FC Utrecht and FC Groningen fans look forward to Eredivisie meeting at Stadion Galgenwaard

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

FC Utrecht are all set for a new test after their 0-1 versus PSV in the previous match. FC Groningen are coming to town!

Insights:
  • FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FC Utrecht form and stats

The story so far in the Eredivisie for FC Utrecht at their home stadium (Stadion Galgenwaard) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

The FC Utrecht crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to PSV here at Stadion Galgenwaard. Warmerdam, defender, was given a rating of 8.04/10 in that game, top of the team. Warmerdam won 8 of 12 duels.

1-1 away at Go Ahead Eagles before that.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Utrecht's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won three matches, drawn two and lost one.

The FC Utrecht manager Hake has got the team scoring with 27 from 13 home games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded.

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FC Groningen form and stats

Playing away, FC Groningen have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 6 defeats in the Eredivisie this season. Two points from the last two away games for FC Groningen, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Groningen go into this game after a win, the home game against NEC that ended 4-3. Attacker Larsen got a player rating of 7.32 in the game. "Man of the match" Larsen scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A 1-1 draw at Feyenoord's stadium before that.

FC Groningen find the net regularly in their away games. 18 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, FC Groningen have conceded 24 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the teams played each other previously this season; FC Groningen - FC Utrecht 0-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Utrecht won three games, six matches ended with a draw and FC Groningen got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenJ. Strand Larsen
J. Strand Larsen
10 goals
FC UtrechtB. Ramselaar
B. Ramselaar
7 goals
FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
7 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

FC Groningen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Utrecht FC Groningen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 3 13 26
11 7 3 Won W 1 4 8
7 4 0 Drew D 0 3 9
8 2 0 Lost L 2 6 9
43 27 6 Scored S 4 18 32
33 14 3 Conceded C 8 24 36
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
73% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 73%
62% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 38%
35% 46% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 19%
19% 23% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 23% 15%
58% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 69% 62%
27% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 15%
23% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 23% 27%
 
5.7 6.4 8.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.6 4
4.6 3.9 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5 5.6
1.8 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.7 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
13.4 15.8 17.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.5 11.7
4.7 5.6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 4.5 4.4
35% 37% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 31% 28%
 
11 10.2 9.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.1 13
3.9 2.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.5 4.4
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 26 20 3 3 77 11 13 10 1 2 49 5 13 10 2 1 28 6 66 63
2 PSV 26 20 1 5 63 31 13 10 0 3 35 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 32 61
3 Feyenoord 26 17 4 5 59 24 13 9 2 2 32 12 13 8 2 3 27 12 35 55
4 AZ 26 16 3 7 50 30 13 9 2 2 28 13 13 7 1 5 22 17 20 51
5 FC Twente 26 15 6 5 40 30 12 7 4 1 18 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 10 51
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 32 39 13 5 2 6 15 23 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 26 11 7 8 43 33 13 7 4 2 27 14 13 4 3 6 16 19 10 40
8 FC Groningen 26 8 9 9 32 36 13 4 6 3 14 12 13 4 3 6 18 24 -4 33
9 SC Cambuur 26 10 3 13 43 55 13 5 1 7 25 29 13 5 2 6 18 26 -12 33
10 NEC 26 8 7 11 33 43 12 2 4 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 31
11 Heracles 26 7 6 13 27 35 14 7 4 3 19 13 12 0 2 10 8 22 -8 27
12 SC Heerenveen 26 7 6 13 22 36 13 3 2 8 12 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -14 27
13 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 6 13 27 43 13 5 1 7 17 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -16 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 26 5 9 12 28 42 13 4 2 7 11 21 13 1 7 5 17 21 -14 24
15 Sparta Rotterdam 25 5 8 12 20 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 2 3 6 8 18 -17 23
16 Willem II 26 6 4 16 21 44 13 4 2 7 10 18 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 25 6 4 15 26 53 12 4 2 6 14 24 13 2 2 9 12 29 -27 22
18 PEC Zwolle 26 5 5 16 20 41 13 2 4 7 9 15 13 3 1 9 11 26 -21 20

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 26 20 3 3 77 11 13 10 1 2 49 5 13 10 2 1 28 6 66 63
2 PSV 26 20 1 5 63 31 13 10 0 3 35 18 13 10 1 2 28 13 32 61
3 Feyenoord 26 17 4 5 59 24 13 9 2 2 32 12 13 8 2 3 27 12 35 55
4 AZ 26 16 3 7 50 30 13 9 2 2 28 13 13 7 1 5 22 17 20 51
5 FC Twente 26 15 6 5 40 30 12 7 4 1 18 8 14 8 2 4 22 22 10 51
6 Vitesse 26 12 5 9 32 39 13 5 2 6 15 23 13 7 3 3 17 16 -7 41
7 FC Utrecht 26 11 7 8 43 33 13 7 4 2 27 14 13 4 3 6 16 19 10 40
8 FC Groningen 26 8 9 9 32 36 13 4 6 3 14 12 13 4 3 6 18 24 -4 33
9 SC Cambuur 26 10 3 13 43 55 13 5 1 7 25 29 13 5 2 6 18 26 -12 33
10 NEC 26 8 7 11 33 43 12 2 4 6 12 18 14 6 3 5 21 25 -10 31
11 Heracles 26 7 6 13 27 35 14 7 4 3 19 13 12 0 2 10 8 22 -8 27
12 SC Heerenveen 26 7 6 13 22 36 13 3 2 8 12 21 13 4 4 5 10 15 -14 27
13 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 6 13 27 43 13 5 1 7 17 21 13 2 5 6 10 22 -16 27
14 RKC Waalwijk 26 5 9 12 28 42 13 4 2 7 11 21 13 1 7 5 17 21 -14 24
15 Sparta Rotterdam 25 5 8 12 20 37 14 3 5 6 12 19 11 2 3 6 8 18 -17 23
16 Willem II 26 6 4 16 21 44 13 4 2 7 10 18 13 2 2 9 11 26 -23 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 25 6 4 15 26 53 12 4 2 6 14 24 13 2 2 9 12 29 -27 22
18 PEC Zwolle 26 5 5 16 20 41 13 2 4 7 9 15 13 3 1 9 11 26 -21 20

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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.