There has been no shortage of good and bad for these contenders so far, occupying positions near the midsection of the Eredivisie table. Here's the Sparta Rotterdam - FC Groningen latest:
- Sparta Rotterdam have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- FC Groningen have scored in all their away matches so far.
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!
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
Sparta Rotterdam have played three Eredivisie home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
In their previous game, the manager Steijn led his Sparta Rotterdam to a defeat away at Feyenoord. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. Olij had a busy but productive day in the Feyenoord match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. The forward Namli was declared "man of the match" for Rotterdam with the rating of 7.15/10. Namli hit two key passes.
Before that game, the 4-0 home victory against FC Volendam.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sparta Rotterdam have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.
Sparta Rotterdam have conceded 4 in these home matches.
FC Groningen form and stats
FC Groningen are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eredivisie, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
It's the second away game in a row for FC Groningen, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus SC Cambuur (placed 13th) last time out. Suslov got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Suslov scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
A 0-1 loss hosting Vitesse before that.We have checked recent matches where Groningen have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The FC Groningen manager Wormuth has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Rotterdam won three games, three matches ended with a draw and FC Groningen have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
  V. van Crooij 3 goals |  T. Lauritsen 3 goals |   C. Ngonge 2 goals |
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| Sparta Rotterdam | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 83% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 4.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 6.7 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 5.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 10.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
| 4.3 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| 27% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 23% | 32% |
| 17.3 | 20.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 18 | 16 |
| 5.2 | 5.3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7.7 | 5.3 |
- FC Groningen have scored in all their away matches so far.
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sparta Rotterdam have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Sparta Rotterdam have won significantly less corners at home than 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | PSV | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 15 |
| 4 | AZ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | NEC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | SC Cambuur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 4 |
| 17 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
