Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Groningen
Match Time & Date:
18/02/2023
18:45
Prediction: 1-1
Emmen
Saturday’s football game at Euroborg pits together Groningen and Emmen, the two relegation-threatened teams. Groningen have been underperforming this season, but this match could be the turning point for the rock-bottom side. Talented Finland forward Oliver Antman is pushing for a start, while both Mads Bech Sorensen and Luciano Valente remain in the recovery room. Laros Duarte is a major doubt.
Emmen, on the other hand, aim to recovery from a 1-0 loss to Fortuna Sittard. Since the visitors will adopt an attack-minded approach as well, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. The away team’s recovery room is almost full, including the likes of Jeroen Veldmate, Lorenzo Burnet, Oussama Durfalou, Jeff Hardeveld, and Maikel Kieftenbeld. Keep in mind, though, that the two teams played out a goalless draw in the first half of the season.
Highlighted Player (Anco Jansen):
Born in Zwolle, Netherlands on March 9, 1989, Anco Jansen is a pacey winger who started his senior career in his home-town club FC Zwolle. After scoring two goals in 40 league appearances for the club, he joined Groningen in 2008, but he did not see any game action with the Green and White Army in the Eredivisie.
Anco Jansen played for the likes of Cambuur, SC Veendam, De Graafschap, Roda JC, and Boluspor as well before joining FC Emmen in 2017. Anco Jansen made his Eredivisie debut with FC Emmen in a 2-1 win over ADO Den Haag on August 12, 2018, with the winger finding the net after 42 minutes.
His main position is left winger, but he is used as both centre-forward and attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. Anco Jansen has yet to earn a call-up with the Netherlands national football team.
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.
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