Sports bettors estimate painless victory for FC Groningen when SC Heerenveen stop by

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 19.March
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Euroborg (22579 seats)

FC Groningen are putting faith in their home following to aid them during this fixture with SC Heerenveen. Who is the winner at Euroborg?

Insights:
  • FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) 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.

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FC Groningen form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. FC Groningen have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Euroborg.

Stress levels are on the rise for Groningen's attacking players as they have now played 204 minutes without scoring in a league game. van Gelderen was their last goal scorer.

The fans are hoping that FC Groningen will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against AZ (placed 3rd). Manu, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion player for the side in that game, earning a rating of 7.3 (out of 10). Manu hit the woodwork once and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Feyenoord (0-1).

FC Groningen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Groningen defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, SC Heerenveen have produced an overall stat of 4-5-3 so far.

The manager van Wonderen was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen suffered a 2-4 loss to Ajax (placed 2nd). A mental game with heaps of goals last time out for SC Heerenveen, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that entertaining match, will this fixture be as exciting? The attacker van Amersfoort got a match rating of 7.65 in that game. Amersfoort scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 3-3 draw at FC Twente's stadium before that.

Lots of goals? This club have played 5 consecutive league matches all with at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).

Heerenveen have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. SC Heerenveen have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

SC Heerenveen have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive games without defeat (3-4-0) when facing Groningen.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent match: SC Heerenveen - FC Groningen 3-1.

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenR. Pepi
R. Pepi
9 goals
SC HeerenveenS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
8 goals
SC HeerenveenM. van Ewijk
M. van Ewijk
5 goals

FC Groningen missing players

SC Heerenveen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Groningen SC Heerenveen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 5 12 25
4 3 1 Won W 4 4 8
5 3 0 Drew D 1 5 7
16 6 2 Lost L 0 3 10
25 17 5 Scored S 10 14 29
50 21 6 Conceded C 2 14 36
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 75% 80%
68% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 58% 68%
56% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 42% 56%
36% 42% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 32%
28% 33% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 16%
52% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 52%
16% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 42% 28%
36% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 40%
 
4.2 4.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.7
6.7 5.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5.7 5.4
1.5 1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.1 14.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 12 13.2
3.4 4.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.4
30% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 30% 27%
 
15.4 14.1 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 11 13.2 12.6
5.3 4.2 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.7 4.3
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Eredivisie
  • FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 25 17 7 1 56 23 13 9 4 0 26 7 12 8 3 1 30 16 33 58
2 Ajax 25 16 7 2 70 25 12 7 4 1 35 9 13 9 3 1 35 16 45 55
3 AZ 25 16 5 4 51 28 12 7 4 1 26 15 13 9 1 3 25 13 23 53
4 PSV 25 16 4 5 66 30 13 11 1 1 42 10 12 5 3 4 24 20 36 52
5 FC Twente 25 12 8 5 42 21 12 9 3 0 30 6 13 3 5 5 12 15 21 44
6 Sparta Rotterdam 25 12 7 6 39 27 13 8 2 3 23 13 12 4 5 3 16 14 12 43
7 FC Utrecht 25 10 8 7 41 39 12 5 4 3 13 11 13 5 4 4 28 28 2 38
8 RKC Waalwijk 24 8 8 8 39 37 12 6 3 3 26 16 12 2 5 5 13 21 2 32
9 NEC 25 6 13 6 32 25 13 3 9 1 23 14 12 3 4 5 9 11 7 31
10 SC Heerenveen 25 8 7 10 29 36 13 4 2 7 15 22 12 4 5 3 14 14 -7 31
11 Fortuna Sittard 25 8 5 12 31 44 13 3 3 7 15 23 12 5 2 5 16 21 -13 29
12 Go Ahead Eagles 24 6 8 10 34 43 12 4 4 4 19 20 12 2 4 6 15 23 -9 26
13 Vitesse 25 5 8 12 29 45 12 2 4 6 13 24 13 3 4 6 16 21 -16 23
14 FC Volendam 25 6 5 14 29 55 12 5 1 6 18 25 13 1 4 8 11 30 -26 23
15 FC Emmen 25 4 9 12 23 43 13 3 8 2 15 15 12 1 1 10 8 28 -20 21
16 Excelsior 25 6 2 17 21 60 12 5 1 6 13 22 13 1 1 11 8 38 -39 20
17 FC Groningen 25 4 5 16 25 50 12 3 3 6 17 21 13 1 2 10 8 29 -25 17
18 SC Cambuur 25 4 4 17 19 45 13 2 0 11 9 25 12 2 4 6 10 20 -26 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 25 17 7 1 56 23 13 9 4 0 26 7 12 8 3 1 30 16 33 58
2 Ajax 25 16 7 2 70 25 12 7 4 1 35 9 13 9 3 1 35 16 45 55
3 AZ 25 16 5 4 51 28 12 7 4 1 26 15 13 9 1 3 25 13 23 53
4 PSV 25 16 4 5 66 30 13 11 1 1 42 10 12 5 3 4 24 20 36 52
5 FC Twente 25 12 8 5 42 21 12 9 3 0 30 6 13 3 5 5 12 15 21 44
6 Sparta Rotterdam 25 12 7 6 39 27 13 8 2 3 23 13 12 4 5 3 16 14 12 43
7 FC Utrecht 25 10 8 7 41 39 12 5 4 3 13 11 13 5 4 4 28 28 2 38
8 RKC Waalwijk 24 8 8 8 39 37 12 6 3 3 26 16 12 2 5 5 13 21 2 32
9 NEC 25 6 13 6 32 25 13 3 9 1 23 14 12 3 4 5 9 11 7 31
10 SC Heerenveen 25 8 7 10 29 36 13 4 2 7 15 22 12 4 5 3 14 14 -7 31
11 Fortuna Sittard 25 8 5 12 31 44 13 3 3 7 15 23 12 5 2 5 16 21 -13 29
12 Go Ahead Eagles 24 6 8 10 34 43 12 4 4 4 19 20 12 2 4 6 15 23 -9 26
13 Vitesse 25 5 8 12 29 45 12 2 4 6 13 24 13 3 4 6 16 21 -16 23
14 FC Volendam 25 6 5 14 29 55 12 5 1 6 18 25 13 1 4 8 11 30 -26 23
15 FC Emmen 25 4 9 12 23 43 13 3 8 2 15 15 12 1 1 10 8 28 -20 21
16 Excelsior 25 6 2 17 21 60 12 5 1 6 13 22 13 1 1 11 8 38 -39 20
17 FC Groningen 25 4 5 16 25 50 12 3 3 6 17 21 13 1 2 10 8 29 -25 17
18 SC Cambuur 25 4 4 17 19 45 13 2 0 11 9 25 12 2 4 6 10 20 -26 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.