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Groningen and Roda play at Euroborg in a 16th round Eredivisie match. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games. Indeed, the last time they faced at this stadium was on 19-04-2016, in a game for the Eredivisie that ended with the victory of Groningen by (1-0). The only goal of the match was scored by A. Rusnák (67 ‘). Although this is a game between 11th and 17th of the overall standings, it is actually a game between the 15th placed in home games and the 11th as a visitor.
Groningen
The home team is currently in 11th place with 16 points earned after 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out for Zwolle by (0-4). In the last match, lost out to Ajax by (2-0). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved better results outside of the home, having won 9 points as a visitor and only 8 in their stadium. In the last 7 home games for the championship, Groningen recorded 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses, having won 8 points out of 21. The team allowed their opponents to score in 7 of the last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 7 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 6 times and never managed to turn the score.
FC Groningen’s fine four-game unbeaten run in all competitions ended last weekend when they lost 2-0 on the road to Ajax. Groningen conceded a goal in each half and failed to reach the scoring with only two shots to the goal.
Despite this defeat Groningen still ranks 11th in the standings, with 16 points after 15 rounds, just five points from the top-7. The team have managed to score goals throughout the Eredivisie campaign, but they have actually suffered on the other side of the field. They have one of the most leaked defenses in the division, conceding 24 goals in 15 league games. Tom van Weert is the Groningen top scorer at the moment, leading the club goals sheet with 5 goals in his twelve appearances in the league. Mimoun Mahi and Danny Hoesen also enjoy an excellent Eredivisie campaign so far, scoring eight goals between them.
There are no worries of new injuries for FC Groningen before this game.
Wheel
After 1 win, 9 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 17th place, having won 12 points. In their last match, they equalized with PSV Eindhoven at home (0-0), after their previous match drew away in a game against Sparta Rotterdam (2-2). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 8 away and 4 at home with 3 goals scored and 8 goals conceded at home, against 5 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the league, Roda won 8 points in 24 chances, after 1 win, 5 draws and 2 losses in the last 8 games he played as a visitor.
In this competition, he drew his last 6 games and did not lose any of the last 4 that he played as a visitor. In the games played as a visitor there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0-0 (4 in 7 matches) and at the end of the game 0-0 (3 in 7 matches). In his away games there is a tendency towards few goals, since 4 of his last 8 matches in the competition finished with Less than 1,5 goals. This is a team that scored few times first and only managed to open the scoring in 3 of their last 15 games in the Eredivisie, of those 3 reached the break in lead in 2 and won in the late 90 ‘in 1. In 15 games in this competition , Never managed to get back on the scoring in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. There are 1 highlights in the last 11 matches played as a visitor for all competitions: he suffered 6 of his 15 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Roda JC Kerkrade is currently in a terrific seven-game unbeaten run in the Eredivisie, but it should be noted that his last six league games have ended in draws. However, Roda did very well last weekend as they managed a goalless draw against reigning champion PSV Eindhoven. These points left the Wheel in 17th place in the Eredivisie table with 12 points after 15 rounds, and are only two points out of the relegation zone.
The goals scored were Roda’s main problem throughout this Eredivisie campaign, as they maintain the worst offensive record in the division
Prediction: Groningen Win @ 1.70