Eredivisie: We're looking at an action-packed and key match starring FC Groningen and Fortuna Sittard at Euroborg. They both need to win this!
- FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eredivisie
- Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
FC Groningen form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for FC Groningen at their home stadium (Euroborg) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
FC Groningen faced defeat in their previous match, away at FC Utrecht (1-2). The striker Krüger bested all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 7.2 out of 10. Krüger scored one goal.
Before that, FC Groningen played out a draw 0-0 when visiting FC Emmen.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FC Groningen handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
The Groningen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches.
Fortuna Sittard form and stats
Fortuna Sittard have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Fortuna Sittard might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Emmen proved too strong as Fortuna Sittard slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. Defender Cox was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Cox hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sparta Rotterdam wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.We have checked recent matches where Fortuna Sittard have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
Fortuna struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: four - one - two (FC Groningen wins - draws - Fortuna Sittard wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Pepi 5 goals |   B. Yılmaz 4 goals |  C. Ngonge 3 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
Fortuna Sittard missing players
| FC Groningen | Fortuna Sittard | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 23 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 69% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 77% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 54% |
| 38% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 31% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 62% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 4 | 4.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 9.3 | 7.4 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.3 | 12.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.3 | 11.5 |
| 3 | 3.5 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
| 38% | 48% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 31% |
| 16.2 | 15.8 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 19.7 | 17.8 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 7.7 | 6.7 |
- All of Fortuna Sittard's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Fortuna Sittard have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Fortuna Sittard have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fortuna Sittard have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fortuna Sittard have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fortuna Sittard 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 | PSV | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 30 |
| 2 | Ajax | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 28 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 5 | AZ | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | NEC | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -17 | 13 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Groningen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -14 | 10 |
| 17 | SC Cambuur | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 6 |
