Match sneak peek for Eredivisie: FC Groningen - FC Utrecht at Euroborg

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Fri 07.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Euroborg (22579 seats)

17th- against 7th spot might not sound all that steamy. Fear not: Here's the facts and figures that makes FC Groningen - FC Utrecht (even) more absorbing!

Insights:
  • FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

FC Groningen and FC Utrecht 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

With 3 Eredivisie wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, FC Groningen are certainly not brimming with confidence. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for FC Groningen with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Excelsior game, 41 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

In their previous game, the manager der Ree led his Groningen to a defeat away at Fortuna Sittard. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Euroborg. Defender Willems got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.12/10. Willems hit three key passes and won 15 of 17 duels.

Preceding that match was a defeat to SC Heerenveen (0-2).

The FC Groningen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.

Utrecht delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against FC Volendam (placed 13th) in their previous match. Midfielder Brouwers was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Brouwers hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Go Ahead Eagles.

FC Utrecht have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 28 goals from 13 away matches. The FC Utrecht manager Silberbauer has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this season, as the history books show this recent game: FC Utrecht - Groningen 2-1. FC Groningen-FC Utrecht H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Groningen two wins, FC Utrecht four wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
13 goals
GroningenR. Pepi
R. Pepi
10 goals
FC UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
7 goals

FC Groningen missing players

FC Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Groningen FC Utrecht
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
4 3 1 Won W 2 5 10
5 3 0 Drew D 0 4 9
18 7 3 Lost L 2 4 8
26 17 5 Scored S 7 28 42
55 23 8 Conceded C 5 28 41
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
70% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 92% 74%
56% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 77% 59%
37% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 62% 37%
26% 31% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 31% 15%
52% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 56%
15% 15% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 33%
37% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 15% 22%
 
4.4 4.8 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 5.8 5.9
6.4 5.2 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.2 4.3
1.4 0.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.4 13.8 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 13.1 12.7
3.3 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.2 5 5.3
29% 32% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 43% 29%
 
15.1 14 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.5 12.7
5.3 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 5.2 4.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Groningen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen have the most conceded goals in the second half (35) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 16

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 Feyenoord 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 16

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.