Open game expected at Euroborg: FC Groningen vs NEC preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Euroborg (22579 seats)

17th- against 10th position might not seem all that sexy. Fear not: Tipsway has the intelligence that makes FC Groningen - NEC (even) more engaging!

Insights:
  • FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Eredivisie

Both sides have had enough days rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an active game!

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FC Groningen form and stats

FC Groningen's struggle is real here at Euroborg with only 12 points collected from 14 Eredivisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-8. It's trouble wherever FC Groningen are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

FC Groningen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus RKC Waalwijk. Määttä (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Määttä hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Ahead of that match, Groningen lost 1-2 at home to FC Utrecht.

FC Groningen has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. FC Groningen have conceded 25 from these games.

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NEC form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Eredivisie, on their Eredivisie travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

Home advantage was not enough for NEC in their previous game as they lost hosting Vitesse, 1-4. Schøne got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, top player of the team. Schøne hit the woodwork once, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 37 successful passes (of 45 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to FC Emmen.

The visitors have scored 12 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. NEC are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

FC Groningen and NEC have met previously this season: NEC - FC Groningen 1-1. Groningen-NEC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Groningen three wins, NEC two wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenR. Pepi
R. Pepi
11 goals
NECL. Dimata
L. Dimata
8 goals
NECO. Tannane
O. Tannane
6 goals

FC Groningen missing players

NEC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Groningen NEC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 29
4 3 1 Won W 3 4 7
5 3 0 Drew D 2 5 14
20 8 4 Lost L 0 5 8
28 18 6 Scored S 8 12 38
59 25 10 Conceded C 1 12 34
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 71% 83%
72% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 69%
59% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 38%
34% 36% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 14% 28%
24% 29% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 17%
55% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 21% 52%
14% 14% 20% Clean Sheets C S 80% 43% 28%
34% 29% 20% Failed to Score F T 40% 64% 38%
 
4.2 4.6 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.2 5.6
6.3 5.3 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.4 5.9 5.6
1.4 1.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.9 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.3 13.3 10.6 Shots (avg) S ( 16.4 11.7 14.2
3.2 3.9 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.4 4.2 5
30% 33% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 20% 26%
 
15 14.1 13.4 Shots against (avg) S A 16.6 16.9 14.9
5.1 4.3 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 6 5.5
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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • FC Groningen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • NEC have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Eredivisie
  • NEC have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 29 21 7 1 70 27 14 10 4 0 31 8 15 11 3 1 39 19 43 70
2 Ajax 29 18 8 3 79 29 15 9 4 2 44 13 14 9 4 1 35 16 50 62
3 PSV 29 19 5 5 78 35 14 12 1 1 46 10 15 7 4 4 32 25 43 62
4 AZ 29 17 6 6 56 32 14 7 5 2 27 17 15 10 1 4 29 15 24 57
5 Sparta Rotterdam 29 15 7 7 47 30 15 9 2 4 28 16 14 6 5 3 19 14 17 52
6 FC Twente 29 14 9 6 48 23 14 11 3 0 36 7 15 3 6 6 12 16 25 51
7 FC Utrecht 29 12 9 8 45 42 15 6 5 4 15 13 14 6 4 4 30 29 3 45
8 RKC Waalwijk 28 10 8 10 44 46 15 8 3 4 30 20 13 2 5 6 14 26 -2 38
9 SC Heerenveen 29 10 8 11 34 42 14 5 2 7 17 23 15 5 6 4 17 19 -8 38
10 NEC 29 7 14 8 38 34 15 3 9 3 26 22 14 4 5 5 12 12 4 35
11 Fortuna Sittard 29 9 5 15 35 54 15 4 3 8 18 27 14 5 2 7 17 27 -19 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 28 7 9 12 37 48 13 4 5 4 19 20 15 3 4 8 18 28 -11 30
13 Vitesse 29 7 9 13 36 48 14 3 5 6 16 25 15 4 4 7 20 23 -12 30
14 FC Volendam 29 7 6 16 34 61 14 6 1 7 22 29 15 1 5 9 12 32 -27 27
15 Excelsior 29 8 3 18 27 66 15 7 2 6 19 24 14 1 1 12 8 42 -39 27
16 FC Emmen 29 5 10 14 26 49 15 3 9 3 15 17 14 2 1 11 11 32 -23 25
17 FC Groningen 29 4 5 20 28 59 14 3 3 8 18 25 15 1 2 12 10 34 -31 17
18 SC Cambuur 29 4 4 21 21 58 15 2 0 13 10 30 14 2 4 8 11 28 -37 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 29 21 7 1 70 27 14 10 4 0 31 8 15 11 3 1 39 19 43 70
2 Ajax 29 18 8 3 79 29 15 9 4 2 44 13 14 9 4 1 35 16 50 62
3 PSV 29 19 5 5 78 35 14 12 1 1 46 10 15 7 4 4 32 25 43 62
4 AZ 29 17 6 6 56 32 14 7 5 2 27 17 15 10 1 4 29 15 24 57
5 Sparta Rotterdam 29 15 7 7 47 30 15 9 2 4 28 16 14 6 5 3 19 14 17 52
6 FC Twente 29 14 9 6 48 23 14 11 3 0 36 7 15 3 6 6 12 16 25 51
7 FC Utrecht 29 12 9 8 45 42 15 6 5 4 15 13 14 6 4 4 30 29 3 45
8 RKC Waalwijk 28 10 8 10 44 46 15 8 3 4 30 20 13 2 5 6 14 26 -2 38
9 SC Heerenveen 29 10 8 11 34 42 14 5 2 7 17 23 15 5 6 4 17 19 -8 38
10 NEC 29 7 14 8 38 34 15 3 9 3 26 22 14 4 5 5 12 12 4 35
11 Fortuna Sittard 29 9 5 15 35 54 15 4 3 8 18 27 14 5 2 7 17 27 -19 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 28 7 9 12 37 48 13 4 5 4 19 20 15 3 4 8 18 28 -11 30
13 Vitesse 29 7 9 13 36 48 14 3 5 6 16 25 15 4 4 7 20 23 -12 30
14 FC Volendam 29 7 6 16 34 61 14 6 1 7 22 29 15 1 5 9 12 32 -27 27
15 Excelsior 29 8 3 18 27 66 15 7 2 6 19 24 14 1 1 12 8 42 -39 27
16 FC Emmen 29 5 10 14 26 49 15 3 9 3 15 17 14 2 1 11 11 32 -23 25
17 FC Groningen 29 4 5 20 28 59 14 3 3 8 18 25 15 1 2 12 10 34 -31 17
18 SC Cambuur 29 4 4 21 21 58 15 2 0 13 10 30 14 2 4 8 11 28 -37 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.