Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sunday’s football game at Euroborg pits together Groningen and Utrecht, the two teams who are sitting in the opposite halves of the table. Following three consecutive defeats Groningen dropped to 11th place in the standings and, no doubt, they are low on confidence ahead of the visit of Utrecht. There are no fresh injury worries in the home team, but midfielder Tika de Jonge remains in the treatment room.
Ron Jans’ men, on the other hand, look unstoppable at the moment, with the team eyeing their sixth consecutive league win. Given Groningen’s shaky defence, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up all three points from Sunday’s clash. In their last encounter at Euroborg Utrecht defeated Groningen 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself. Both Taylor Booth and Alonzo Engwanda are out of contention with injuries 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.