On Wed Jan 19th, FC Groningen hosts NEC in a KNVB Beker match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Groningen is fresh off their 0-1 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Jesper Karlsson scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 68th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and AZ Alkmaar took the shutout win. FC Groningen is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, NEC recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Heracles. NEC had 12 on net, and Heracles had 13, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. NEC is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
NEC’s most prolific scorer has been Magnus Elkjaer Mattsson. The Danish midfielder has netted two goals over the last five matches. FC Groningen is glad to have Jörgen Strand Larsen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals.