FC Groningen will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Vitesse.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
FC Groningen form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for FC Groningen at their home stadium (Sportpark Lonerstraat) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sportpark Lonerstraat.
In their previous game, the manager D. Buijs led his FC Groningen to a defeat in the Eredivisie match away at PEC Zwolle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sportpark Lonerstraat. Before that, FC Groningen had a home game versus Ajax which ended with a victory 2-1.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how FC Groningen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two Drawn zero Lost one.
FC Groningen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sportpark Lonerstraat with 16 goals in 10 league matches. FC Groningen have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Vitesse form and stats
Playing away, Vitesse have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
Vitesse are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at ADO Den Haag (placed 17th). Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs FC Emmen.
Remko Pasveer had red hot gloves after the game against ADO Den Haag, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Vitesse in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Vitesse, zero draws and three defeats.
A new game in only four days for Vitesse, the KNVB Beker home match versus Ajax. Busy days.
Vitesse has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 11 games. Vitesse have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Vitesse - FC Groningen 1-2 played earlier this season. FC Groningen-Vitesse H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Groningen four wins, Vitesse five wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  B. Linssen 12 goals |  T. Matavž 9 goals |  N. Dicko 4 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
Vitesse missing players
| FC Groningen | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 71% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 33% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 67% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| 43% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 45% | 52% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 29% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 24% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 265 | 142 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 163 | 333 |
| 79 | 43 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 62 | 117 |
| 29% | 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 29% | 31% |
- FC Groningen has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- 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 | Ajax | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 43 | 50 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 31 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Willem II | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | PSV | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 34 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Heracles | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 26 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -6 | 24 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 31 | -20 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Emmen | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | -26 | 20 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -20 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 33 | -28 | 11 |