On the 21st of August, FC Groningen will host Go Ahead Eagles in a meeting of these two Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 21 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 15th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 1-6 blowout loss against Ajax. Steven Bergwijn scored the first goal for Ajax in the 4th minute, but Cyril Ngonge got the equalizer for FC Groningen in the 10th minute. FC Groningen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 1 of their last 10, while in their last match, 18th placed Go Ahead Eagles, recorded a 2-5 loss against PSV. Luuk de Jong struck first for PSV in the 3rd minute on a feed from Cody Gakpo, but Isac Lidberg got the equalizer for Go Ahead Eagles in the 14th minute , but PSV kept scoring and walked away with the win. Go Ahead Eagles looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season FC Groningen won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Go Ahead Eagles’s most prolific scorer has been Isac Lidberg. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. FC Groningen is fortunate enough to have Cyril Ngonge in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals.