In this week 22 match on the 18th of February, FC Groningen will host FC Emmen in a Eredivisie match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Groningen sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against PSV. Luuk de Jong struck first for PSV in the 27th minute, then Xavi Simons added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Joey Veerman In the end, FC Groningen was frustrated by PSV’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. PSV ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Groningen looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 8 of their last 10, while in their last match, FC Emmen recorded a 0-1 loss against Fortuna Sittard. Oğuzhan Özyakup scored the first goal for Fortuna Sittard in the 76th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Emmen couldn’t manage to score, and Fortuna Sittard took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
FC Groningen and FC Emmen last played eachother at the De Oude Meerdijk on the 30th of October. FC Emmen and FC Groningen battled to a 0-0 draw. FC Emmen had 14 on net, and FC Groningen had 13, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,.
FC Emmen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bernadou and Alois Oroz each only have 1 goal in their last 5. FC Groningen is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Florian Krüger and Ricardo Pepi each only have 1 goal in their last five
Dennis van der Ree’s squad will be without Mads Bech Sørensen, P. Abraham and Luciano Valente, while Météhan Guclu, Oussama Darfalou and Rui-Jorge Monteiro Mendes are unavailable to play for Dick Lukkien’s team.