Groningen will be hoping for a better result this time around, having lost 0-1 to The Hague last time out in the league. In that game, Groningen had 65% of the possession and had 17 shots, 2 of which were on target. On the other end of the field, The Hague had seven shots, two of which were on goal. The Hague's Henk Verman scored the lone goal in the 16th minute of the game. A common occurrence in recent Groningen matches has been a zero score in the result.
Eindhoven Youth and their away supporters were hoping for a better result in this match after Eindhoven Youth lost their last match to Graf in the Dutch Eredivisie. In that game, Ein Juniors had 60% of the possession and had 14 shots, 5 of which were on target. The Graves had 10 shots, six of which were on goal. Philip Brittkin (29'), David Vrakus Bosili (50') and Ezra van der Heijden (83') scored the goals for the Graves.
Those stats don't lie, as Ein Juniors have been outscored in 5 of their last 6 games, conceding a total of 8 goals. Defensively, Eoin Youth have some weaknesses to address. However, time will tell if this trend will continue in the next game.
Groningen head coach Dick Lukien has no injury problems to speak of ahead of this game thanks to having a completely healthy squad. Eindhoven Juniors thanks to having a completely injury-free squad, Eindhoven Juniors head coach Will Boesen has no injury problems to speak of ahead of this match.
Score prediction : In our opinion, Eindhoven Youth have the potential to break down Groningen in this match, however they may not be able to stop their opponents from scoring. Our prediction is that at the end of the 90 minutes of play, both teams will have scored, with Groningen leading 2-1. The outcome of this game could very well go either way.
