FC Groningen
- FC Groningen are 8th in the Eredivisie table with 31 points after 22 games - mid-table stability.
- FC Groningen are on a run of one win, one draw and three defeats in their last five Eredivisie games - with the last three being defeats.
- The Chequered Ones were beaten at home by Fortuna Sittard in the game prior to the international break and had lost to PSV Eindhoven the weekend before that.
FC Utrecht
- FC Utrecht are 13th with 24 points from 21 games and have struggled to keep pace in the league.
- Utrecht have won only one of their last ten Eredivisie away games (D4, L5), conceding an average of 1.70 goals per away game.
- FC Utrecht are in a similar rut, winless in their last five Eredivisie outings with one draw and four defeats.
- They have been better in terms of their result in their two games since the international break, drawing 1-1 away to SC Heerenveen and losing 0-1 at home to Feyenoord.
Head-to-Head
The Domstad club has won three of the last five meetings between the two clubs in the Eredivisie.
Key Players
- Souffian El Karouani has nine assists in 19 Eredivisie appearances this season.
- Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson is a good finisher and has six goals in 18 league games.
- Victor Jensen has five goals in only eight Eredivisie appearances this term.
- Dani de Wit has scored half of FC Utrecht’s last four goals.
Betting Insights
- The bookmaker’s odds for this game are quite narrow, with Groningen only a slight favorite on home turf, so we can’t find value in the moneyline market.
- Bookmakers have Groningen at 2.0, Utrecht at 3.7 and the draw at 3.35.
- With both teams struggling for wins and points, the 'Both Teams To Score' market at 1.95 looks enticing enough given that both clubs have been vulnerable at the back.
- Utrecht have drawn four of their last 10 Eredivisie away games.
Prediction
We expect this to be another cagey game with the hosts on home soil having a little more of a chance of snapping their losing streak .
