Feb 6th features a match where FC Groningen will play host to Go Ahead Eagles in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, FC Groningen recorded a 3-1 win against Vitesse. Jörgen Strand Larsen struck first for FC Groningen in the 39th minute on a feed from Tomáš Suslov, then Eli Dasa added another on an own goal in the 67th minute. FC Groningen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while go Ahead Eagles is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Heracles. Kaj Sierhuis struck first for Heracles in the 32nd minute, but Isac Lidberg got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 73rd minute earning them at least the one point. Go Ahead Eagles looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 21st of November, FC Groningen was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Jörgen Strand Larsen scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 50th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Go Ahead Eagles couldn’t muster any offence and FC Groningen ran away with the shutout win.
Go Ahead Eagles hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Íñigo Córdoba and Isac Lidberg, and they each have 1 goal. FC Groningen’s top weapon lately has been Jörgen Strand Larsen, who has 2 goals in the last five matches
Danny Buijs’s FC Groningen squad will be without Luciano da Silva, while Kees van Wonderen’s squad will be without Martijn Berden, Crowther and Ioannis Foivos Botos.