October 19th features a match where FC Dordrecht and FC Groningen will play a match in Dordrecht in a meeting of these two KNVB Beker teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, FC Dordrecht recorded a 1-0 shutout win against VVV-Venlo. Aliou Balde struck first for FC Dordrecht in the 39th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, VVV-Venlo couldn’t muster any offence and FC Dordrecht ran away with the shutout win. FC Dordrecht is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FC Groningen recorded a 2-3 loss against RKC Waalwijk. Ricardo Pepi struck first for FC Groningen in the 14th minute on a penalty, but Dario Van Den Buijs got the equalizer for RKC Waalwijk in the 38th minute on a penalty But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 80th minute on a goal by Mika Bieveth. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
Ricardo Pepi has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for FC Groningen. FC Dordrecht’s most prolific scorer has been Aliou Balde. The Senegalese attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.