki Ogawa and Dirk Proper are still not recovered.

Sontje Hansen will continue to start up front, having now scored six goals and provided four assists in the league, including two goals and one assist in their last three wins. Bryan Linssen is also likely to start after his brace against NAC Breda.

Kodai Sano, Sami Ouaissa and Vito van Crooij will continue to play pivotal roles in midfield in NEC's familiar 4-3-3 formation.

Latest expected lineup FC Twente vs NEC

FC Twente:
Tyton; Van Rooij, Bruns, Hilgers, Kuipers; Sadilek, Kjolo; Taha, Steijn, Vlap; Van Wolfswinkel

NEC:
Roefs; Pereira, Sandler, Marquez ALvarez, Verdonk; Sano, Ouaissa, Van Crooij; Hansen, Linssen, Ouwejan

Latest football commentary FC Twente vs NEC

FC Twente return to Eredivisie action on Thursday aiming to make a step closer to qualifying for Europe for the second consecutive season, after finishing sixth this season and reaching the Europa League play-offs.

Their European campaign ended after an aggregate defeat to Bodo/Glimt – who later reached the semi-finals – but Twente still secured a play-off place after finishing the Eredivisie season with 54 points from 34 games.

Coach Joseph Oosting's team once had a chance to enter the top 4 thanks to an unbeaten streak that helped them gain 46 points after 25 matches. However, they ran out of steam in the final stage when they only won 2 more matches in the remaining 9 rounds.

Those two wins came in quick succession against Sparta Rotterdam and Utrecht in early May, but then Twente lost at home to AZ Alkmaar, before falling to a 2-0 defeat away to Ajax on the final day, with Jordan Henderson and Wout Weghorst scoring for the hosts.

They now need to win two games to qualify for Europe, and will look to get back to winning ways at home in Thursday's semi-final.

Meanwhile, rival NEC marched in with more impressive form, as they managed to squeeze into the play-off group in the final rounds of Eredivisie.

NEC finished the season in eighth place with 43 points from 34 games, winning 12 and losing 15 – a slight step back from sixth place last season.

Under coach Rogier Meijer, NEC seemed to have lost all hope of competing when they only had 1 draw and 1 loss in late April and early May, leaving them with only 34 points with three games left.

However, they exploded towards the end of the season, opening with a 3-0 win away at league leaders Ajax. NEC then went on to beat NAC Breda by the same scoreline, before coming from behind to beat Heracles 2-1 in the final round thanks to second-half goals from Sontje Hansen and Basar Onal.

With three straight wins to finish eighth, NEC are now just two games away from a first European return since 2008-09 and will look to overcome a tough away challenge on Thursday.

Latest FC Twente vs NEC score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.FC Twente vs NECas follows:

• Sportsmole:FC Twente 2-0 NEC

• WhoScore:FC Twente 2-1 NEC
• Our newspaper predicts:FC Twente 2-0 NEC

When and where to watch FC Twente vs NEC live?

To watch the live match FC Twente vs NEC in the Eredivisie tournament taking place at 3:00 on May 23, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wish you all have fun watching football.

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