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FC Groningen will be visiting Koning Willem II Stadion on Friday for the Eerste Divisie clash with hosts Willem II.
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๐ Form Guide
Willem II
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Willem II will play in this match following on from a 1-1 Eerste Divisie tied result against MVV.
In that match, Willem II managed 59% possession and 24 shots at goal with 11 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Willem II was Jeredy Hilterman (93'). On the other side, MVV Maastricht got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Dailon Rocha Livramento (11') was the scorer for MVV.
Willem II havenโt been able to stop scoring goals, netting in one hundred percent of their last 6 games.
They have hit an aggregate of 14 during that time while also conceding a total of 4.
A look at their previous results shows us that Willem II:
- have left without a victory over FC Groningen in their last 2 league matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.
FC Groningen
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FC Groningen come into this game following a 3-0 Eerste Divisie win with the eclipse of SC Cambuur in their most recent fixture.
In that match, FC Groningen managed 42% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 9 on target. For FC Groningen, the goalscorers were Marvin Peersman (23'), Thom van Bergen (33') and Romano Postema (84'). At the other end, Cambuur got 12 attempts at goal with 2 on target.
Over the course of their last six clashes, FC Groningen have helped themselves to a tally of 14 goals. FC Groningen have also not failed to score in every single one of those games. During those fixtures, they have had 3 goals scored by their opponents. We will see if that trend will end up being continued on in this game.
Going into this encounter, FC Groningen are unbeaten in their previous 6 away league matches.
โ๏ธ Head to head
A review of their most recent head-to-head clashes going back to 29/11/2020 tells us that Willem II have won 1 of them and FC Groningen 4, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 1.
A combined total of 14 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from Tricolores and 9 netted by Trots van het Noorden. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.
๐ Team News: Willem II
There is just the sole fitness concern for the Willem II manager Peter Maes to be concerned with from of an almost fully healthy squad. Niels van Berkel (Knee surgery) is sidelined.
๐๏ธ Team News: FC Groningen
Due to a mostly healthy group, there is only a single fitness issue for the FC Groningen manager Dick Lukkien to be concerned with. Wouter Prins (Knock) wonโt be playing here.
โก Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that FC Groningen and Willem II should both get enough opportunities to score, although itโs hard to separate the two.
A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. Thatโs why we have predicted a very close game with a 1-1 score draw after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins, 17:09 26/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Willem II
Formed: 1896
Stadium: Koning Willem II Stadion (14,700)
Captain: Freek Heerkens
Chairman: Jan van der Laak
Manager: Peter Maes
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 1
โญ Star Player: Thijs Oosting
Typically taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Thijs Oosting was born in Emmen, Netherlands. Having played his first senior match for Jong AZ in the 2018 - 2019 season, the dangerous Midfielder has contributed 11 league goals in this Eerste Divisie 2023 - 2024 season so far coming from a total of 31 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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35 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 41 | 74 | WWDWD |
2 |
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35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 71 | WWWWD |
3 |
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35 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 70 | WWDWW |
4 |
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35 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 66 | DWWWW |
5 |
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35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 59 | LLWLD |
6 |
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35 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 59 | LWLWD |
7 |
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35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 52 | WLWLW |
8 |
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35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 51 | LLDLD |
9 |
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35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 50 | WWWWD |
10 |
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35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 48 | WLLLW |
11 |
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35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 47 | LLLWW |
12 |
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35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | -1 | 45 | WWLLL |
13 |
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35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 45 | LWLLL |
14 |
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35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 39 | WLLWL |
15 |
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35 | 8 | 15 | 12 | -12 | 39 | DLLLD |
16 |
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35 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -20 | 34 | LLLWW |
17 |
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35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -20 | 33 | LWWLL |
18 |
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35 | 10 | 2 | 23 | -31 | 32 | WLWLL |
19 |
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35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -28 | 30 | LLWWD |
20 |
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35 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -40 | 24 | LLDLL |
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Jong AZ |
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Helmond Sport |
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VVV-Venlo |
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SC Cambuur |
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NAC Breda |
FC Emmen |
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Den Haag |
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Jong AZ |
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VVV-Venlo |
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FC Eindhoven |
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Roda JC Kerkrade |
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Den Haag |
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SC Cambuur |
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Jong PSV |
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Den Bosch |
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FC Eindhoven |
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Goals scored | 2.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.1 |
Time first goal scored | 32 |
Time first goal conceded | 25 |
Yellow cards | 1.5 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.2 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 0.8 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 35 |
Yellow cards | 1.2 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 5-0 |
Biggest defeat | 3-2 |
Jeredy Hilterman | 16 |
Jeremy Bokila | 11 |
Thijs Oosting | 11 |
Ringo Meerveld | 8 |
Jesse Bosch | 5 |
Romano Postema | 17 |
Luciano Valente | 7 |
Thom van Bergen | 7 |
Laros Duarte | 5 |
Johan Hove | 5 |
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Telstar |
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Roda JC Kerkrade |