On the 4th of March, in this week 24 match, Feyenoord will play host to FC Groningen in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Feyenoord recorded a 1-0 shutout win against SC Heerenveen. Santiago Giménez struck first for Feyenoord in the 80th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, SC Heerenveen couldn’t muster any offence and Feyenoord ran away with the shutout win. Feyenoord looks to continue their winning ways, having won 6 of their last 10, while in their last match, 17th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Excelsior. Johan Hove scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 13th minute, then Ricardo Pepi added another in the 50th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Excelsior couldn’t manage to score, and FC Groningen took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Euroborg, Feyenoord was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Igor Paixão scored the first goal for Feyenoord in the 19th minute, then Orkun Kökçü added another in the 30th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win.
Ricardo Pepi has been the most prolific scorer on FC Groningen in the last five matches with three goals. Santiago Giménez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Feyenoord
Arne Slot’s squad will be without Orkun Kökçü, Sebastian Szymański, Gernot Trauner, Justin Bijlow and Patrik Wålemark, while Oliver Antman, Mads Bech Sørensen, P. Abraham and Luciano Valente are unavailable to play for Dennis van der Ree’s team.