Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Saturday’s football game at Euroborg pits together Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam, the two bottom-table sides. Groningen are eager to put an end to their six-game losing run, but given their poor defensive display in a 6-0 loss to NEC Nijmegen, home win should not be considered. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, talented midfielder Stije Resnik should sneak into the starting XI.
The Rotterdammers, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-1 loss to Utrecht. As both Sparta Rotterdam and Groningen have been struggling at the back of late, we are tempted to place our bets on both teams to score. You should know that both sides managed to find the net in six of the previous seven meetings between the two sides in the national championship. Suriname international Djevencio van der Kust (defender) is banned for the away 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.