ADO Den Haag hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 12 points and a 17th position in the Eredivisie table. Visiting FC Groningen holds 10th place with 21 pts.
ADO Den Haag and FC Groningen 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.
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike FC Groningen's home stadium. The visitors last 13 games on artificial turf have ended in 2 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses.
ADO Den Haag form and stats
ADO Den Haag's results here at AFAS Stadion in the Eredivisie have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 4 defeats. Three draws from their last three home games means a steady supply of points here at AFAS Stadion, but a victory now would be sweet for ADO Den Haag.
ADO Den Haag are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 182 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Goossens).
The points were shared in ADO Den Haag's previous game, also at home. Visiting FC Twente (placed 12th) travelled back with a point after a 0-0 scoreline. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Heracles (0-4).
ADO Den Haag are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the ADO Den Haag defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
FC Groningen form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Groningen's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Groningen only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
The attacking players of FC Groningen have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 210 minutes.
The manager D. Buijs was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground Sportpark Lonerstraat. FC Groningen suffered a 0-1 loss to FC Utrecht (placed 6th). A 0-1 defeat away at Fortuna Sittard before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting FC Groningen as they have only managed to score 6 times from 8 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by FC Groningen in these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: ADO Den Haag won 3, FC Groningen won 5 and 2 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Necid 5 goals |   A. Hrustic 3 goals |  K. Sierhuis 3 goals |
ADO Den Haag missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| ADO Den Haag | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 30 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 94% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 75% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 75% |
| 56% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 38% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 44% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 5 | 10.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8.7 | 4.9 | 5 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 170 | 94 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 89 | 202 |
| 54 | 29 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 27 | 60 |
| 31% | 28% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 22% | 30% |
- FC Groningen has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- FC Groningen has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- FC Groningen has the most matches under the total-line (10)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 38 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | PSV | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 4 | Willem II | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Heracles | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 8 | Feyenoord | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -20 | 15 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 15 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -15 | 13 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -23 | 8 |