Match Report
Both sides brought 75 points into this one — FC Groningen 2nd, Roda JC Kerkrade 3rd. Roda JC Kerkrade had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, FC Groningen were scoring 1.87 and conceding 0.79, Roda JC Kerkrade 1.82 and 0.89, against a competition average of 1.53 goals per team per game.
11 matches unbeaten backed FC Groningen's arrival, having scored in 12 consecutive games. 13 matches unbeaten backed Roda JC Kerkrade's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The sides have met 17 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for FC Groningen, 5 draws and 6 for Roda JC Kerkrade, at 2.71 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Euroborg in Groningen (capacity 22,525). FC Groningen led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.