Eerste Divisie match preview: Jong Utrecht believed to be the weaker party when FC Groningen pays a visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 21.Aug
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch (450 seats)

It's match two of the Eerste Divisie campaign and important points to play for. Check out our full preview of Jong Utrecht-FC Groningen!

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

The previous season, Jong Utrecht's league results were 7 wins, 7 draws and 24 losses, providing 20th spot in the Eerste Divisie. Over these 38 matches they scored {33 goals} and conceded 65. Playing at home in the former season Jong Utrecht managed 5-5-9 (win-draw-lost) with {18 goals} and 21 conceded.

Utrecht lost their last game at Jong AZ (placed 4th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Midfield player Leliendal got a match rating of 7.62 in that game, the max score being 10. Leliendal dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

In the match before that, Jong Utrecht hosted VVV-Venlo and drew the game 1-1.

There will be little rest for Utrecht after this match as they are travelling to VVV-Venlo for a Eerste Divisie game in only four days.

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FC Groningen form and stats

Let's have a look at how FC Groningen performed last season in the Eredivisie: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 4 victories, 6 draws and 24 defeats. In total they scored 31 and conceded {75 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 13 with 11/41 goals scored/conceded.

The followers enjoyed FC Groningen's previous match versus Jong Ajax (placed 19th), a 4-1 win played at home. The attacker Postema got a match rating of 8.41 in that game. Postema scored one goal and hit two key passes.

A loss against Sparta Rotterdam was the result prior to that, in a Eredivisie home game.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenT. Suslov
T. Suslov
1 goals
FC GroningenJ. Hove
J. Hove
1 goals
FC GroningenR. Postema
R. Postema
1 goals

Jong Utrecht missing players

FC Groningen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong Utrecht FC Groningen
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 4
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 21
2 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 12
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
 
13 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 15
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3
Jong Utrecht Last season FC Groningen
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   17 34
7 5   Won W   1 4
7 5   Drew D   3 6
24 9   Lost L   13 24
33 18   Scored S   11 31
65 21   Conceded C   41 75
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 97%
74% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 74%
45% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 59%
24% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 38%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 29%
42% 32%   BTTS BTTS   53% 53%
13% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 12%
50% 53%   Failed to Score F T   41% 38%
 
4.3 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4
5.1 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.8 6.1
1.8 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.5
4 0   Red cards R C   2 4
 
10.7 12.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 11.1
3.7 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3.1
23% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 29%
 
12.4 11.1   Shots against (avg) S A   16.5 15.7
5.1 4.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.4 5.6

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

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 FC Groningen 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 MVV Maastricht 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
4 Jong AZ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 FC Den Bosch 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Jong PSV 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 NAC Breda 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 SC Cambuur 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 FC Dordrecht 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 FC Emmen 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 FC Eindhoven 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Willem II 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 ADO Den Haag 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 De Graafschap 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Telstar 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
17 TOP Oss 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 VVV-Venlo 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Jong Ajax 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
20 Helmond Sport 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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