On the 7th of May, FC Groningen plays host to Sparta Rotterdam in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 8th placed FC Groningen is fresh off their 1-3 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Finn Stokkers scored the first goal for RKC Waalwijk in the 16th minute, then Finn Stokkers added another in the 25th minute. FC Groningen is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sparta Rotterdam recorded a 1-1 draw against AZ Alkmaar. Vangelis Pavlidis scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 48th minute, then Vito van Crooy tied it up for Sparta Rotterdam in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Sparta Rotterdam. Sparta Rotterdam is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Oct 17th, Sparta Rotterdam and FC Groningen battled to a 1-1 draw. Cyril Ngonge struck first for FC Groningen in the 28th minute, then Bryan Smeets tied it up for Sparta Rotterdam in the 33rd minute earning Sparta Rotterdam at least a draw.
Joeri de Kamps and Adrián Dalmau are the top scorers for Sparta Rotterdam in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. FC Groningen’s most prolific scorer has been Jörgen Strand Larsen. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.