FC Groningen look to Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium supporters for inspiration before ADO Den Haag match

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 15.Sep
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium (22579 seats)

Look at this absorbing game in the Eerste Divisie. FC Groningen is in the 4th place after completing four matches. They host ADO Den Haag who are placed 10th after four fixtures.

10-1-8 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for ADO Den Haag when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 19 matches are 30-33 (scored/conceded).

FC Groningen and ADO Den Haag should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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FC Groningen form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for FC Groningen's two home games in the Eerste Divisie so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium.

The FC Groningen goalkeeper Michael Verrips is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 232 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eerste Divisie.

Groningen enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at TOP Oss's place. The match ended 2-0 with van Veen (2) scoring. van Veen, an attacker, was the highest rated player for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.83 (out of 10). Veen scored two goals.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Willem II.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Groningen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 3 and lost 5.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Groningen as they have a new game in only three days, a Eerste Divisie match thankfully also at home. Jong PSV are visiting.

Early season league goal statistics from FC Groningen's 2 home games: {4 goals}, 1 conceded.

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ADO Den Haag form and stats

ADO Den Haag are still undefeated on their travels in the Eerste Divisie. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Waem (2) and der Sande (2) scored in ADO Den Haag's previous match, the home game against Jong AZ that ended 4-1. Waem, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 9.13. Waem scored two goals and won 6 of 8 duels.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Den Bosch at their stadium, the result 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Haag have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

The schedule is very tough for ADO Den Haag now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eerste Divisie game at FC Eindhoven is waiting in only three days.

It's early days yet, but ADO Den Haag has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

FC Groningen have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing ADO Den Haag.

Top Goalscorers

GroningenK. van Veen
K. van Veen
2 goals
ADO Den HaagM. Waem
M. Waem
2 goals
ADO Den HaagJ. van der Sande
J. van der Sande
2 goals

FC Groningen missing players

ADO Den Haag missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Groningen ADO Den Haag
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 4 0 Scored S 0 2 6
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 5
75% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 50% 75%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 25%
50% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 50%
 
6 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 6.2
4.2 5.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 6
1.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
16.2 17 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.5 11.5
6.5 7.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.5
23% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 33%
 
9.2 9.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.5 9.8
2.8 1.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4
FC Groningen Last season ADO Den Haag
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   19 38
4 3   Won W   7 13
6 3   Drew D   6 12
24 11   Lost L   6 13
31 20   Scored S   21 51
75 34   Conceded C   26 57
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 89%
74% 76%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 76%
59% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 61%
38% 41%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 42%
29% 35%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   58% 63%
12% 12%   Clean Sheets C S   32% 24%
38% 35%   Failed to Score F T   26% 24%
 
4 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.9
6.1 5.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.1 4.4
1.5 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.9
4 2   Red cards R C   4 7
 
11.1 12.8   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 12.7
3.1 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 4.8
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 28%
 
15.7 14.8   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 11.9
5.6 4.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 4.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 4 3 0 1 9 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 7 9
2 Jong PSV 4 3 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 0 9
3 Willem II 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 8
4 FC Groningen 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 7
5 VVV-Venlo 4 2 1 1 9 6 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
6 FC Eindhoven 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7
7 SC Cambuur 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 7
8 NAC Breda 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 7
9 MVV Maastricht 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 7
10 ADO Den Haag 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
11 Jong AZ 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -1 6
12 Helmond Sport 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -2 6
13 Jong Utrecht 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
14 FC Dordrecht 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
15 FC Emmen 4 1 2 1 7 8 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 5
16 De Graafschap 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 4
17 TOP Oss 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
18 FC Den Bosch 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Telstar 4 0 0 4 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 0
20 Jong Ajax 4 0 0 4 5 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 4 10 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 34 25 7 2 81 30 17 12 4 1 37 10 17 13 3 1 44 20 51 82
2 PSV 34 23 6 5 89 40 17 14 2 1 54 14 17 9 4 4 35 26 49 75
3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 17 10 5 2 47 14 17 10 4 3 39 24 48 69
4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 17 9 5 3 36 20 17 11 2 4 32 15 33 67
5 FC Twente 34 18 10 6 66 27 17 13 4 0 46 11 17 5 6 6 20 16 39 64
6 Sparta Rotterdam 34 17 8 9 60 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 17 7 6 4 28 19 23 59
7 FC Utrecht 34 15 9 10 55 50 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 7 4 6 35 35 5 54
8 SC Heerenveen 34 12 10 12 44 50 17 6 3 8 21 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -6 46
9 RKC Waalwijk 34 11 8 15 50 64 17 9 3 5 34 26 17 2 5 10 16 38 -14 41
10 Vitesse 34 10 10 14 45 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 17 5 4 8 21 25 -5 40
11 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 10 14 46 56 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 3 4 10 18 33 -10 40
12 NEC 34 8 15 11 42 45 17 3 9 5 28 28 17 5 6 6 14 17 -3 39
13 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 6 18 39 62 17 5 4 8 21 28 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 36
14 FC Volendam 34 10 6 18 42 71 17 9 1 7 29 32 17 1 5 11 13 39 -29 36
15 Excelsior 34 9 5 20 32 71 17 8 2 7 22 26 17 1 3 13 10 45 -39 32
16 FC Emmen 34 6 10 18 33 65 17 3 9 5 16 23 17 3 1 13 17 42 -32 28
17 SC Cambuur 34 5 4 25 26 69 17 3 0 14 14 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -43 19
18 FC Groningen 34 4 6 24 31 75 17 3 3 11 20 34 17 1 3 13 11 41 -44 18
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles 38 27 4 7 103 42 19 15 3 1 61 17 19 12 1 6 42 25 61 85
2 PEC Zwolle 38 27 4 7 99 43 19 15 2 2 58 18 19 12 2 5 41 25 56 85
3 Almere City 38 21 7 10 58 41 19 10 4 5 29 21 19 11 3 5 29 20 17 70
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 19 13 2 4 37 17 19 6 9 4 31 23 28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 19 13 3 3 42 23 19 5 2 12 23 42 0 59
6 NAC Breda 38 18 5 15 64 64 19 10 3 6 34 27 19 8 2 9 30 37 0 59
7 VVV-Venlo 38 16 10 12 56 51 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 10 3 6 32 29 5 58
8 FC Eindhoven 38 16 10 12 58 54 19 10 4 5 37 23 19 6 6 7 21 31 4 58
9 Telstar 38 14 11 13 39 52 19 8 5 6 22 25 19 6 6 7 17 27 -13 53
10 De Graafschap 38 15 7 16 64 54 19 10 2 7 31 20 19 5 5 9 33 34 10 52
11 Jong AZ 38 14 9 15 60 58 19 8 7 4 37 24 19 6 2 11 23 34 2 51
12 ADO Den Haag 38 13 12 13 51 57 19 6 6 7 30 31 19 7 6 6 21 26 -6 51
13 Jong Ajax 38 12 10 16 69 72 19 7 5 7 41 31 19 5 5 9 28 41 -3 46
14 Jong PSV 38 12 9 17 59 63 19 8 3 8 34 29 19 4 6 9 25 34 -4 45
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 12 7 19 49 59 19 7 4 8 27 26 19 5 3 11 22 33 -10 43
16 Helmond Sport 38 11 10 17 39 57 19 7 4 8 26 25 19 4 6 9 13 32 -18 43
17 TOP Oss 38 10 7 21 45 76 19 6 3 10 27 37 19 4 4 11 18 39 -31 37
18 FC Dordrecht 38 9 8 21 41 68 19 6 4 9 23 28 19 3 4 12 18 40 -27 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 10 5 23 46 85 19 7 3 9 30 33 19 3 2 14 16 52 -39 35
20 Jong Utrecht 38 7 7 24 33 65 19 5 5 9 18 21 19 2 2 15 15 44 -32 28

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 4 3 0 1 9 2 2 2 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 7 9
2 Jong PSV 4 3 0 1 6 6 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 0 9
3 Willem II 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 8
4 FC Groningen 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 7
5 VVV-Venlo 4 2 1 1 9 6 3 2 0 1 7 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 7
6 FC Eindhoven 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7
7 SC Cambuur 4 2 1 1 10 8 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 7
8 NAC Breda 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 7
9 MVV Maastricht 4 2 1 1 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 7
10 ADO Den Haag 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 7
11 Jong AZ 4 2 0 2 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -1 6
12 Helmond Sport 4 2 0 2 5 7 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -2 6
13 Jong Utrecht 4 2 0 2 3 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 6
14 FC Dordrecht 4 1 2 1 8 8 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 5
15 FC Emmen 4 1 2 1 7 8 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -1 5
16 De Graafschap 4 1 1 2 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 4
17 TOP Oss 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 -2 3
18 FC Den Bosch 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 3
19 Telstar 4 0 0 4 3 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 0
20 Jong Ajax 4 0 0 4 5 12 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 4 10 -7 0

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