Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
NEC Nijmegen will be looking to recover from a 1-0 loss to Almere City when they take on Groningen in the Eredivisie round 11. NEC are determined to escape the danger zone and they are surely capable of beating the out-of-sorts visitors at home ground. Indonesia international Calvin Verdonk is pushing for a recall to the starting XI, while both Dirk Proper and Borges Sanches miss out with injuries.
The White-Greens, on the other hand, suffered a dip in form and given their five-game losing run in the Dutch top flight, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home team. In their last meeting in the Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen defeated Groningen 1-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Gelderland.
Highlighted Team (Groningen):
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.