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Groningen v Almere City FC : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Noordlease Stadion, Groningen

Almere City FC pay Eredivisie competitors Groningen a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Hedwiges Maduro guides his side into an away clash with Dick Lukkien & co. at the Noordlease Stadion. We provide predictions based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the biggest betting markets. The data and the odds are unique to each market, and head to head (H2H) stats are included across them all.

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Groningen's next match is v Heerenveen at 20:00 on Saturday 25th January
Almere City FC's next match is v Waalwijk at 11:15 on Sunday 2nd February
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between Groningen and Almere City was on Sunday 12th January 2025
Dutch Eredivisie
January 12th 2025
Groningen 0
0 Almere City
 
GRO
ALM
Shots On
5
1
Shots Off
8
1
Corners
15
2
Possession
62%
38%
Fouls
3
12
Yellow/red cards
1/0
2/0
 
GroningenAlmere City
 
E. Vaessen
M. Peersman (T. van Bergen 85')
T. Blokzijl
M. Rente
L. Bacuna (W. Prins 85')
J. Hove
T. Oosting (D. van der Werff 85')
S. Resink
L. Valente (M. Seuntjens 66')
B. Willumsson
R. Postema (F. Stam 67')
N. Bakker
J. Jacobs
T. Barbet
H. Akujobi
V. Zagaritis
(B. Guillaume 90') J. Ritmeester van de Kamp
(A. Carbonell Vallés 69') T. Haye
(J. Lawrence 90') A. Tahiri
(A. Nalic 69') J. Kadile
(R. Providence 69') C. Brym
T. Robinet

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Best Tip: Both teams not to score

There looks like a strong favourite for this match, and it's Groningen. Their recent form stats show their ability in front of their own fans, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they've got a track record against Almere City too. The odds point towards Dick Lukkien's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's definitely our prediction for Sunday afternoon too.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Groningen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 59% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Groningen
59%
9/10
12%
10/11
6%
Draw
26%
23/10
13%
12/5
6%
Almere City
15%
31/10
14%
16/5
7%
Groningen 1-0
18%
11/25/1
Groningen 2-0
14%
15/2
13%
13/2
Draw 0-0
12%
15/2
11%
13/2
6%
Draw 1-1
11%
11/2
13%
5/1
8%
Groningen 2-1
8%
8/1
6%
7/1
7%
Almere City 1-0
7%
9/1
9%
8/1
10%
Groningen 3-0
7%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Groningen 3-1
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
8%
Almere City 2-1
3%
14/111/1
8%
Groningen 4-0
3%
33/1
31%
25/1
24%
Draw 2-2
3%
16/1
11%
14/1
15%
Almere City 2-0
2%
20/1
9%
16/1
Groningen 4-1
2%
40/1
41%
25/1
13%
Groningen 3-2
1%
28/122/1
10%
Groningen 5-0
1%
66/1
31%
45/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
23/20
5%
23/20
10%
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
4/6
5%
13/20
6%
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/7
5%
-
Away 1st Goal
34%
7/4
8%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
15/2
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
36%
19/201/1
5%
BTTS - No
64%
4/53/4
3%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
7/2
13%
16/5
11%
BTTS - Draw
14%
15/4
14%
18/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
5%
8/1
5%
7/1
Home/draw
85%
2/9
3%
2/9
2%
Away/draw
41%
10/11
9%
17/20
8%
Home/away
74%
1/3
6%
3/10
1%
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
4/11
2%
4/11
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
2/1
8%
15/8
7%
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
3/1
14%
11/4
10%
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
2/9
5%
1/4
3%
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
8/1
13%
13/2
15%
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/14
1%
1/14
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/401/80
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
1/14
1%
1/14
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
8/1
5%
13/2
12%
Home DNB
77%
4/11
5%
4/11
5%
Away DNB
33%
2/1
14%
19/10
9%
Groningen win to nil
42%
2/1
15%
-
Almere City win to nil
10%
11/2
19%
-
Groningen / Groningen
27%
21/10
13%
19/10
5%
Groningen / Almere City
2%
40/128/1
Groningen / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Groningen
17%
15/4
10%
18/5
5%
Draw / Almere City
10%
15/2
11%
7/1
6%
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
14%
7/2
6%
Almere City / Groningen
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
11%
Almere City / Almere City
12%
6/1
18%
11/2
7%
Almere City / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Groningen have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the Eredivisie league table. Groningen are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost no matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have scored in every game. Groningen have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Groningen have played 8 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 9 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Almere City are in 17th position in the Eredivisie on 9 points having played 17 matches so far this season. Almere City are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 7 of those games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 2 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Almere City have conceded 35 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Groningen
Almere City
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1915134446 
Apr 5
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-7A
Apr 12
2
Ajax1914322445 
May 14
l
 
3-1A
Mar 2
l
 
3-0A
3
Utrecht201253741 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
l
 
1-3A
Feb 9
4
Feyenoord1910631836 
d
 
2-2A
Mar 8
l
 
1-4A
Feb 22
5
Twente1910451434 
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-5A
Mar 9
6
AZ Alkmaar1910451434 
d
 
0-00-0
May 11
l
 
0-1A
May 18
7
GA Eagles19946731 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
Apr 27
l
 
3-0A
8
Fortuna19748-625 
Mar 16
l
 
1-0A
May 14
l
 
3-0A
9
NAC198110-925 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 29
Mar 14
l
 
1-0A
10
Heerenveen19739-1424 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-0F
-
11
NEC197210323 
Feb 8
l
 
6-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 16
12
Willem II19658-223 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
l
 
0-1A
Mar 29
13
PEC Zwolle19559-920 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
Apr 5
l
 
1-0A
14
Heracles19478-1319 
Apr 23
Jan 28
l
 
0-2A
d
 
0-00-0
15
Groningen Home18459-1317 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
16
S.Rotterdam19289-1214 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 2
May 10
d
 
2-2F
17
Almere City A192413-2910 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
-
-
18
Waalwijk191513-248 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
Feb 2
l
 
2-0A
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Groningen 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Groningen0 - 0PEC Zwolle
Groningen2 - 0Willem II
Groningen1 - 0S.Rotterdam
Groningen0 - 1Utrecht
Groningen0 - 1GA Eagles
Groningen2 - 2Feyenoord
Groningen0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Groningen4 - 1NAC
Groningen0 - 5S.Rotterdam
Groningen2 - 3Ajax
Groningen0 - 1NEC
Groningen1 - 2Utrecht
Groningen0 - 2Heerenveen
Groningen3 - 0Excelsior
Groningen1 - 1FC Emmen
Groningen1 - 1Twente
Groningen0 - 1Cambuur
Groningen0 - 3Feyenoord
Groningen2 - 3Fortuna
Groningen4 - 2PSV
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGroningen0 - 2Twente
HGroningen0 - 0PEC Zwolle
HGroningen2 - 0Willem II
AGroningen0 - 5PSV
HGroningen1 - 0S.Rotterdam
AGroningen0 - 6NEC
AGroningen0 - 1Fortuna
HGroningen0 - 1Utrecht
AGroningen1 - 3Ajax
HGroningen0 - 1GA Eagles
AGroningen1 - 2Heerenveen
HGroningen2 - 2Feyenoord
AGroningen1 - 1Almere City
HGroningen0 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AGroningen2 - 1Waalwijk
HGroningen4 - 1NAC
HGroningen0 - 5S.Rotterdam
AGroningen0 - 6Vitesse
HGroningen2 - 3Ajax
AGroningen1 - 1GA Eagles
Almere City 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ajax3 - 0Almere City
NAC1 - 0Almere City
GA Eagles3 - 0Almere City
Waalwijk2 - 0Almere City
S.Rotterdam2 - 2Almere City
PEC Zwolle1 - 0Almere City
Heracles0 - 0Almere City
Fortuna3 - 0Almere City
Ajax3 - 0Almere City
Twente3 - 1Almere City
GA Eagles1 - 1Almere City
Waalwijk0 - 0Almere City
Vitesse1 - 1Almere City
Heracles2 - 2Almere City
PEC Zwolle0 - 1Almere City
PSV2 - 0Almere City
FC Volendam0 - 1Almere City
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1Almere City
Heerenveen3 - 0Almere City
S.Rotterdam1 - 2Almere City
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
2
D
4
Lost
14
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HAlmere City3 - 0Heerenveen
AAlmere City0 - 3Ajax
HAlmere City1 - 3Utrecht
AAlmere City0 - 1NAC
AAlmere City0 - 3GA Eagles
HAlmere City1 - 4Feyenoord
AAlmere City0 - 2Waalwijk
HAlmere City1 - 0NEC
AAlmere City2 - 2S.Rotterdam
HAlmere City0 - 1Willem II
AAlmere City0 - 1PEC Zwolle
HAlmere City0 - 5Twente
AAlmere City0 - 0Heracles
HAlmere City1 - 1Groningen
HAlmere City1 - 7PSV
AAlmere City0 - 3Fortuna
HAlmere City0 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HAlmere City1 - 4NEC
AAlmere City0 - 3Ajax
HAlmere City1 - 1Heerenveen
Goal Statistics
Groningen 15th Almere City 17th
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1.5
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Groningen will score 1 or more goals
0
54%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 54% probability that Almere City will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Groningen have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
-43
Almere City have scored 43% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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Groningen
PG (predicted goals)
Almere City
1.5
0.6
Attack rating
20%
better
GRO
ALM
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Games scored8
7
Failed to score8
10
Scored first5
4
Goals scored14
10
Avg. goals scored0.9
0.6
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal8
13
Conversion rate for12
8
Avg. XG for0.8
0.9
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
21%
better
GRO
ALM
view stats
Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first9
12
Goals conceded26
37
Avg. goals conceded1.6
2.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against17%
20%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.5
KickOff rating
+21%

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Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18327
E VaessenB WillumssonL BacunaM Peersman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Vaessen GLK181
2
-
L Bacuna DEF1822
6
-
M Rente DEF161
2
1
T Blokzijl DEF14
1
-
M Peersman DEF152
6
1
S Resink MID121
4
-
J Hove MID18
-
R Postema MID172
1
-
T Oosting MID181
-
L Valente MID1812
4
-
B Willumsson FWD163
1
Subs
H Jurjus GLK1
-
D Baron GLK
-
W. Prins DEF13
1
-
F. Stam DEF141
3
-
M Mariani DEF2
-
S. Bouland DEF2
-
J Pelupessy MID131
-
M Seuntjens MID21
-
D. van der Werff MID2
-
T Bergen FWD1911
2
-
R Mendes FWD1411
3
-
Almere City Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19214
N BakkerK HansenH AkujobiJ Kadile
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Bakker GLK19
-
H Akujobi DEF191
3
-
J Jacobs DEF151
1
-
T Barbet DEF9
-
V Zagaritis DEF191
1
-
A Tahiri MID15
1
-
T Robinet MID1711
1
-
T Haye MID15
3
-
J Kamp FWD181
3
-
C Brym FWD2
1
-
J Kadile FWD161
4
-
Subs
J. van der Wilt GLK
-
J Wendlinger GLK
-
D Dankerlui DEF4
-
Visus DEF12
3
1
J Lawrence DEF11
-
M Martins DEF
-
Álex Carbonell MID10
1
-
A Nalic  MID121
2
-
Álex Balboa MID71
1
-
R Providence FWD131
2
-
K Hansen FWD182
-
B Guillaume FWD81
1