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Groningen v Fortuna Sittard : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 16th Mar, 13:30 BST, Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium, Groningen

Dick Lukkien's Groningen side are on home soil in the Eredivisie on Sunday afternoon, as Danny Buijs's Fortuna Sittard arrive at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every statistics you could realistically need to make a smart selection is laid out below. Flip between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and the best odds for it all.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

This match should deliver some entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is our prediction, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during a standard 90 mins. Get best odds on under 3.5 just below, followed by recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Groningen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.95.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Groningen
45%
19/20
3%
19/20
5%
Draw
27%
12/5
3%
5/2
3%
Fortuna
28%
3/1
21%
3/1
14%
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
7%
11/2
8%
Groningen 1-0
12%
11/2
28%
11/2
Fortuna 1-0
9%
9/1
17%
17/2
6%
Draw 0-0
9%
8/1
31%
7/1
Groningen 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Groningen 2-0
9%
15/2
23%
7/1
6%
Fortuna 2-1
7%
12/1
8%
10/1
Fortuna 2-0
5%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
Groningen 3-1
4%
16/1
13%
12/1
Groningen 3-0
4%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Fortuna 3-1
2%
33/1
31%
22/1
10%
Groningen 3-2
2%
28/1
26%
20/1
Fortuna 3-0
2%
40/133/1
17%
Fortuna 3-2
2%
40/1
41%
28/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
43%
21/20
19%
1/1
Under 2.5 Goals
57%
3/4
16%
3/4
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/7
3%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
13/8
10%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8/1
31%
-
BTTS - Yes
48%
19/20
20%
17/20
BTTS - No
52%
4/5
18%
17/20
BTTS - Home Win
18%
10/3
15%
3/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
18%
15/4
6%
18/5
2%
BTTS - Away Win
12%
7/1
33%
6/1
8%
Home/draw
72%
2/9
8%
1/4
3%
Away/draw
55%
4/55/6
6%
Home/away
73%
3/10
1%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
1/3
9%
1/3
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
9/4
19%
21/10
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
11/4
36%
12/5
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
1/4
11%
2/7
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
7/1
45%
11/2
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/12
5%
1/11
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
16/1
55%
12/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
3%
1/50
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/16
2%
1/16
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
9/1
23%
7/1
6%
Home DNB
64%
2/5
7%
2/5
5%
Away DNB
47%
7/4
10%
9/5
12%
Groningen win to nil
27%
9/4
13%
-
Fortuna win to nil
16%
11/2-
Groningen / Groningen
26%
11/5
2%
2/1
8%
Groningen / Fortuna
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Groningen / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Draw / Groningen
17%
15/4
14%
18/5
4%
Draw / Fortuna
10%
7/1
7%
7/1
14%
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
17%
19/5
4%
Fortuna / Groningen
4%
22/1
10%
18/1
Fortuna / Fortuna
13%
11/2
18%
5/1
9%
Fortuna / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Groningen have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Groningen have conceded 20 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Groningen have played 12 games at home, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Fortuna lay in 8th place on 32 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 25 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Fortuna have conceded 23 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Fortuna have played 13 away games, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Groningen
Fortuna
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Ajax2520323563 
May 14
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
5-0A
2
PSV2517444555 
Apr 5
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-3A
May 3
3
Utrecht251474849 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
May 18
w
 
2-5A
4
Twente2513751946 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
Apr 5
5
Feyenoord2412842144 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 2
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
6
AZ Alkmaar2413471643 
d
 
0-00-0
May 11
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
7
GA Eagles251258641 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
8
Fortuna Away259511-1032 
Mar 16
l
 
1-0A
-
-
9
Heerenveen258611-1430 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
2-2A
10
Groningen Home247710-1028 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
11
NAC258413-1628 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 29
May 10
l
 
1-0A
12
Heracles256910-1427 
Apr 23
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
13
NEC257513-126 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
6-0A
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-1A
14
PEC Zwolle256712-1125 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
l
 
1-4A
l
 
3-1F
15
S.Rotterdam255911-1024 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
16
Willem II256613-1324 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
Apr 27
d
 
0-00-0
17
Waalwijk244515-1717 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
1-2F
18
Almere City253517-3414 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
May 14
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Groningen have not lost in 7 consecutive home league games
Groningen 10TH
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
Fortuna 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Fortuna have beaten Groningen in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Groningen since 2019
Groningen
Fortuna
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
GRO
2
FOR
2
League games at Fortuna since 2018
Fortuna
Groningen
Goals: Scored
7
8
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
GRO
2
D
1
FOR
3
Goal Statistics

Groningen's defensive record is very strong, Dick Lukkien's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive Eredivisie games. An average PG rating of 1.0 for Fortuna Sittard makes sense in this context.

Groningen 10th Fortuna 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Groningen will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Fortuna will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Groningen have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
-2
Fortuna’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/278860/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Groningen
PG (predicted goals)
Fortuna
1.4
1
Attack rating
GRO
FOR
20%
better
view stats
Games scored14
18
Failed to score10
7
Scored first9
10
Goals scored23
32
Avg. goals scored1
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
16
Avg. XG for1
1.4
KickOff rating
+20%
Defence rating
8%
better
GRO
FOR
view stats
Games conceded18
18
Clean sheets6
7
Conceded first12
14
Goals conceded33
42
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+8%

Groningen v Fortuna Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23347
E VaessenT BergenL ValenteM Peersman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Bergen FWD2431
2
-
E Vaessen GLK231
4
-
L Bacuna DEF2322
6
-
L Valente FWD2324
4
-
J Schreuders FWD2231
2
-
R Postema FWD212
1
-
M Rente DEF201
3
1
T Oosting MID201
-
T Blokzijl DEF19
1
1
B Willumsson FWD193
1
1
W. Prins DEF181
1
-
F. Stam DEF171
3
-
S Resink MID1721
4
-
M Peersman DEF162
6
1
T. de Jonge MID141
1
-
R Mendes FWD1411
3
-
M Seuntjens MID72
-
D. Kwakman MID51
-
H Ekdal DEF4
-
N. Emeran FWD3
-
S. Bouland DEF2
-
M Mariani DEF2
-
D. van der Werff MID2
-
H Jurjus GLK1
-
F Turay FWD1
-
Fortuna Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23736
A HalilovicK PetersonA HalilovicR Fosso
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Halilovic MID2423
2
-
S Ottele DEF232
2
-
L Rosier MID2331
5
-
I Pinto DEF222
3
-
R Guth DEF222
3
1
J Dahlhaus DEF2211
1
-
S Bastien MID222
-
R Fosso MID221
6
-
K Peterson FWD2272
3
-
S Adewoye DEF201
2
-
J Mitrovic FWD202
-
M Branderhorst GLK19
1
-
E Bullaude MID1951
2
-
M Dijks DEF183
1
1
M. Aiko FWD171
4
-
A Cruz FWD1741
4
-
D Grujcic DEF111
1
-
Édouard Michut MID101
2
-
L Koopmans GLK6
3
-
L. Tunjic MID61
-
B Samoukovic FWD3
-
D Sinkgraven DEF2
1
-
K Sierhuis FWD21
-
T. Schenkhuizen MID1
-