Take hard look at their own playing style or make adjustments according to the opponent? Both FC Volendam and FC Groningen have to try something else than earlier. Read more!
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (43) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eredivisie
It's no vacation for neither Volendam nor FC Groningen as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Volendam form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. FC Volendam have only managed 2 wins, 0 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Kras Stadion.
FC Volendam travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ajax that ended 1-1. FC Volendam's goalie Stanković played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Ajax with a stunning six saves. Defender Mirani got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.3/10. Mirani scored one goal and won 4 of 8 duels.
Heartbreak before that as Volendam lost 0-2 at Excelsior's place.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 Volendam have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3.
FC Volendam are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Volendam having conceded 21 goals here at Kras Stadion so far.
FC Groningen form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Groningen's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Groningen only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. With the FC Groningen losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Groningen's previous game was their home loss versus SC Cambuur (0-1). Määttä, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.62. Määttä hit four key passes and won 4 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting SC Heerenveen's place.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Groningen playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 4 FC Groningen wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Take note that 9 of this team's 12 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.
The attacking power of FC Groningen when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
FC Groningen have won at least one point in the last 5 games (4-1-0) against FC Volendam.The most up to date logged result featuring both these teams is the FC Groningen - Volendam 2-2 played not long ago this season.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Pepi 6 goals |   R. Mühren 4 goals |  H. Veerman 3 goals |
FC Volendam missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| FC Volendam | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 43 | 21 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 18 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 94% | 88% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 61% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 61% |
| 44% | 62% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 22% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 61% | 62% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 56% | 56% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 22% | 17% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 7.4 | 6.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| 1.4 | 1.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.6 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 25% | 24% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 25% | 33% |
| 16 | 13.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 15.2 | 15.8 |
| 6.3 | 6.4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
- FC Groningen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- FC Volendam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Volendam have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals (43) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Eredivisie
- FC Volendam 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 | Feyenoord | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | PSV | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Ajax | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 34 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | NEC | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -20 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 15 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -24 | 13 |
| 17 | SC Cambuur | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -18 | 12 |
| 18 | FC Groningen | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 12 |
