Eredivisie pair Groningen and Utrecht meet in the second round of the KNVB Beker on Thursday evening, as both teams look to progress into the next round of the competition.
Groningen heads into this clash in midtable, but their recent form in the top-flight has been poor.
In fact, the home team have now failed to win in four games, having drawn two and lost two games. Last time out, Groningen drew 1-1 with Den Hag. The game means their previous four games have produced under 2.5 goals.
The home sides recent record in the KNVB Beker has been inconsistent of late, as they have won two and lost three of their last five games in the competition. Their recent matches in the KNVB Beker have been relatively high-scoring with over 2.5 goals scored in three of their four matches.
Groningen’s recent record in this competition has been good, as they have won four of their last five games. They have also been prolific of late in the KNVB Beker scoring at least two goals in all four of those recent home wins.
Utrecht are currently enjoying a solid campaign in the Eredivisie, as they are currently fifth-place in the table, having won their last two games in the Dutch top-flight. One of those wins came at Thursday night’s opponents.
The two recent wins ended a run of three straight defeats for the visitors in the Dutch top-flight.
Utrecht have a mixed recent record in the KNVB Beker, but they have won three of their last four games in the competition while scoring at least twice in all three victories. However, the visitors have also lost two of their last three away games in the competition.
Forebet predicts that this will be a tight encounter, just like their recent league meeting, ending in a low-scoring away victory.