FC Groningen and NEC have both delivered a "par" performance so far this season, to use a golfing expression. Both teams have mid-table places in the Eredivisie.
- NEC have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Eredivisie
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.
FC Groningen form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for FC Groningen at their home stadium (Euroborg) is 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
Groningen shared the glory with Feyenoord in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Defender Hintum got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.81/10. Hintum won 1 of 2 duels.
Ahead of that match, FC Groningen won a home game hosting Willem II (1-0).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Groningen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won seven times, drawn three and lost two.
Groningen aren't scoring a lot here at Euroborg in the league, with only 10 goals from 12 games. FC Groningen are not conceding a lot of goals here at Euroborg in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.
NEC form and stats
Playing away, NEC have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
The manager Meijer was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Sportpark De Weeren. NEC suffered a 1-3 loss to AZ (placed 4th). Guth, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Guth scored one goal and won 8 of 11 duels.
Prior to that match, the NEC manager Meijer faced defeat when travelling to Vitesse and losing 1-4.We have checked recent matches where NEC have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were five victories, two draws and two defeats.
NEC find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, NEC have conceded 21 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
NEC - FC Groningen 3-0 was the story when these two sides formerly played each other, earlier this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings involving these two teams are: three wins for FC Groningen, four draws and three wins for NEC. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Strand Larsen 9 goals |  C. Ngonge 7 goals |   J. Bruijn 5 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
NEC missing players
| FC Groningen | NEC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 28 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| 33 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 39 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 72% | 58% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 76% |
| 36% | 8% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 46% | 48% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 28% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 23% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 56% |
| 16% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 31% | 32% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 20% |
| 3.8 | 4 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 12.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.1 | 11.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 26% | 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 13 | 11.8 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.3 | 16.8 | 15.8 |
| 4.3 | 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
- NEC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- NEC have the most dropped points from leading position (26) in Eredivisie
- NEC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- NEC 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 | Ajax | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 65 | 60 |
| 2 | PSV | 25 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 31 | 58 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 52 |
| 4 | AZ | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 51 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 48 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -6 | 40 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 41 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -11 | 33 |
| 9 | NEC | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -5 | 30 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 27 |
| 12 | Heracles | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 22 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | SC Heerenveen | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -14 | 23 |
| 15 | Willem II | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 25 | -22 | 22 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -20 | 20 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -28 | 19 |
| 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
