Almere City vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on August 31st, 2024

Almere City and FC Groningen will meet each other in a football match counting for Eredivisie on August 31st, 2024, Saturday at 14:30h (UTC), in Netherlands, check the Almere City vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Almere City vs FC Groningen will occur

The game will be played in the small Yanmar Stadion stadium, in the city of Almere Stad, with a capacity for 4501 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Almere City vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025

In the last match played, Almere City met PSV, in a match valid for the Eredivisie. The match ended in a loss by 1-7. The coach H. Maduro's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Before the match all forecasts pointed to a defeat. The odds of their win, 13.00 were the best proof of this.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Hamdi Akujobi, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Eredivisie, FC Groningen, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the AZ team with a final score of 0-0.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.50 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The last time these teams played against each other during the 2023 season in a Club Friendlies themed match was a hard-fought battle as it ended in a 1-1 draw.

In this football match, M. Vos will be the referee while F. Overtoom and J. Westhof will assist him.

Almere City

Current leaderboard

Currently ranked 18th place in the table, Almere City has 0 points gained up to 4th round.

Almere City analysis

At the end of matchday 3 we see that Almere City conceded more goals than they scored, with 11 goals conceded and 1 scored.

With 39.33% of ball possession averaged per game over the course of this league, Almere City can hardly be said to be the kind of team that imposes its textures on the field. However,in the next match of the season against FC Groningen they will have to come down with a whole different attitude on the pitch, and try to build more scoring chances.

One of the team's signings for the season still seems to be in a slow pace of adaptation. Vassilis Zagaritis played another underwhelming game in the club's last appearance, against PSV. He failed to show the expected security and did not help Almere City to come out with the victory.

FC Groningen

Current leaderboard

FC Groningen is currently in 2nd place in the league after the 4th round, having gained 7 points from matches so far this season.

FC Groningen analysis

After round 3 of Eredivisie we count 6 goals scored by FC Groningen and 2 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, FC Groningen is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.33 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Signed by the team this season, Etienne Vaessen was crucial to FC Groningen victory in the last duel. With 4 number of saves in the match against AZ, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 2.84 per game.

Cards market betting suggestions

It is also challenging to get a precise average about the number of cards that the teams receive during the matches; however, until now, Almere City has received 5 yellow cards and 2 reds in 3 matches played. At the same time, FC Groningen was cautioned with yellow cards in 6 opportunities and received no red card in 3 games.

Goals Top Betting Tips

At the beginning of the championship round, the number of goals scored and conceded by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Almere City didn't score any goal and conceded in 11 opportunities in the last round of the tournament, while FC Groningen scored 6 times and conceded 2 goals as well.

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