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Willem II v Groningen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 15th Feb, 20:00 BST, Willem Ii Stadion, Tilburg

The Eredivisie is the focus for both Willem II and Groningen on Saturday night, as managers Peter Maes and Dick Lukkien face one another at the Willem Ii Stadion. Stats power the predictions below for 17 individual betting markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are predicting over 1.5 goals. That means that Willem II and Groningen will score at least two between them during 90 mins. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 76%. The bookmakers have it available at 1.33.

In-Play
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 Willem II are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 53% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Willem II
53%
23/20-
Draw
24%
11/5-
Groningen
22%
2/1-
Willem II 1-0
12%
13/2-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Willem II 2-0
10%
9/1-
Willem II 2-1
10%
17/2-
Draw 0-0
7%
17/2-
Groningen 1-0
7%
17/2-
Groningen 2-1
6%
11/1-
Willem II 3-0
5%
20/1-
Willem II 3-1
5%
18/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Groningen 2-0
3%
14/1-
Willem II 3-2
3%
28/1-
Willem II 4-0
2%
40/1-
Willem II 4-1
2%
40/1-
Groningen 3-1
2%
25/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
21/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
3/4-
Home 1st Goal
54%
8/11-
Away 1st Goal
42%
13/10-
No 1st Goal
4%
17/2-
BTTS - Yes
51%
4/5-
BTTS - No
49%
19/20-
BTTS - Home Win
23%
15/4-
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
11%
11/2-
Home/draw
78%
1/3-
Away/draw
47%
8/13-
Home/away
76%
1/3-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1/3-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
9/4-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
5/2
7%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
2/7
3%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
7/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/12-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
16/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/40-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
17/2-
Home DNB
70%
8/13-
Away DNB
39%
6/5-
Willem II win to nil
30%
11/4-
Groningen win to nil
12%
9/2-
Willem II / Willem II
23%
11/4-
Willem II / Groningen
3%
28/1-
Willem II / Draw
6%
14/1-
Draw / Willem II
15%
9/2-
Draw / Groningen
12%
6/1-
Draw / Draw
17%
4/1-
Groningen / Willem II
3%
25/1-
Groningen / Groningen
15%
9/2-
Groningen / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Willem II have played 21 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 6 games against teams below in the table, having won 2, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 2 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Willem II have outscored their opponents by 24 goals to 17 goals.

Home League Performance

Willem II have played 11 games at home winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 5 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Groningen are in 15th position in the Eredivisie on 21 points having played 21 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 25 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Groningen have conceded 27 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Willem II
Groningen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV2116234550 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Apr 5
l
 
5-0A
2
Ajax2015322548 
Apr 13
l
 
1-0A
May 14
l
 
3-1A
3
Utrecht211263742 
Mar 9
l
 
3-2A
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
4
AZ Alkmaar2111461537 
l
 
0-2A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
May 11
5
Feyenoord2010641736 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
Mar 8
6
Twente2010551435 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
6-2A
Mar 1
l
 
2-0A
7
GA Eagles20956732 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 16
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
8
Fortuna21759-926 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 27
Mar 16
l
 
1-0A
9
NAC218211-1026 
d
 
2-2A
May 18
w
 
4-1F
Mar 29
10
Heerenveen217410-1525 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 4
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
11
NEC207310324 
w
 
4-1F
May 3
Feb 8
l
 
6-0A
12
PEC Zwolle21669-624 
May 14
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
13
Willem II Home216510-623 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
14
Heracles21498-1321 
May 9
d
 
1-1A
Apr 23
d
 
1-1A
15
Groningen Away215610-1321 
Feb 15
l
 
2-0A
-
-
16
S.Rotterdam21489-1020 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 2
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
17
Waalwijk213513-1914 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
2-0A
May 3
w
 
1-2F
18
Almere City202414-3210 
Mar 29
w
 
0-1F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
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
Willem II 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Groningen 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
51
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
20 / 20
Clean sheets
0 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
1
D
3
Lost
16
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Willem II since 2016
Willem II
Groningen
Goals: Scored
12
10
Games: Scored
7 / 7
7 / 7
Clean sheets
0 / 7
0 / 7
WIL
3
D
2
GRO
2
League games at Groningen since 2015
Groningen
Willem II
Goals: Scored
9
4
Games: Scored
6 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
2 / 8
WIL
2
D
1
GRO
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Groningen of late. It has been 6 Eredivisie matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday night against Willem II.

Willem II 13th Groningen 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% probability that Willem II will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Groningen scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-3
Willem II’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-41
Groningen have scored 41% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
2.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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Willem II
PG (predicted goals)
Groningen
1.7
1
Attack rating
%
better
WIL
GRO
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
WIL
GRO
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Willem II v Groningen Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Willem II Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21436
T DidillonR MeerveldN Doodeman J Bokila
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Didillon GLK21
2
-
T Jago DEF21
3
-
R Behounek DEF2111
4
-
R Meerveld MID2142
1
-
R Sigurgeirsson DEF201
4
-
J Bosch MID203
5
-
J Bokila FWD202
5
1
C Sandra MID1941
1
-
M Tirpan DEF18
3
-
B Lambert MID181
4
-
A. Lachkar MID16
3
-
K Vaesen FWD1642
2
-
N Doodeman  FWD163
-
A Fatah FWD131
3
-
E Kehrer FWD131
1
-
R Nizet DEF12
1
-
P Joosten FWD1211
-
E Schouten DEF5
-
J. Mathijsen DEF3
1
-
Y Sylla FWD3
-
M. Pivas DEF2
-
D Kaygin MID1
-
K. Razak FWD1
-
Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20327
E VaessenJ SchreudersL BacunaM Peersman
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Bergen FWD2111
2
-
E Vaessen GLK201
3
-
L Bacuna DEF2022
6
-
T Oosting MID201
-
J Hove MID20
-
L Valente FWD2022
4
-
J Schreuders FWD1931
2
-
B Willumsson FWD183
1
1
R Postema FWD182
1
-
M Rente DEF171
2
1
M Peersman DEF162
6
1
T Blokzijl DEF16
1
-
W. Prins DEF15
1
-
F. Stam DEF141
3
-
S Resink MID1411
4
-
R Mendes FWD1411
3
-
T. de Jonge MID11
-
M Seuntjens MID41
-
S. Bouland DEF2
-
M Mariani DEF2
-
D. Kwakman MID2
-
D. van der Werff MID2
-
N. Emeran FWD2
-
H Jurjus GLK1
-
H Ekdal DEF1
-
F Turay FWD1
-