On the 26th of February, in this week 24 match, Willem II will travel to Groningen to battle FC Groningen in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 10th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 1-1 draw against PEC Zwolle. Laros Duarte scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 36th minute, but Yuta Nakayama got the equalizer for PEC Zwolle in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for PEC Zwolle. FC Groningen is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while willem II sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Ajax. Jurriën Timber struck first for Ajax in the 81st minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Willem II couldn’t manage to score, and Ajax took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 3 points in their last 10 matches.
FC Groningen and Willem II last played eachother at the Koning Willem Ii Stadion on Saturday Sep 18th. Willem II was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Kwasi Okyere Wriedt struck first for Willem II in the 5th minute on a feed from Görkem Sağlam, then Dries Saddiki added another in the 24th minute.
Willem II’s most prolific scorer has been Thijs Oosting. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. FC Groningen’s most prolific scorer has been Jörgen Strand Larsen. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches
Danny Buijs’s FC Groningen squad will be without Luciano da Silva, while Fred Grim’s squad will be without .