The Eredivisie meeting at De Kuip on Wednesday sees home side Feyenoord take on FC Groningen.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Feyenoord v FC Groningen, scroll down including the latest game odds.
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Feyenoord
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Feyenoord will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 3-2 Eredivisie success vs Go Ahead Eagles.
In that game, Feyenoord had 48% possession and 17 shots at goal with 9 on target. For Feyenoord, the goals were scored by Jakub Moder (33'), Anis Hadj Moussa (57') and Igor Paixão (74'). On the other side, Go Ahead Eagles had 13 attempts on goal with 3 on target. Victor Edvardsen (45') and Oliver Antman (61') scored for Go Ahead Eagles.
Matches featuring Feyenoord have tended to be engaging encounters lately with a lot of goalmouth action anticipated. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum of 20 goals have been recorded for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 11 of these coming from Feyenoord.
A look at their previous results shows us that Feyenoord:
- haven't lost in the league to FC Groningen in their last 8 matches. A decent run, indeed.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
FC Groningen
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In their last fixture, FC Groningen drew 1-1 in the Eredivisie match with NAC Breda.
The stats tell the story, and FC Groningen have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 5 goals overall. Defensively, FC Groningen have seen their frailties exposed. Previous results aside, time will tell whether the trend shall continue on here in this game.
Going into this encounter, FC Groningen are winless against Feyenoord when they have played them away from home in the previous 15 league matches. A truly shameful run of away results.
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Head to head
A glance at their most recent head-to-head meetings dating back to 12/12/2021 tells us that Feyenoord have won 3 of these & FC Groningen 0, with the number of drawn games being 3.
A total of 15 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 10 of them from De club aan de Maas and 5 netted by Trots van het Noorden. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The previous league clash between these sides was Eredivisie match day 5 on 14/09/2024 which finished with the scoreline of FC Groningen 2-2 Feyenoord.
That time, FC Groningen managed 48% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Thom van Bergen (33' Own goal) and Brynjólfur Willumsson (81', 91').
Feyenoord got 15 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. Igor Paixão (70') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie.
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Team News: Feyenoord
Calvin Stengs (Ankle injury), Hugo Bueno (unknown injury), Bart Nieuwkoop (Leg injury), Jordan Lotomba (Lower leg fracture), Justin Bijlow (Knee injury), Quinten Timber (Torn lateral knee ligament) and Chris-Kévin Nadje (Foot surgery) are unavailable for Feyenoord boss Robin van Persie.
In all likelihood, De club aan de Maas look set to make use of the 4-2-3-1 system with Timon Wellenreuther, Givairo Read, Gernot Trauner, David Hancko, Quilindschy Hartman, In-Beom Hwang, Antoni Milambo, Anis Hadj Moussa, Jakub Moder, Igor Paixao and Julian Carranza.
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Team News: FC Groningen
We believe Trots van het Noorden seem likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Hjalmar Ekdal, Thijmen Blokzijl, Wouter Prins, Stije Resink, Jorg Schreuders, Mats Seuntjens, Luciano Valente, Dave Kwakman and Thom van Bergen.
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Prediction
In this match, Feyenoord can and should be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
However, FC Groningen won’t find it easy to get shooting opportunities although we do think that they will probably end up getting the chances to score, too.
Our tip is for a 3-1 victory for Feyenoord at full-time.
Peter Guest,
17:03 02/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Feyenoord
Formed: 1908
Stadium: De Kuip (51,177)
Captain: Quinten Timber
Chairman: Toon van Bodegom
Manager: Robin van Persie
Competitions: Eredivisie position 4, Johan Cruijff Schaal (Final)
⭐ Star Man: Quinten Timber
Generally played in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Quinten Timber was born in Utrecht, Netherlands. Having played his first senior match for Jong Ajax in the 2018 - 2019 season, the accomplished Midfielder has hit 6 league goals in this Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 season to date in 18 appearances.