FC Groningen manager Buijs looking for three points in Willem II showdown

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 26.February
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Euroborg

In total; 23 league matches are done and FC Groningen are 5 points in front of Willem II. What will happen?

Insights:
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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

2 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what FC Groningen have to build on here at Euroborg in the Eredivisie.

The FC Groningen coach Buijs and his gang return home after a 1-1 draw away versus PEC Zwolle (placed 18th). Midfielder Duarte was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Duarte scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Groningen lost 0-1 at home to Fortuna Sittard.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FC Groningen handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, three draws and two defeats.

Groningen aren't scoring a lot here at Euroborg in the league, with only 9 goals from 11 games. From these home matches, FC Groningen have conceded only 9 goals.

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Willem II form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Willem II so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-7 (win-draw-lose). A depressing six defeats in a row for Willem in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus FC Twente.

The attacking players of Willem II have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 227 minutes.

Willem failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ajax (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Saddiki got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Saddiki dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Sparta Rotterdam's place.

Willem II are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and seven defeats. From a total of ten matches.

Willem II have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent past match involving both these squads is the Willem II - Groningen 2-1 played previously this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings between these two contenders are: four wins for FC Groningen, two draws and four wins for Willem II. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenJ. Strand Larsen
J. Strand Larsen
9 goals
GroningenC. Ngonge
C. Ngonge
7 goals
Willem IIC. Nunnely
C. Nunnely
4 goals

FC Groningen missing players

Willem II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Groningen Willem II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 11 23
6 2 1 Won W 0 2 6
8 6 2 Drew D 1 2 3
9 3 1 Lost L 3 7 14
26 9 4 Scored S 4 11 21
32 9 4 Conceded C 10 24 42
96% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 91% 96%
74% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 70%
39% 9% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 57%
17% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 30%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 36% 17%
61% 55% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 55% 48%
13% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 13%
30% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 43%
 
3.9 3.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.5 4
5.3 5.9 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.1 5.1
1.8 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.8 1.3
5 3 0 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
11.3 11.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.3 9.5
4.5 4.3 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 2.8 2.8
25% 19% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 35% 33%
 
12.7 12 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 14.5 14.7
4.7 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.3 5.6
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 23 18 3 2 70 5 12 9 1 2 46 3 11 9 2 0 24 2 65 57
2 PSV 23 17 1 5 57 29 12 9 0 3 32 17 11 8 1 2 25 12 28 52
3 Feyenoord 23 16 3 4 55 20 12 9 1 2 31 11 11 7 2 2 24 9 35 51
4 AZ 23 14 3 6 45 27 11 8 2 1 26 11 12 6 1 5 19 16 18 45
5 FC Twente 23 12 6 5 36 29 11 6 4 1 17 8 12 6 2 4 19 21 7 42
6 Vitesse 23 11 4 8 28 37 11 4 2 5 11 21 12 7 2 3 17 16 -9 37
7 FC Utrecht 23 10 6 7 40 30 12 7 4 1 27 13 11 3 2 6 13 17 10 36
8 NEC 23 8 7 8 28 32 11 2 4 5 11 15 12 6 3 3 17 17 -4 31
9 SC Cambuur 23 9 3 11 39 50 11 4 1 6 21 25 12 5 2 5 18 25 -11 30
10 FC Groningen 23 6 8 9 26 32 11 2 6 3 9 9 12 4 2 6 17 23 -6 26
11 SC Heerenveen 23 7 4 12 21 34 12 3 2 7 11 19 11 4 2 5 10 15 -13 25
12 Heracles Almelo 23 6 5 12 24 32 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 0 2 9 7 19 -8 23
13 RKC Waalwijk 23 5 8 10 25 37 11 4 1 6 10 19 12 1 7 4 15 18 -12 23
14 Go Ahead Eagles 23 6 5 12 24 40 11 4 0 7 14 19 12 2 5 5 10 21 -16 23
15 Willem II 23 6 3 14 21 42 12 4 1 7 10 18 11 2 2 7 11 24 -21 21
16 Fortuna Sittard 22 5 4 13 24 50 10 3 2 5 13 23 12 2 2 8 11 27 -26 19
17 Sparta Rotterdam 22 3 8 11 17 35 12 2 5 5 10 17 10 1 3 6 7 18 -18 17
18 PEC Zwolle 23 4 5 14 18 37 12 2 4 6 8 13 11 2 1 8 10 24 -19 17

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 Ajax 23 18 3 2 70 5 12 9 1 2 46 3 11 9 2 0 24 2 65 57
2 PSV 23 17 1 5 57 29 12 9 0 3 32 17 11 8 1 2 25 12 28 52
3 Feyenoord 23 16 3 4 55 20 12 9 1 2 31 11 11 7 2 2 24 9 35 51
4 AZ 23 14 3 6 45 27 11 8 2 1 26 11 12 6 1 5 19 16 18 45
5 FC Twente 23 12 6 5 36 29 11 6 4 1 17 8 12 6 2 4 19 21 7 42
6 Vitesse 23 11 4 8 28 37 11 4 2 5 11 21 12 7 2 3 17 16 -9 37
7 FC Utrecht 23 10 6 7 40 30 12 7 4 1 27 13 11 3 2 6 13 17 10 36
8 NEC 23 8 7 8 28 32 11 2 4 5 11 15 12 6 3 3 17 17 -4 31
9 SC Cambuur 23 9 3 11 39 50 11 4 1 6 21 25 12 5 2 5 18 25 -11 30
10 FC Groningen 23 6 8 9 26 32 11 2 6 3 9 9 12 4 2 6 17 23 -6 26
11 SC Heerenveen 23 7 4 12 21 34 12 3 2 7 11 19 11 4 2 5 10 15 -13 25
12 Heracles Almelo 23 6 5 12 24 32 12 6 3 3 17 13 11 0 2 9 7 19 -8 23
13 RKC Waalwijk 23 5 8 10 25 37 11 4 1 6 10 19 12 1 7 4 15 18 -12 23
14 Go Ahead Eagles 23 6 5 12 24 40 11 4 0 7 14 19 12 2 5 5 10 21 -16 23
15 Willem II 23 6 3 14 21 42 12 4 1 7 10 18 11 2 2 7 11 24 -21 21
16 Fortuna Sittard 22 5 4 13 24 50 10 3 2 5 13 23 12 2 2 8 11 27 -26 19
17 Sparta Rotterdam 22 3 8 11 17 35 12 2 5 5 10 17 10 1 3 6 7 18 -18 17
18 PEC Zwolle 23 4 5 14 18 37 12 2 4 6 8 13 11 2 1 8 10 24 -19 17

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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.