Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Zwolle
Match Time & Date:
20/02/2022
12:15
Prediction: 1-0
Groningen
Zwolle play host to Groningen at their MAC³PARK Stadion on day 23 of the 2021/2022 Eredivisie campaign. Zwolle have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating all Willem II, Heerenveen, and Cambuur, while sharing the spoils with NEC Nijmegen. The Bluefingers are high on spirits ahead of the visit of Groningen, and seeing that they are desperate to escape the relegation zone, home win should be considered.
The Green and White Army, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Fortuna Sittard at the weekend. Anyhow, Zwolle want this win more than Groningen, and we predict that the relegation-threatened hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. Siemen Voet is banned for the match, while both Samir Lagsir and Sam Kersten are sidelined with injuries. As for the away side, Radinio Balker is a major doubt, and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
Highlighted Player (Konstantinos Lamprou):
Konstantinos Lamprou is a Greek goalkeeper who plays for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Kostas is a product of the famous Ajax football academy, but he eventually decided to join Feyenoord football school. The 178-cm-tall shot-stopper continued playing for Feyenoord at senior level, making 14 league appearances for De Trots van Zuid.
During his spell with Feyenoord, Kostas Lamprou played for the likes of Excelsior and Willem II on loan as well. In 2017 he returned to Ajax, but made no more than three appearances in the Eredivisie with the Amsterdammers.
In the 2019/20 season he did not see any game action with Vitesse, and, as a result, he decided to join RKC Waalwijk at the end of the campaign. Born in Athens on September 18, 1991, Konstantinos Lamprou has 14 caps for the Greece U21 team. He has yet to make his debut with the senior team. His preferred foot is left and he wears the No. 31 shirt at RKC Waalwijk.
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.
