Ferencváros vs FC Twente – News and Probable Lineups

In the second leg of the Europa League’s second qualifying round, Ferencvaros will aim to maintain their lead against FC Twente on Thursday at the Groupama Arena.

Following their 2-1 victory in the first leg on July 23, aided by a late goal, Ferencvaros needs to capitalize on their home advantage and progress to the next qualifying round.

Match overview

In the initial fixture, Ferencvaros was headed for a draw, with Aske Adelgaard scoring Twente’s equalizer in the 38th minute, but Lenny Joseph netted again in the 80th minute to hand his team a hard-earned advantage.

Ferencvaros resumed domestic play on July 26 after their success in Europe, though they faced a 4-2 defeat to Paksi SE in their opening match of the Hungarian top division, having previously won their last eight competitive matches.

The club has participated in a European competition for the last six seasons, featuring in the Europa League in four of their last five campaigns.

Head coach Balazs Borbely’s squad remains unbeaten in 11 home games in European contests—all of which were in the Europa League—and a win on Thursday would total their 10th victory in 12 European matches at Groupama Arena.

Ferencvaros has also kept three consecutive clean sheets during UEFA competitions at Groupama Arena and has scored in each of their last 12 games at the stadium.

Twente managed to create chances in the initial leg, but their inability to convert opportunities has continued a pattern of low-scoring games in Europe, where they have scored one goal or fewer in seven of their last 11 continental matches.

The Dutch club does not have a particularly impressive European track record, having only reached the league or group stage of a UEFA tournament once since the commencement of the 2014–15 season.

Nonetheless, even if Twente fails to overturn their deficit, they will still enter the third round of Conference League qualifying.

Manager John van den Brom’s only match in the 2026-27 season was this first-leg defeat, although he has guided the team to four wins and just one loss in six friendly matches leading up to the Eredivisie’s start on August 9.

Trots van het Oosten has troublingly only won two of their last 13 away matches in Europe, a stretch during which they recorded five losses and six draws.

Team News

Ferencvaros cannot risk altering their lineup due to the narrow margin of their advantage, indicating that Kristoffer Zachariassen, Lenny Joseph, and Yusuf Bamidele are likely to feature in the attacking trio.

Assuming Philippe Rommens maintains his position in central midfield, expect Marius Corbu and Gabi Kanichowsky to join him.

The three midfielders will need to support a back four that includes central defenders Mariano Gomez and Toon Raemaekers.

Twente forward Wout Weghorst struggled in the first leg and will need to capitalize on any opportunities created by wingers Daan Rots and Sondre Orjasaeter.

Goalkeeper Lars Unnerstall is a significant doubt due to an abdominal injury, and should he be unable to recover in time for Thursday’s clash, Remko Pasveer is the most likely candidate to step in.

Ferencvaros probable starting XI:

Oswath; Gomez, Raemaekers, Cadu; Corbu, Rommens, Kanichowsky; Zachariassen, Joseph, Bamidele

FC Twente probable starting XI:

Van Rooij, Lemkin, Nijstad, Adelgaard; Zerrouki, Van den Belt; Rock, Hlynsson, Orjasaeter; Weghorst

Ferencvaros not only holds the advantage of playing on home turf, but their European record is also substantially better than that of their opponents.

Twente will need to overcome their disappointing away history to progress, but it seems challenging to envision them generating sufficient momentum to seize control of the tie.