The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. FC Groningen are in the 8th position while the guesting VVV-Venlo worry at 15th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting VVV-Venlo have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-9-15 (win-draw-loss) from 28 matches.
FC Groningen form and stats
22 points is a decent return from 11 Eredivisie games here at Sportpark Lonerstraat for FC Groningen. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. FC Groningen are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
FC Groningen are returning here after visiting Sparta Rotterdam in a Eredivisie game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Joel Asoro and Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist scored the goal(s). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Vitesse in a game that was won 1-0.
FC Groningen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Sportpark Lonerstraat with 17 goals in 11 league matches. FC Groningen have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
VVV-Venlo have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 2-1-8 (11 played).
VVV-Venlo had fun at their own home (Sportpark Lonerstraat) last time out, beating Heracles 1-0. Danny Post scored. A 1-1 draw at SC Heerenveen's stadium before that.
VVV-Venlo goalie Thorsten Kirschbaum was high and low in the Heracles game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
The attacking power of VVV-Venlo when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. VVV-Venlo have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the VVV-Venlo - FC Groningen 2-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three FC Groningen victories, five draws and two VVV-Venlo wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Opoku 6 goals |   R. Lundqvist 5 goals |  P. van Ooijen 5 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
VVV-Venlo missing players
| FC Groningen | VVV-Venlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 26 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 21 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 12 | 27 | 48 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 83% |
| 35% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 65% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 36% | 22% |
| 43% | 36% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 61% |
| 39% | 55% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 26% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 30% |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 289 | 158 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 31 | 92 | 228 |
| 85 | 46 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 31 | 78 |
| 31% | 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 29% | 29% |
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Groningen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- VVV-Venlo has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- VVV-Venlo has the fewest clean sheets (2)
- VVV-Venlo has the fewest scored goals in the first half (8)
- VVV-Venlo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- VVV-Venlo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 46 | 53 |
| 2 | AZ | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | PSV | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 42 |
| 5 | Willem II | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Heracles | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 33 | -22 | 24 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 24 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 22 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -31 | 12 |