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Groningen v Sparta Rotterdam : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Oct, 13:30 BST, Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium, Groningen

Dick Lukkien and Erkan Sozeri pit their wits in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as Groningen face Sparta Rotterdam at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, stats for every betting market have been laid out below, with head to head (H2H) history and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds from leading bookmakers are also given.


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Best Tip: Groningen to win

It looks like we could well have a dominant side in this fixture, and it's Groningen. Their latest form stats show their ability in front of their own fans, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat S.Rotterdam too. The odds point towards Dick Lukkien's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's what we're predicting for Sunday afternoon too.

In-Play
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 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.91.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Groningen
63%
1.73
12%
1.80
5%
Draw
21%
3.90
1%
3.75
4%
S.Rotterdam
17%
4.75
35%
4.20
11%
Groningen 2-0
10%
9.00
27%
8.50
Groningen 1-0
10%
8.50
29%
7.50
Groningen 2-1
10%
8.50
6%
7.50
6%
Draw 1-1
10%
7.50
7%
7.00
Groningen 3-0
7%
13.00
29%
12.00
13%
Groningen 3-1
7%
13.0011.00
Draw 0-0
5%
13.00
37%
11.00
S.Rotterdam 1-0
5%
15.00
13%
12.00
10%
Draw 2-2
5%
13.00
18%
12.00
S.Rotterdam 2-1
5%
15.00
8%
12.00
10%
Groningen 4-0
4%
26.00
29%
21.00
12%
Groningen 4-1
3%
23.0019.00
9%
Groningen 3-2
3%
21.00
21%
17.00
S.Rotterdam 2-0
2%
26.00
21%
19.00
13%
Groningen 4-2
2%
41.00
21%
29.00
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
1.70
15%
1.70
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
2.10
17%
2.10
Home 1st Goal
57%
1.57
6%
1.60
3%
Away 1st Goal
40%
2.50
17%
2.60
7%
No 1st Goal
3%
13.00
37%
10.00
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.67
16%
1.67
BTTS - No
47%
2.10
20%
2.10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
29%
3.40
6%
3.30
3%
BTTS - Draw
16%
4.75
4%
4.50
BTTS - Away Win
9%
8.00
58%
6.50
13%
Home/draw
83%
1.18
10%
1.22
4%
Away/draw
37%
2.05
12%
2.00
3%
Home/away
79%
1.25
3%
1.25
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
1.20
7%
1.22
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
4.33
27%
3.90
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
2.63
25%
2.62
Under 3.5 Goals
65%
1.44
14%
1.44
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
5.00
47%
4.80
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1.17
9%
1.17
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
11.00
57%
9.00
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1.05
5%
1.05
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1.04
2%
1.03
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
13.00
32%
11.00
Home DNB
77%
1.29
13%
1.33
5%
Away DNB
31%
3.50
33%
3.00
12%
Groningen win to nil
34%
3.25
24%
-
S.Rotterdam win to nil
8%
9.00
14%
-
Groningen / Groningen
30%
2.63
15%
2.75
6%
Groningen / S.Rotterdam
3%
34.00
48%
26.00
13%
Groningen / Draw
6%
13.0012.00
Draw / Groningen
17%
4.75
17%
4.60
4%
Draw / S.Rotterdam
9%
10.00
20%
8.50
7%
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00
8%
5.50
5%
S.Rotterdam / Groningen
4%
21.0017.00
S.Rotterdam / S.Rotterdam
11%
7.50
37%
6.50
14%
S.Rotterdam / Draw
6%
15.00
15%
13.00
8%
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Groningen have played 8 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Eredivisie league table. Groningen have won all their 5 games against teams below them in the table and kept 3 clean sheets in those games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 0 and lost no matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Groningen have outscored their opponents by 14 goals to 11 goals.

Home League Performance

Groningen have played 4 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

S.Rotterdam are in 11th position in the Eredivisie on 10 points having played 8 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 1 and won 2. S.Rotterdam have conceded 19 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Groningen
S.Rotterdam
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV97111522 
Feb 7
l
 
4-2A
Apr 11
l
 
6-1A
2
Feyenoord87101222 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 23
l
 
0-4A
Jan 18
3
AZ Alkmaar9531718 
Mar 21
l
 
4-1A
Nov 2
Feb 21
4
Ajax9441516 
Mar 7
Nov 30
d
 
3-3A
Mar 14
5
Groningen8503315 
-
-
Jan 31
Oct 19
6
NEC9423814 
May 10
Nov 9
Feb 14
Nov 29
7
Twente9423314 
Nov 2
Feb 21
l
 
1-5A
May 10
8
Utrecht9414713 
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
Jan 25
9
Fortuna8413113 
Jan 25
Oct 25
Nov 22
Feb 7
10
GA Eagles9243-110 
Apr 11
Dec 21
May 2
w
 
0-3F
11
S.Rotterdam8314-1110 
Oct 19
Jan 31
-
-
12
Heerenveen8233-19 
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
Dec 14
Feb 28
13
NAC9225-68 
Jan 10
w
 
1-2F
Dec 7
Apr 4
14
PEC Zwolle9225-88 
Nov 22
Mar 14
Mar 7
Nov 8
15
Telstar8215-57 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 4
Oct 25
Apr 23
16
FC Volendam9144-67 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Mar 21
Dec 20
17
Excelsior8206-106 
May 2
Dec 5
May 17
w
 
0-1F
18
Heracles8107-133 
w
 
4-0F
May 17
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
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Win / draw / win form
Groningen 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
S.Rotterdam 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Groningen since 2016
Groningen
S.Rotterdam
Goals: Scored
10
10
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
GRO
3
D
1
SPA
3
League games at S.Rotterdam since 2017
S.Rotterdam
Groningen
Goals: Scored
11
10
Games: Scored
7 / 7
6 / 7
Clean sheets
1 / 7
0 / 7
GRO
2
D
2
SPA
3
Goal Statistics

Sparta Rotterdam have been dreadful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Eredivisie games. This run could continue, with Groningen's PG an impressive 2.0.

Groningen's defensive record is very strong, Dick Lukkien's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Eredivisie matches. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Sparta Rotterdam makes sense in this context.

Groningen 5th S.Rotterdam 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
13%
1
26%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
15%
There is a 61% probability that Groningen will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of S.Rotterdam scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Groningen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-7
S.Rotterdam’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Groningen
PG (predicted goals)
S.Rotterdam
2
1
Attack rating
19%
better
GRO
SPA
view stats
Games scored7
6
Failed to score1
2
Scored first4
3
Goals scored14
11
Avg. goals scored1.8
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for18
16
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
29%
better
GRO
SPA
view stats
Games conceded5
6
Clean sheets3
2
Conceded first4
5
Goals conceded11
22
Avg. goals conceded1.4
2.8
Avg. shots/game conceded10
14
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.5
2
KickOff rating
+29%

Groningen v S.Rotterdam Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8532
M PeersmanB WillumssonS ResinkM Peersman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Peersman DEF8
2
-
T Blokzijl DEF8
-
T. de Jonge MID81
1
-
S Resink MID83
2
-
D. van der Werff MID81
1
-
Y Taha FWD822
2
-
J Schreuders FWD8
1
-
T Bergen FWD811
2
-
M Rente DEF722
1
-
D. Janse DEF6
2
-
T. Mercera DEF6
-
M Seuntjens MID61
-
E Vaessen GLK51
-
B Willumsson FWD55
1
-
W. Prins DEF41
-
T Land MID4
1
1
O Zawada FWD41
1
-
H Jurjus GLK3
-
N. Emeran FWD2
-
R Mendes FWD1
-
S.Rotterdam Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8434
J DrommelT LauritsenP AanholtJ Toornstra
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Drommel GLK8
-
M. Young DEF8
-
J Kitolano MID821
1
-
P Clement MID81
-
J Toornstra MID8
4
-
T Lauritsen FWD841
1
-
B Indi  DEF7
1
1
T Quintero DEF71
-
S Ltaief FWD71
-
A. Oufkir FWD71
1
-
S Sambo DEF62
2
-
P Aanholt DEF63
-
M Bergen FWD61
-
S Bakari DEF5
-
J Baas MID4
1
-
L Duijvestijn MID4
-
M Kleijn DEF2
-
S Mito FWD21
-
T Velthuis DEF1
-
J Guzmán MID1
-