Week 20 brings us a match on Jan 22nd where Vitesse will host FC Groningen in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 4th placed Vitesse, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Feyenoord. Loïs Openda scored the first goal for Vitesse in the 69th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Feyenoord was frustrated by Vitesse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitesse ended the match with the shutout victory. Vitesse should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while fC Groningen is fresh off their 0-1 loss against PSV. Mario Götze struck first for PSV in the 10th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and PSV took the shutout win. FC Groningen is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 22nd of September, Vitesse took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Yann Gboho scored the first goal for Vitesse in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, FC Groningen was frustrated by Vitesse’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Vitesse ended the match with the shutout victory.
FC Groningen is glad to have Jörgen Strand Larsen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Vitesse has been fortunate! In the last five matches, both Nikolai Frederiksen and Loïs Openda are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Vitesse and look to continue their dominance.