In the opening match of the ninth round of the Eredivisie, Groningen will host Valwijk on its field.
"Groningen"In the last round, Frank Wormut's team had an unsuccessful match.
Groningen suffered a crushing defeat against AZ Alkmaar with a score of 1:4. At the same time, according to statistics, Groningen played far from the worst match, but the home team shot only twice at the opponent's goal during the entire meeting. In each of the halves, Groningen conceded two goals and eventually settled for a major defeat. The only goal from Frank Wormut's team at the end of the first half was scored by Ricardo Pepi from the transfer of Neraiso Casanvirio.
As a result, Groningen has eight points in its asset after eight rounds and takes 12th place in the standings.
"Valwijk"The team of Joseph Oosting, in turn, drew with Sparta from Rotterdam in the last round on their own field.
In each of the halves, the teams exchanged goals scored and eventually ended the meeting with a score of 2:2. At the same time, Sparta managed to show even a little more attacking football. The score in the match was opened by "Valwijk" already in the tenth minute, with the transfer of Ilyas Bel-Hassani, Michil Kramer scored. Sparta was able to win back in the 35th minute. In the middle of the second half, Valwijk took the lead again. In the 60th minute of the meeting, Ilyas Bel-Hassani himself scored from Roy Capers' transfer. At the same time, in the 62nd minute, Valwijk gained a numerical advantage, but instead of developing their advantage, Joseph Oosting's team managed to miss the ball in the 75th minute.
After eight rounds, Valveyk has ten points, which allows the modest club to take ninth place in the standings.
Between themselves, Valwijk and Groningen last played on the first of May as part of the 31st round of the Eredivisie. Then "Valwijk" turned out to be stronger on its own field with a score of 3:1.
ForecastAfter two defeats in a row, Groningen needs to improve and score points.
And considering that "Valwijk" is not playing very stable, Frank Wormut's team can quite count on winning here.
