Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Euroborg stadium will host Saturday’s football match between Groningen and Emmen, the two teams with totally different ambitions in the season finale. Emmen are fighting hard to secure the Eredivisie survival, while Groningen are eyeing a place in European competitions. Danny Buijs’ men aim to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Ajax, and the fact that they defeated Fortuna Sittard in their last home game is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Emmen.
Arjen Robben remains in the recovery room, with Larsen, Matusiwa, and Gudmundsson likely to miss the match through injuries as well. As for the visitors, they have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating Zwolle and Utrecht, while sharing the spoils with Sparta in their last league match. Anyhow, Emmen face an uphill task in the clash against Groningen, who are a real force to be reckoned with at home. Caciano and Carty remain sidelined with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Sergio Padt):
Sergio Padt is a Dutch footballer who plays for Eredivisie club Groningen as a goalkeeper. Padt played for the likes of Pancratius, Hoofddorp, and Ajax during his youth career, but he did not see any game action with the Amsterdammers at senior level.
Following short loan spells with the likes of Haarlem and Go Ahead Eagles, Sergio Padt signed a deal with Belgian outfit Gent in June, 2011. After making 55 appearances for the club in the Belgian top flight, the Dutch shot-stopper joined Groningen in the summer of 2014. Sergio Padt did remarkably well to win the KNVB Cup with the Green-White Army in the 2014/15 season, with the team beating PEC Zwolle in the title game.
The Groningen goalkeeper, who was born on June 6, 1990, has five caps for the Netherlands U-21 team. Speaking of his senior career, he received two call-ups for the national team, but has yet to make his debut.