DAC Dunajska Streda vs FC Twente - prediction, team news, lineups

A week aft taking power of the tie, FC Twente question to MOL Arena connected Thursday to reason their Conference League third-round qualifying duty against DAC Dunajska Streda.

Last Thursday’s 6-0 triumph has each but secured Twente's spot successful the playoffs and near the instrumentality limb a formality barring a singular turnaround.

Match preview

Twente’s 6-0 demolition of Dunajska was the cleanable mode to acceptable the code up of the 2026-27 Eredivisie opener, but they could not capitalise connected that momentum successful Sunday’s clash with Heerenveen astatine the Abe Lenstra Stadion, falling to a 1-0 decision contempt enjoying agelong spells of dominance.

That marked a 2nd decision successful 3 games for John van den Brom’s side, who person yet to find their bushed successful the aboriginal stages of this play aft going unbeaten successful 11 of their last 13 matches successful 2024-25; 1 of the 2 defeats came against PSV Eindhoven connected the closing weekend.

A six-goal cushion undoubtedly affords the Tukkers an accidental to instrumentality their ft disconnected the state a spot successful Slovakia, particularly aft a tally of 4 matches wrong an 11-day span betwixt July 30 and August 9

Nonetheless, Twente volition privation to service up different ascendant show connected the continental country up of a near-certain playoff brushwood against Dynamo Kyiv oregon Qarabag.

Twente person won conscionable 1 of their past 7 distant European matches - a 3-2 triumph implicit Malmo successful January 2025 - and their caller distant signifier has been unconvincing, with nary competitory roadworthy wins since April 4.

After easing past Velez Mostar, Dunajska Streda knew their adjacent trial against Twente would beryllium acold tougher, and they would person hoped to astatine slightest support the necktie live up of the location leg.

Conceding doubly successful the opening 11 minutes was the worst imaginable commencement for Robert Klauss's men, and determination was lone ever going to beryllium 1 victor from that constituent arsenic Twente ruthlessly pressed location their advantage.

With their clash against Kosice postponed, DAC person had a afloat week's remainder since their dense decision successful Enschede. However, the standard of the task remains tremendous arsenic they effort to go the archetypal squad to overturn a first-leg shortage of much than 4 goals successful a European tie.

Regardless of the aggregate outcome, Dunajska volition privation to bow retired of Europe successful benignant and widen their existent five-game location winning tally successful competitory matches, which includes a 2-0 triumph implicit Banska Bystrica earlier this month.

In that span, Thursday’s hosts person conceded conscionable erstwhile and scored a whopping 12 times, highlighting their strengths astatine some ends of the pitch, which volition beryllium extensively tested by opponents of a importantly higher standing.

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Team News

Twenty-three-year-old Naci Unuvar precocious returned to enactment and is acceptable to question to Slovakia, though his engagement is expected to beryllium constricted astatine best.

Daouda Weidmann, who delivered a man-of-the-match first-leg show against Dunajska, missed the play decision to Heerenveen, making his engagement connected Thursday unlikely.

After much than a twelvemonth out, Mees Hilgers is nearing a comeback but remains unavailable for the visitors, on with Stav Lemkin.

Andreas Gruber is acceptable to miss a 4th consecutive game, though Uros Kabic is improbable to deputise again aft an underwhelming show astatine De Grolsch Veste.

Matej Trusa, who replaced Kabic past clip out, is successful enactment for a callback to the XI present to marque his 3rd commencement of the run successful six appearances.

DAC Dunajska Streda imaginable starting lineup:

Filipe; Juklerod, Nemanic, Kacharaba, Trontelj; Blazek; Ramadan, Bationo, Ouro, Trusa; Gagua

FC Twente imaginable starting lineup:

Unnerstall; Adelgaard, Propper, Bruns, Van Rooy; Van den Belt, Zerrouki; Orjasaeter, Rots, Pjaca; Weghorst

We say: DAC Dunajska Streda 1-3 FC Twente

With the necktie each but settled, Twente tin spend to instrumentality a measured attack connected Thursday, but their prime should spot them through.

The visitors are expected to comfortably spot disconnected their hosts for the 2nd crippled moving and widen their first-leg advantage.

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