Groningen vs RKC Predictions

Neither of these two teams are in good form heading into Friday’s match and each suffered defeat last weekend. Groningen lost 2-0 away at Ajax but will have taken some positives from that performance, while RKC narrowly lost out 2-1 at home to Vitesse.

All of the stats point towards a win for Groningen and at least three goals being scored on Friday and we’ve backed a final scoreline of 3-1.

Despite not leading the overall head to head record between the two clubs, Groningen are unbeaten in their last four games against RKC and have won two of the pairs’ last three encounters. Over 2.5 goals have been produced in three of the duos’ last five meetings and Groningen scored over 2.5 team goals the last time the pair met at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium which ended in a 4-1 win for the home side.

Both teams’ form is poor overall but Groningen won their last home game against Zwolle 2-0, while RKC have lost their last two away games against Zwolle 6-2 and Sparta 4-0. The performances of both teams in recent weeks add weight to our prediction of at least three goals being scored in Friday’s match, as over 2.5 goals were produced in three of Groningen’s last five matches as well as each of RKC’s last six Eredivisie games, so you can see why we’ve backed a 3-1 final score in favour of Groningen.

RKC have conceded three or more goals in five of their last six matches and while Groningen haven’t been in great goalscoring form of late we have backed the hosts to score three times and win Friday’s clash 3-1. The hosts have only kept two clean sheets in their last six attempts and RKC have scored in four of their last six matches but haven’t managed to win so far this season.

We’re confident that Groningen will win and over 2.5 goals will be produced in Friday;’s match and have predicted a final scoreline of 3-1. The hosts might not be in the best of form but with just one win and one draw from their last six outings, they still head into this game as the form favourites. RKC are still searching for their first win since returning to the top flight of Dutch football but we just don’t see that happening on Friday.