Utrecht Groningen betting prediction

After 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses, the home team is in the 7^th position, havinf won 18 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against SC Heerenveen by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have won (3‑1) at home, against Sparta Rotterdam. Interestingly enough, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 10 points in away matches and only 8 at their stadium. In the last 6 home league matches Utrecht has a record of 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 8 points out of 18 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They have conceded the first goal in 5 of their 12 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1. there are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (76'‑90'); they have suffered 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31'‑45').

Utrecht has been having a safe campaign and proof of that is that they are in the top half of the leaderboard. It comes from two good wins and clings to that to get another positive result. Respecting Groningen is important, but the locals are in a better moment than the visiting team. Therefore, it is their role to dictate the pace of the match and do everything possible to nullify the visitors. The result of the confrontation will be directly affected by what will be shown over the ninety minutes.

Confirmed Lineup: Vasilis Barkas, Mike Van der Hoorn, Modibo Sagnan, Sean Klaiber, Mark van der Maarel, Sander van de Streek, Jens Toornstra, Luuk Brouwers, Daishawn Redan, Taylor Booth, Anastasios Douvikas.
Coach: H. Fraser.