Willem II perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. FC Groningen can look both up and down from their 8th position.
Willem II 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.
Willem II form and stats
Overall Eredivisie stats at home this season for Willem II are 6-4-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Willem II faced defeat in their previous match, away at FC Emmen (2-4). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus FC Utrecht.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Willem II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 12 games. Willem II have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Groningen form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
FC Groningen failed to get anything from their last game, a Eredivisie home match vs VVV-Venlo (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sparta Rotterdam at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The attacking power of FC Groningen when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, FC Groningen have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the FC Groningen - Willem II 2-0 earlier this season. Willem II-FC Groningen H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Willem II three wins, FC Groningen four wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  V. Pavlidis 10 goals |  M. Köhlert 5 goals |  M. Ndayishimiye 5 goals |
Willem II missing players
FC Groningen missing players
| Willem II | FC Groningen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 34 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 26 |
| 31 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 22 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 29% | 8% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 8% | 8% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 42% |
| 29% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 38% |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 42% | 29% |
| 4.8 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 1.6 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 262 | 144 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 131 | 305 |
| 94 | 50 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 39 | 91 |
| 36% | 28% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 23% | 29% |
- FC Groningen has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
| 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 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 45 | 53 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 50 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | PSV | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 45 |
| 5 | Willem II | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 3 | 41 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 38 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Heracles | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -4 | 30 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -12 | 29 |
| 13 | FC Twente | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -10 | 27 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -24 | 27 |
| 15 | Fortuna Sittard | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -23 | 24 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | -19 | 22 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -25 | 18 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -32 | 12 |