Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Saturday’s football game at Euroborg pits together Groningen and Nijmegen, the two teams who sit in the opposite halves of the table. Groningen are fighting hard to secure the Eredivisie survival, but they do not seem to be at their sharpest ahead of the visit of Nijmegen. The Trots van het Noorden are on a six-game losing run, and, no doubt, the lack of confidence should prove to be a big problem for the home team.
All Liam Van Gelderen, Jetro Willems, and Thijmen Blokzijl remain in the recovery room, while there are no suspended players in the home team. NEC, on the other hand, aim to move closer to the Conference League berth. Since both sides will go for a victory in Saturday’s encounter, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. Oussame Tannane remains in the recovery room, while Calvin Verdonk is a major doubt.
Highlighted Team (Groningen):
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Groningen is a Dutch football clubs that competes in the Eredivisie. Founded on June 16, 1971, Groningen play home games at Euroborg. The venue was built by Ballas Nedam, Royal BAM Group and VolkerWessels, and it can hold up to 22,525 people.
The Trots van het Noorden (Pride of the North) are well known for their white home shirts with red stripes, while purple is the dominant colour of their away kit. Volendam are considered the club’s fiercest rivals, but they have a rivalry with Twente as well after the 1980s incidents between their fans. Groningen have yet to win the Eredivisie trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Dutch Cup in the 2014/15 season.
The green and whites defeated Zwolle 2-0 in the title game. Speaking of their European success, it has to be noted that Groningen participated in the Europa League on two occasions. In the 2015/16 season the Trots van het Noorden booked their place in the group stages of the competition, but they failed to record a win in the process.