H2H: Vitesse vs. Groningen – Prediction (Eredivisie

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Friday’s Eredivisie action opens with an out-of-sorts Vitesse side looking to improve after recording back-to-back league defeats for the first time in Leonid Slutsky’s reign. Notably, Vitesse’s last home league game was just one of seven domestic home games this season in which they failed to score at least two goals. Vitesse’s Nouha Dicko has failed to score in just two of his last six appearances, despite only playing a full 90 minutes in one of those games. Despite this recent downturn, Vitesse are clear favourites to take all three points here. The hosts have lost just one Eredivisie home game in which they were betting favourites since the start of last season, registering a 76.47% win rate from such games in that period (W13, D3, L1).

38.46% of Vitesse’s home league goals have been scored in the 76th minute or later. The visitors’ away league games are currently averaging an Eredivisie-low of 2.0 total goals per-match. Groningen have averaged exactly 2.0 bookings per game across the last six league H2Hs.

Visiting coach Danny Buijs has a split record in four prior H2Hs vs Slutsky’s Vitesse (W2, L2). Notably though, both defeats came in the two away games, with at least two goals conceded before half-time in both. Moreover, all four H2Hs saw both teams score with over 2.5 match goals, and 4.0 goals per-match on average. After registering just three goals from his first 45 goal attempts in the Eredivisie, Groningen’s Kaj Sierhuis has scored with each of his last three shots, doing so twice last time out. Groningen usually play to their betting outsider tag away from home in the league, with a win rate of just 16.67% in such games since the start of last season (W3, D5, L10). Groningen have also conceded the opener in two-thirds of their away league games this season.