In this 26th week match, on Saturday Mar 12th, FC Groningen will host NEC at Euroborg in a clash of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Groningen sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Feyenoord. Michael De Leeuw struck first for FC Groningen in the 23rd minute, then Cyriel Dessers got the equalizer for Feyenoord in the 71st minute on a feed from Fredrik Aursnes squeezing out at least the one point for Feyenoord. FC Groningen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 9th placed NEC, recorded a 1-3 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Jesper Karlsson struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 8th minute, then Rodrigo Guth tied it up for NEC in the 44th minute. NEC is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, NEC took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Calvin Verdonk scored the first goal for NEC in the 10th minute, then Michael De Leeuw tied it up for FC Groningen in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from P. Abraham.
NEC is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Elayis Tavsan and Okita each only have 1 goal in their last five. Jörgen Strand Larsen has been the most effective weapon for FC Groningen lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted 2 goals in his last five matches
Danny Buijs’s squad will be without Daniel Van Kaam and da Silva, while Rens van Eijden, and Pedro Ruiz are unavailable to play for Rogier Meijer’s team.