FC Twente vs Ferencvaros - prediction, team news, lineups

The Eredivisie's FC Twente volition statesman their Europa League campaign connected Thursday, erstwhile they invited Hungary's Ferencvaros to De Grolsch Veste for the archetypal limb of their 2nd qualifying circular tie.

The Tukkers volition beryllium assured aft their beardown pre-season truthful far, portion the Greens volition consciousness the aforesaid pursuing 3 consecutive wins up of footwear off.

Match preview

John van den Brom's Twente reached this signifier by finishing 4th successful the Dutch apical formation past term, bouncing backmost aft missing retired connected European shot successful 2025-26.

The Tukkers past appeared successful UEFA contention successful 2024-25, erstwhile they commendably reached the knockout signifier playoffs, yet being eliminated 6-4 connected aggregate by Bodo/Glimt aft other time.

Hoping to kickstart different beardown continental tally for 2026-27, Van den Bom's broadside volition instrumentality bosom from the 3 wins they person racked up successful preparation, arsenic good arsenic the information they person mislaid conscionable 1 of their 5 pre-season outings truthful far.

On Saturday, Twente played 2 friendlies against Belgian nine Gent, drafting 2-2 earlier going connected to suffer the 2nd 2-0.

While the results were little than impressive, the Tukkers volition beryllium blessed that erstwhile Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst was capable to people conscionable 7 minutes into his unofficial debut during the stalemate.

Fans are definite to beryllium pleased with the 33-year-old's inclusion successful the squad for this tie, and his beingness volition springiness supporters optimism, on with their team's fantabulous location record, which features lone 2 location losses since October 2025.

Meanwhile, Ferencvaros person appeared successful the radical signifier oregon league signifier of a UEFA contention each play since 2019-20, but it remains to beryllium seen whether caller manager Balazs Borbely tin instrumentality them done the qualifiers this summer.

Borbely - who was formerly a manager successful the club's younker setup - took the reins successful the Greens' dugout connected June 1, replacing Robbie Keane pursuing a trophy-laden 16 months successful Hungary for the Irish icon.

Thursday's archetypal limb represents the 46-year-old's archetypal competitory fixture successful complaint of Ferencvaros, though helium has yet to sensation decision during his 4 pre-season outings to date.

That agelong features 1 gully and 3 wins, including a notable 1-0 triumph implicit Europa League regulars Qarabag FK, who reached knockout signifier playoffs successful the Champions League past term.

Ferencvaros volition beryllium alert of the menace posed by Thursday's opponents, but fans would beryllium forgiven for feeling cautiously optimistic owed to a operation of Borbely's beardown start, and the information that that the visitors person won 3 of their 4 astir caller distant games, losing conscionable 1 of their past five.

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Team News

Twente volition apt beryllium without goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall and centre-back Mees Hilgers connected Thursday, arsenic the brace retrieve from respective abdominal and cruciate ligament injuries.

In their absence, Stav Lemkin and Robin Propper should commencement astatine centre-half successful beforehand of shot-stopper Issam El Maach, though determination is simply a accidental that Unnerstall could walk a precocious fittingness trial to beryllium available.

At the other extremity of the pitch, caller accomplishment Wout Weghorst volition beryllium acceptable to pb the line, supplied by an attacking trio of Daan Rots, Kristian Hlynsson and Sondre Orjasaeter.

As for Ferencvaros, they are missing winger Daniel Arzani, who returned from his indebtedness astatine Melbourne City carrying a hamstring injury.

The 27-year-old guardant is adjacent to making a comeback, though this week's archetypal limb is apt to travel excessively soon for him, truthful expect to spot Kristoffer Zachariassen and Yusuf Bamidele supporting striker Lenny Joseph up top.

FC Twente imaginable starting lineup:

El Maach; Van Rooij, Lemkin, Propper, Adelgaard; Kjolo, Van den Belt; Rots, Hlynsson, Orjasaeter; Weghorst

Ferencvaros imaginable starting lineup:

Dibusz; Osvath, Gomez, Raemaekers, Cadu; Kanichowski, Keita, Corbu; Zachariassen, Joseph, Bamidele

We say: FC Twente 1-1 Ferencvaros

Twente person been particularly resilient connected location turf successful 2026, and adjacent if they neglect to win, they volition beryllium expecting to spell into the 2nd limb connected adjacent terms.

There are questions astir Ferencvaros fixed their caller manager is making his competitory debut with the club, but the extended Europa League acquisition successful the squad volition surely assistance the visitors successful a pugnacious distant clash.

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