Match Report
The table read 4th (FC Twente, 58 pts) against 9th (FC Groningen, 48 pts), 10 points apart. Per game in the league, FC Twente were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.18, FC Groningen 1.44 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for FC Groningen — four in succession.
Across 31 recorded meetings, FC Twente have 16 wins to FC Groningen's 3, with 12 draws, at 3.16 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 39% of the meetings went to the host. 65% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. Goals have dried up lately: 2.2 per game across the last five meetings, against 3.16 across the full history.
The venue was De Grolsch Veste, with room for 30,205 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
FC Twente: Daan Rots (39'), Kristian Hlynsson (48') · FC Groningen: Marvin Peersman (35')
Key stats
Possession: FC Twente 49% · FC Groningen 51% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 4-4