Week 26 features a match on Sunday Mar 19th, where FC Groningen will play host to SC Heerenveen in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, FC Groningen recorded a 0-1 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Jesper Karlsson scored the first goal for AZ Alkmaar in the 4th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, FC Groningen couldn’t muster any offence and AZ Alkmaar ran away with the shutout win. FC Groningen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, SC Heerenveen recorded a 2-4 loss against Ajax. Kudus Mohammed scored the first goal for Ajax in the 10th minute, then Edson Álvarez added another in the 16th minute. SC Heerenveen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
On Jan 22nd, SC Heerenveen hosted FC Groningen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion in their last match together. SC Heerenveen was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. A. Sarr scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen in the 5th minute, then in the 40th minute, Ricardo Pepi sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Florian Krüger.
For SC Heerenveen, their top scorers are Milan van Ewijk and Sydney van Hooijdonk, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. FC Groningen’s most prolific scorer has been Ricardo Pepi. He has netted two goals over the last five matches
Dennis van der Ree’s FC Groningen squad will be without Oliver Antman, Mads Bech Sørensen, P. Abraham and Ragnar Oratmangoen, while Sven van Beek, Sydney van Hooijdonk, Zaal, Daniel Seland Karlsbakk and Andries Noppert are unavailable to play for SC Heerenveen.