After the departure of coach René Hake, it is now Gertjan Verbeek's turn to pull FC Twente out of the doldrums. The team is in a meager thirteenth place with nine points from ten matches. Only two points more than straggler Roda JC Kerkrade.
Most defeats
Against PSV Verbeek is at the helm for the first time at FC Twente. Verbeek's last premier league game as coach was a game against PSV. With AZ he won 2-1 against PSV in 2013, but the coach had to leave Alkmaar despite that defeat. Verbeek could not produce such fine figures against PSV. As a coach in the Eredivisie, he lost to no team more often: thirteen times in eighteen matches.
Club record
While PSV is doing well with sixteen consecutive wins at home, FC Twente is having a very difficult time away from home. The Enschedeans have lost their last eight away games in the Eredivisie, equaling the club record from 1969. This makes them the worst-performing away team this season. The last away win 3-0 win at Roda JC in March this year.
Assaidi
Oussama Assaidi is FC Twente's top scorer. The Moroccan left winger has scored four goals so far. Assaidi returned to the Eredivisie halfway through last season after foreign adventures with Liverpool and Stoke City, among others. Assaidi made his debut in the Eredivisie against PSV. On Oct. 4, 2008, he went down 3-0 with De Graafschap at Philips Stadium.
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