SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eredivisie match on September 22nd, 2024

SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen will play on Sunday, September 22nd, 2024, at 10:15h (UTC), in a Eredivisie game to be held in Netherlands, check the SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen will occur

The game will be played in the small Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium, in the city of Heerenveen, with a capacity for 26100 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen betting tip 2024/2025

The Eredivisie has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 3.24 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.81 goals per match played.

SC Heerenveen last match

SC Heerenveen come from a defeat in the last match. The game against FC Twente, valid for the Eredivisie, ended with a 2-0. The team coached by R. van Persie lined up in the last match with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

This defeat was something that was already predicted before the game. The odds for them to win, of 8.50 indicated as much.

The defense certainly did not shine in this match. One of those responsible for the crisis of the defensive department is Oliver Braude, cumbersome and unpunctual, constantly behind the opponents. The team's overall underwhelming performance was also due to his disappointing performance.

FC Groningen last match

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 Feyenoord team with a final score of 2-2.

The other team was the big favorite for this match, therefore the draw (odd 4.10) ended up being a good result.

SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen h2h

When these teams last met at Eredivisie, FC Groningen was 17th place while SC Heerenveen was in 10th place. FC Groningen deployed in a 4-3-3 formation while SC Heerenveen set up a 4-2-3-1 alignment.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 19-03-2023 in a Eredivisie match of the 2022/2023 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 0-2 win for SC Heerenveen.

The performance of the FC Groningen team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the SC Heerenveen team.

Teams varying in strengths and motivations.

R. Bluemink and M. Diks will be assisting the referee D. Higler in this football match.

SC Heerenveen

Eredivisie leaderboard now

SC Heerenveen joins the match with 4 points. They rank in 15th place in the Eredivisie, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 1 game, losing 3, and scoring 1 draws.

In the 6th round, the team has the same score compared to PEC Zwolle which is just above, in 14th place.

SC Heerenveen analysis

Currently, SC Heerenveen has a tally of 6 goals scored and 13 goals against, at the end of round 5 of Eredivisie.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 2 losses streak in the Eredivisie, which is not a good omen for this next match.

Recent results have shown that SC Heerenveen is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

Teams usually have some control over the opponents if they achieve ball possession above 50%. Therefore, to control the game, the SC Heerenveen team usually tries to reach an average ball possession of 56.6%.

Best goalscorer from SC Heerenveen

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Luuk Brouwers. The Midfielder has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped SC Heerenveen come out with a positive result on several occasions.

FC Groningen

Eredivisie leaderboard now

The FC Groningen team with 9 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Europa League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 2 wins, 3 draws, and 0 losses.

FC Groningen analysis

FC Groningen shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 5 games has only conceded goals on 5 occasions, and has scored in 9.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Eredivisie.

With a balance of 1 win, 0 losses, and 1 draw in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Coming from a 3 draws streak in the Eredivisie, FC Groningen will try to get a good result in this game, even if they are playing away from home, mainly because playing away FC Groningen in 2 games, has not lost a game.

Signed by the team this season, Etienne Vaessen was crucial to FC Groningen victory in the last duel. With 7 number of saves in the match against Feyenoord, he showed once again the reasons for his hiring. Thus, he is definitively asserting himself as a starter.

Best goalscorer from FC Groningen

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Brynjólfur Willumsson. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for FC Groningen, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Taking into consideration that FC Groningen scores an average of 1.5 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 3.7 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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