The league table in Eredivisie tells a story about these teams so far, with FC Groningen leading FC Emmen by 29 points. Match preview to follow:
- FC Groningen have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Eredivisie
FC Groningen and FC Emmen 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.
FC Groningen form and stats
7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what FC Groningen, who have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Eredivisie, have to build on here at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium in the Eredivisie.
The fans are hoping that Groningen will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Eredivisie game against Ajax (placed 1st). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Fortuna Sittard.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Groningen handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, zero draws and three defeats.
FC Groningen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. From these home matches, Groningen have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
FC Emmen form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Emmen's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 12 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Emmen, who have the fewest points (6) away in Eredivisie, only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.
There were no winners in Emmen's previous match, a Eredivisie home game that ended 1-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam (placed 13th). Preceding that game was the away victory against FC Utrecht with the score of 1-0.
We have checked recent matches where Emmen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were two victories, four draws and nine defeats.
Emmen are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 12 away games. In the opposite end, Emmen have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): FC Groningen five wins, one draw and FC Emmen four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Strand Larsen 9 goals |   M. de Leeuw 8 goals |  A. El Messaoudi 7 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
FC Emmen missing players
| FC Groningen | FC Emmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 32 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 54 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 60% | 46% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 76% |
| 44% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 52% |
| 32% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 44% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 28% |
| 48% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 56% |
| 36% | 62% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 24% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11.4 | 12.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 14% | 27% |
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Emmen have the fewest points (6) away in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen have the most conceded goals in the first half (28) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Emmen have scored away.
- FC Groningen have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Eredivisie
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 57 | 60 |
| 2 | PSV | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 58 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 54 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 49 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 26 | 46 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 33 |
| 10 | Heracles | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -10 | 32 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 31 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -7 | 26 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 66 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -29 | 22 |
| 16 | Willem II | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 55 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -27 | 18 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 53 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -33 | 15 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 25 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -32 | 13 |