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  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Under 2.5 Goals Looks the Best Betting Angle

If you agree with our view of a low-scoring contest between Groningen and Almere, then you can get odds of -143 about Under 2.5 on the Total Goals market. We think this has a strong chance of landing.

1-1 Draw in Pair’s Previous Clash

FC Groningen were defeated in their last game. On the road, they suffered a 2-0 loss against FC Twente at De Grolsch Veste. They had 45% possession and recorded three shots on target.

Almere City have lost four straight road games. Their most recent appearance was a 3-0 home victory over Heerenveen at Yanmar Stadion. Anoush Dastgir's team had just 36% possession and totalled eight shots on goal, with Adi Nalic, Joey Jacobs and Alex Balboa all on target.

When the teams last met, we saw Almere draw 1-1 at home to Groningen at Yanmar Stadion.

Eredivisie G W D L GF GA GD GD P
15 Groningen logo Groningen 18 4 5 9 15 28 -13 15:28 17
17 Almere logo Almere 19 2 4 13 10 39 -29 10:39 10
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FC Groningen – Last 10 League Games

2 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, averaging 0.4 goals from 3.5 shots on goal and 9.6 attempts. Groningen have had 44.0% possession, 371.4 passes and 4.1 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 1.9 goals from 4.4 shots on goal and 12.2 attempts, while being awarded 5.1 corners.

Thijs Oosting, Stije Resink, Romano Postema and Jorg Schreuders are joint-top scorers with 1 goals on the board. Marvin Peersman and Luciano Valente have racked up the most assists with 1, while goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen has 3 clean sheets.

Almere City – Last 10 League Games

Almere have won 2, lost 7 and drawn 1, with an average of 0.8 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts. There’s been an average of 42.5% possession, 359.4 passes, 3.5 corners awarded and 5.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 12.4 attempts.

Adi Nalic is the leading scorer along with five others, with 1 goals on the board each. Vasilios Zagaritis, Ruben Providence and Junior Kadile have clocked up 1 assists, with Nordin Bakker keeping 3 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Groningen (confirmed lineup): Etienne Vaessen, Leandro Bacuna, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Marvin Peersman, Stije Resink, Johan Hove, Romano Postema, Thijs Oosting, Luciano Valente, Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson.

Almere City (confirmed lineup): Nordin Bakker, Hamdi Akujobi, Joey Jacobs, Theo Barbet, Vasilios Zagaritis, Anas Tahiri, Thom Haye, Thomas Robinet, Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp, Charles-Andreas Brym, Junior Kadile.

Expert Eredivisie Analysis

It’s always a case of checking out the latest team news to make expert football recommendations. Then we get to work when it comes to unearthing the stats that are the most valuable.

Key FC Groningen vs Almere City league stats:

  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in any of the last 5 Groningen games at home.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in 7 of the last 10 Groningen games.
  • The 2.5 line hasn’t been covered in the last 5 Groningen games at home.

Groningen vs Almere City Prediction

We can’t pass up the chance to wager Under 2.5 for this Eredivisie clash. This bet offers us the chance to take odds of -143 and we think a return could definitely be on the cards.

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Under 2.5 Probability

The bookies are estimating that there is a 58.8% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, our research has found that the actual probability is between 65-70%. This is why we can recommend this bet.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Groningen Groningen logo 2 - 0 Almere logo Almere

An exciting bet could be a 2-0 victory in favor of Groningen at odds of +650. A correct score wager provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -138 FanDuel logo

The 10.5 Total Corners line has not been covered in seven consecutive Almere City matches. We’re anticipating the sides to fall short of the line, with this Total Corners bet on offer at -138.

Corner Stats

League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Groningen Logo Groningen
Total
9.20 4.10 5.10
Home
9.40 4.40 5.00
Away
9.10 3.20 5.90
Almere Logo Almere
Total
9.00 3.50 5.50
Home
10.40 4.20 6.20
Away
9.60 3.30 6.30

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Groningen vs Almere City Odds

FC Groningen are the shortest price to win this Eredivisie game according to the bookies, with the gambling operators giving them a 52% probability due to their -110 betting odds. At +300, Almere City are regarded as having a lower probability of winning this match.

A low-scoring game will be anticipated by many and Under 2.5 Goals currently has the shortest odds. The Both Teams to Score No option is -125 if you think at least one side will fail to score.

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Team Stats

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Full time Result

  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 2 wins, 7 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 0 wins, 8 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

It’s great to get the latest lineups for the match, with injuries being flagged up thanks to our up-to-date Groningen vs Almere team news.

We’ve got details of the Eredivisie squads so that you know every player on the roster.

FC Groningen vs Almere City Lineups

FC Groningen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Almere City Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

FC Groningen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Etienne Vaessen
7 Leandro Bacuna 5 Marco Rente 3 Thijmen Blokzijl 43 Marvin Peersman
6 Stije Resink 8 Johan Hove
29 Romano Postema 25 Thijs Oosting 10 Luciano Valente
9 B. A. Willumsson
1 Nordin Bakker
20 Hamdi Akujobi 3 Joey Jacobs 22 Theo Barbet 14 Vasilios Zagaritis
8 Anas Tahiri 19 Thom Haye 9 Thomas Robinet
5 J. Ritmeester van 18 Charles-Andreas Brym 11 Junior Kadile

Almere City Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

FC Groningen Substitutes

  • 2Wouter Prins
  • 4Joey Pelupessy
  • 20Mats Seuntjens
  • 21Hidde Jurjus
  • 22Finn Stam
  • 24Dirk Baron
  • 26Thom van Bergen
  • 27Rui Mendes
  • 36Maxim Mariani
  • 46David van der Werff
  • 67Sven Bouland

Almere City Substitutes

  • 2Damil Dankerlui
  • 4Ricardo Visus
  • 6Alex Carbonell
  • 7Ruben Providence
  • 15James Lawrence
  • 16Adi Nalic
  • 17Kornelius Hansen
  • 21Baptiste Guillaume
  • 23Alex Balboa
  • 27Marvin Martins
  • 29Jonas Wendlinger
  • 31Joel van der Wilt

Previous FC Groningen Lineups

18 Dec KNVB Cup
AZ Alkmaar 3-1 Groningen
15 Dec Eredivisie
Twente 2-0 Groningen
08 Dec Eredivisie
Groningen 0-0 PEC Zwolle
30 Nov Eredivisie
Groningen 2-0 Willem II
23 Nov Eredivisie
PSV 5-0 Groningen
09 Nov Eredivisie
Groningen 1-0 Sp. Rotterdam

Previous Almere City Lineups

21 Dec Eredivisie
Almere 3-0 SC Heerenveen
15 Dec Eredivisie
Ajax 3-0 Almere
08 Dec Eredivisie
Almere 1-3 Utrecht
30 Nov Eredivisie
NAC Breda 1-0 Almere
23 Nov Eredivisie
Go Ahead E. 3-0 Almere
10 Nov Eredivisie
Almere 1-4 Feyenoord

Injuries & Suspensions

FC Groningen Injury Table

Type Name Info
Paulos Abraham Ankle

Almere City Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table

2024/2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 19 15 1 3 62:18 46
2 Ajax 19 14 3 2 41:17 45
3 Utrecht 19 12 4 3 36:29 40
4 Feyenoord 19 10 6 3 42:24 36
5 Twente 19 10 4 5 39:25 34
6 AZ Alkmaar 19 10 4 5 33:19 34
7 Go Ahead E. 19 9 4 6 35:28 31
8 Fortuna Sittard 19 7 4 8 26:32 25
9 NAC Breda 19 8 1 10 23:32 25
10 SC Heerenveen 19 7 3 9 21:35 24
11 NEC Nijmegen 19 7 2 10 28:25 23
12 Willem II 19 6 5 8 24:26 23
13 PEC Zwolle 19 5 5 9 19:28 20
14 Heracles 18 4 6 8 21:34 18
15 Groningen 18 4 5 9 15:28 17
16 Sp. Rotterdam 18 2 7 9 15:27 13
17 Almere 19 2 4 13 10:39 10
18 RKC Waalwijk 18 1 4 13 19:43 7
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 9 8 1 0 34:5 25
2 Ajax 9 8 1 0 22:6 25
3 Twente 9 6 3 0 23:8 21
4 Go Ahead E. 10 6 2 2 22:13 20
5 SC Heerenveen 9 5 3 1 13:6 18
6 NAC Breda 10 6 0 4 15:14 18
7 Feyenoord 9 5 2 2 18:11 17
8 Utrecht 10 5 2 3 17:20 17
9 AZ Alkmaar 9 5 1 3 19:10 16
10 PEC Zwolle 10 5 0 5 14:13 15
11 Fortuna Sittard 9 5 0 4 13:13 15
12 NEC Nijmegen 10 4 2 4 20:11 14
13 Groningen 9 3 4 2 9:5 13
14 Willem II 10 3 3 4 14:11 12
15 Heracles 9 2 5 2 14:14 11
16 Almere 10 2 1 7 8:24 7
17 RKC Waalwijk 9 1 2 6 9:18 5
18 Sp. Rotterdam 9 0 4 5 7:16 4