Having a 6 point lead in the league table, Go Ahead Eagles fans crave to see their team collect max points from this fixture versus FC Groningen.
- Go Ahead Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- FC Groningen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Go Ahead Eagles and FC Groningen should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
Go Ahead Eagles have performed here at De Adelaarshorst this season with 4 wins from 6 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at De Adelaarshorst.
Eagles drew their last game, 0-0 away at Ajax (placed 1st). Joris Kramer, defender, was given a rating of 8.61/10 in that game, top of the team. Kramer won 7 of 13 duels.
0-0 away at Ajax before that.This is expected to be a close game, with Go Ahead Eagles perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Eagles as a small favourite), we find four games. Go Ahead Eagles has won three of these, drawn one and lost zero.
The Eagles manager K. van Wonderen has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. On the other hand, Eagles have conceded 8 goals.
FC Groningen form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Groningen's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Groningen only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.
FC Groningen played 1-1 against RKC Waalwijk in their previous match. The draw against RKC Waalwijk came from a losing position. The Groningen manager D. Buijs brought on Jørgen Strand Larsen as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Bart Van Hintum was the best team player with a rating of 7.65. Hintum hit one key pass and won 9 of 11 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting NEC'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 eleven relevant matches. Results were four FC Groningen wins, two draws and five defeats.
Groningen have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 6 goals have been scored. FC Groningen are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 6 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: zero - two - four (Eagles wins - draws - FC Groningen wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Ngonge 6 goals |   L. Brouwers 5 goals |  I. Córdoba Kerejeta 5 goals |
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| Go Ahead Eagles | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | 12 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 22 | 8 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 75% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 42% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| 5.6 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12.1 | 14.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 34% | 41% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| 18.1 | 15.5 | 13.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 14.3 | 12.8 |
| 5.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
- All of FC Groningen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Groningen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Groningen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Go Ahead Eagles 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 27 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 22 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | NEC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Willem II | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | AZ | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 4 |