Willem II receive FC Groningen for another action-packed Eredivisie game here at Koning Willem II Stadion.
Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an in-your-face match!
Willem II form and stats
Only two Eredivisie home games for Willem II so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Willem are confident in defense, having played 270 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns to Koning Willem Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with NEC (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Eredivisie game ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Connor van den Berg got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.15 out of ten. Berg stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting PEC Zwolle in a game that was won 1-0.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 Willem have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won three, drawn zero and lost four.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Willem II as they are travelling to their away game against RKC Waalwijk in the Eredivisie. That match is three days after this one.
Willem II has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 4 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
FC Groningen form and stats
Things could have gone better for FC Groningen in their Eredivisie away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
There were no winners in Groningen's previous match, a Eredivisie home game that ended 1-1 vs SC Heerenveen (placed 4th). Defender Bart Van Hintum was the best team player with a rating of 7.33. Hintum won 3 of 5 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against PSV wasn't a success with a 2-5 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by FC Groningen in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Groningen, one draw and five defeats.
After this away game FC Groningen return home for a Eredivisie game against Vitesse. That game is only four sleeps after this.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, FC Groningen has managed 4 goals and let in 6 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Willem victories, two draws and four FC Groningen wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Ngonge 3 goals |   G. Sağlam 1 goals |  W. Spieringhs 1 goals |
Willem II missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| Willem II | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 50% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 3.8 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| 1.2 | 0.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.8 | 7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9 | 11.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 40% | 20% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 44% | 31% |
| Willem II | Last season | FC Groningen | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 18 | 35 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Scored | S | 23 | 40 | ||
| 68 | 33 | Conceded | C | 25 | 38 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | ||
| 85% | 88% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 61% | 57% | ||
| 59% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 29% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 6% | ||
| 56% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 43% | ||
| 18% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 34% | ||
| 32% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.7 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Ajax | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | FC Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | SC Heerenveen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Willem II | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | NEC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Feyenoord | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 9 | Vitesse | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Sparta Rotterdam | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Go Ahead Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 3 |
| 17 | Heracles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 79 | 88 |
| 2 | PSV | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 74 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 39 | 72 |
| 3 | AZ | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 75 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 34 | 71 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 61 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 64 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 59 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 34 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 47 |
| 9 | Heracles | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 53 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -11 | 44 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 25 | -2 | 41 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | -8 | 41 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -6 | 39 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -9 | 38 |
| 14 | Willem II | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 35 | -28 | 31 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -22 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 27 | -28 | 30 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 43 | 91 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -48 | 23 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 38 | -47 | 22 |