FC Groningen
Football Netherlands - Eredivisie Euroborg Stadion Sun 25 Jan 09:30
Fortuna Sittard
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Eredivisie Betting Preview: Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard

Groningen meet Fortuna Sittard at Euroborg Stadion, with kick-off set for 09:30 on Sunday 25 January.

Get With the Favourites on the Asian Handicap

Take a chance on Groningen -1 when they clash with Fortuna. The Asian Handicap odds of -111 are appealing and you’ll land a return for a win by two goals or more and money back if the favourites win by one.

Groningen Claimed 2-1 Victory in Last H2H

FC Groningen won last time out by a 2-0 scoreline. It was away from home against Heerenveen at Abe Lenstra Stadion. Dick Lukkien's team had six shots on target and 44% possession, while Bernt Klaverboer (own goal) and Thijmen Blokzijl each scored one goal.

Fortuna Sittard were defeated in their previous game, being turned over 2-1 at home to PSV Eindhoven at Fortuna Sittard Stadion. The Sittard-Geleen outfit had just 30% of the ball and one shot on goal, while Kaj Sierhuis found the net.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Groningen have landed wins in their last two clashes against Fortuna. Travelling to Fortuna Sittard Stadion, a 2-1 win was achieved following a 1-0 home victory at Euroborg Stadion. The previous 10 H2H meetings have seen Groningen win five times, one draw and four Fortuna triumphs.

Eredivisie G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 Groningen logo Groningen 26 10 4 12 36 36 0 36:36 34
11 Fortuna Sittard logo Fortuna Sittard 26 9 5 12 40 49 -9 40:49 32
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FC Groningen – Last 10 League Games

Groningen have 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, averaging 1.3 goals from 6.9 shots on goal and 16.6 attempts. They have averaged 53.2% possession, 446.4 passes and 7.5 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 0.9 goals from 3.6 shots on goal, 9.8 attempts and 3.6 corners.

Top goalscorer Stije Resink has found the net 4 times, Thom van Bergen 3, with Thijmen Blokzijl and two other players on 1. Thom van Bergen and Stije Resink are top assists makers with 2, while goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen has kept 3 clean sheets.

Fortuna Sittard – Last 10 League Games

Fortuna have won 2, lost 5 and drawn 3, with an average of 1.5 goals from 4.6 shots on goal and 12.9 attempts. There’s been an average of 43.2% possession, 341.2 passes, 5.7 corners awarded and 6.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 2.0 goals from 6.4 shots on goal and 15.4 attempts.

Kaj Sierhuis has scored 6, followed by Kristoffer Peterson, Justin Lonwijk and Paul Gladon with 2 goals apiece. Mohammed Ihattaren is top assists provider with 5, while Mattijs Branderhorst has kept one clean sheet in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

FC Groningen confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Etienne Vaessen (GK), Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, Tygo Land, Stije Resink, David van der Werff, Younes Taha, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen.

Fortuna Sittard confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Mattijs Branderhorst (GK), Shawn Adewoye, Ivan Marquez, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Ivo Pinto, Philip Brittijn, Edouard Michut, Justin Hubner, Mohammed Ihattaren, Lance Duijvestijn, Kaj Sierhuis.

Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard Prediction & Betting Tips

Get fully prepped for Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard with our betting guide, featuring our expert match pick, predicted scoreline, sharp corners advice, top player props and a value-focused bet builder.

Match Prediction

The best Asian Handicap bet could be Groningen -1 at -111, especially if you think that they can win handsomely. We are expecting the favourites to dominate when it comes to this Eredivisie encounter.

In order to come up with the best football predictions, we like to know the Eredivisie team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key FC Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard league stats:

  • The -1 line has been covered by Groningen in 3 of their last 5 games.
  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Fortuna in 6 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Fortuna in 3 of their last 5 games.
Groningen -1 Probability

The best betting sites make it a 52.6% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. In the opinion of our tipsters, there’s actually a probability of success between 55-60%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Groningen Groningen logo 2 - 0 Fortuna logo Fortuna

We’re betting on Groningen to secure a 2-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +460 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kaj Sierhuis Over 0.5 Shots On Target -105 BetMGM logo

Kaj Sierhuis (Fortuna) has recorded a minimum of one shot on goal in five consecutive Eredivisie matches. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Shots on Target and you can get -105 that he goes over the line.

Latest Kaj Sierhuis Player Prop Odds

Stije Resink to Score +275 BetMGM logo

Stije Resink (Groningen) has registered three goals in his past five Eredivisie matches. It’s worth a gamble on the +275 for him to be Anytime Goalscorer as there’s plenty of juice in these betting odds.

Latest Stije Resink Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Over 9.5 Corners -135 BetMGM logo

There has been four straight Fortuna Sittard matches where 9.5 Total Corners has been covered, while it has been an average of 12.00 corners in the previous five Groningen home games. We’re going to take the Overs for Total Corners, with this line making appeal and you can get odds of -135.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Groningen Logo Groningen
Total
11.10 7.50 3.60
Home
10.30 7.10 3.20
Away
9.90 4.90 5.00
Fortuna Logo Fortuna
Total
12.30 5.70 6.60
Home
11.90 5.40 6.50
Away
10.60 4.10 6.50
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Groningen -1 -111
Both Team To Score No -102
Shots On Target Kaj Sierhuis Over 0.5 -105

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Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest Groningen Victory

At betting odds of -192, the bookies make FC Groningen probable winners and there’s a 66% likelihood that the favourites triumph in this Eredivisie encounter. Fortuna Sittard are the +510 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

You can back Groningen at +104 on the Half-Time Result market, meaning you need them to be ahead at the break. Fortuna are +480 and the draw is chalked up at +135.

You’re able to bet on Under 2.5 Goals or Over 2.5 Goals at similar odds right now. For those wanting to back Both Teams to Score No, this is currently priced at -127.

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Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson is the First Goalscorer Favourite

There’s the chance to back Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson at +360 to be the First Goalscorer, with the favourite on this market available at similar odds to find the net last.

Player Goals
Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson (Groningen)
First
+163
Anytime
+360
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David van der Werff (Groningen)
First
+180
Anytime
+340
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Thom van Bergen (Groningen)
First
+195
Anytime
+420
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Younes Taha (Groningen)
First
+255
Anytime
+600
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Player Shots On Target
Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson (Groningen)
Over 0.5
-263
Under 0.5
+143
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David van der Werff (Groningen)
Over 0.5
-227
Under 0.5
+125
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Thom van Bergen (Groningen)
Over 0.5
-192
Under 0.5
+110
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Younes Taha (Groningen)
Over 0.5
-172
Under 0.5
-100
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Player Shots
Thom van Bergen (Groningen)
Over 3.5
-102
Under 3.5
-
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Brynjolfur Andersen Willumsson (Groningen)
Over 2.5
-125
Under 2.5
-
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David van der Werff (Groningen)
Over 2.5
-120
Under 2.5
-
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Younes Taha (Groningen)
Over 2.5
+107
Under 2.5
-
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Groningen Aiming to Extend Unbeaten Home Streak

Groningen haven’t been beaten in four straight games at Euroborg Stadion. Dick Lukkien's team have recorded four victories, four draws and two defeats in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.60 goals per game and conceding 0.90.

Fortuna haven’t triumphed in seven straight games on the road. The Sittard-Geleen outfit have managed six losses, three draws and one victory in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 1.90.

When the teams previously met at Euroborg Stadion, Groningen defeated Fortuna 1-0. Groningen have triumphed in three of the previous 5 H2H meetings at Euroborg Stadion, with Fortuna winning the other two.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Groningen logo Groningen Home Stats 4-4-2 2.50 1.60 0.90 5 5 4 6
Fortuna Sittard logo Fortuna Sittard Away Stats 1-3-6 3.10 1.20 1.90 5 5 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
FC Groningen logo FC Groningen League Stats
Fortuna Sittard logo Fortuna Sittard League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard Lineups & Team News

Be smart with your bets — check the Groningen vs Fortuna Sittard team news beforehand. Get the predicted and confirmed Eredivisie lineups plus the latest injury updates from us.

FC Groningen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Fortuna Sittard Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FC Groningen Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Etienne Vaessen
5 Marco Rente 3 Thijmen Blokzijl 4 Dies Janse 43 Marvin Peersman
18 Tygo Land 6 Stije Resink
17 David van der Werff 10 Younes Taha 14 Jorg Schreuders
26 Thom van Bergen
31 Mattijs Branderhorst
4 Shawn Adewoye 44 Ivan Marquez 21 Neraysho Kasanwirjo 12 Ivo Pinto
23 Philip Brittijn 20 Edouard Michut 28 Justin Hubner 52 Mohammed Ihattaren
70 Lance Duijvestijn 9 Kaj Sierhuis

Fortuna Sittard Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

FC Groningen Substitutes

  • 2Wouter Prins
  • 7Travis Hernes
  • 9B. A. Willumsson
  • 11Noam Emeran
  • 13Lovro Stubljar
  • 16Tyrique Mercera
  • 19Oskar Zawada
  • 21Hidde Jurjus
  • 27Rui Mendes
  • 34Ryan Metu
  • 57Nils Eggens
  • 69Mark Hoekstra

Fortuna Sittard Substitutes

  • 1Luuk Koopmans
  • 6Syb van Ottele
  • 7Kristoffer Peterson
  • 10Alen Halilovic
  • 18Dimitrios Limnios
  • 19Paul Gladon
  • 22Samuel Bastien
  • 25Niels Martens
  • 38Tristan Schenkhuizen
  • 46Moussa Gbemou

Previous FC Groningen Lineups

18 Jan Eredivisie
SC Heerenveen 0-2 Groningen
10 Jan Eredivisie
Groningen 0-0 NAC Breda
21 Dec Eredivisie
Go Ahead E. 1-1 Groningen
13 Dec Eredivisie
Groningen 3-0 Volendam
05 Dec Eredivisie
Excelsior 0-2 Groningen
02 Dec Eredivisie
Ajax 2-0 Groningen

Previous Fortuna Sittard Lineups

17 Jan Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard 1-2 PSV
11 Jan Eredivisie
Go Ahead E. 2-2 Fortuna Sittard
21 Dec Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard 4-3 AZ Alkmaar
17 Dec KNVB Cup
Fortuna Sittard 2-3 Almere
13 Dec Eredivisie
PEC Zwolle 1-0 Fortuna Sittard
06 Dec Eredivisie
Fortuna Sittard 1-3 Ajax

Injuries & Suspensions

FC Groningen Injury Table
Type Name Info
Etienne Vaessen Yellow cards
Etienne Vaessen Other
Oskar Zawada Other
Stije Resink Other
Fortuna Sittard Injury Table
Type Name Info
Mattijs Branderhorst Other
Daley Sinkgraven Knee
Team Squads

FC Groningen Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Dick Lukkien

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Thijmen Blokzijl 3 D 19 1710 19 0 1 0 2 0
Stije Resink 6 M 19 1710 19 0 4 5 4 0
Marvin Peersman 43 D 19 1656 19 0 1 0 4 0
Thom van Bergen 26 F 19 1624 19 0 4 3 2 0
Jorg Schreuders 14 M 19 1533 18 1 0 1 2 0

Fortuna Sittard Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Danny Buijs

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Mattijs Branderhorst 31 G 19 1710 19 0 0 0 3 0
Ivan Marquez 44 D 19 1543 17 2 0 0 2 0
Shawn Adewoye 4 D 18 1444 18 0 0 0 3 0
Philip Brittijn 23 M 18 1317 15 3 3 1 5 0
Ivo Pinto 12 D 17 1277 15 3 0 3 2 0
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 26 22 2 2 75:31 68
2 Feyenoord 26 15 4 7 58:38 49
3 NEC Nijmegen 26 13 7 6 64:43 46
4 Twente 26 11 11 4 45:27 44
5 Ajax 26 11 11 4 48:34 44
6 AZ Alkmaar 26 11 6 9 43:42 39
7 Sp. Rotterdam 26 11 5 10 33:43 38
8 SC Heerenveen 26 10 7 9 44:44 37
9 Utrecht 26 9 8 9 38:31 35
10 Groningen 26 10 4 12 36:36 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 26 9 5 12 40:49 32
12 Go Ahead E. 26 6 11 9 39:43 29
13 PEC Zwolle 26 7 8 11 35:51 29
14 Volendam 26 7 6 13 29:44 27
15 Excelsior 26 7 5 14 27:44 26
16 Telstar 26 5 9 12 35:42 24
17 NAC Breda 26 5 8 13 28:42 23
18 Heracles 26 5 3 18 32:65 18
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 13 10 2 1 41:18 32
2 Feyenoord 13 9 1 3 32:19 28
3 Ajax 13 8 3 2 24:11 27
4 NEC Nijmegen 13 8 2 3 35:20 26
5 Twente 13 7 4 2 22:12 25
6 Volendam 13 6 4 3 22:17 22
7 Utrecht 13 6 3 4 21:12 21
8 Fortuna Sittard 13 6 3 4 22:22 21
9 AZ Alkmaar 12 5 5 2 25:21 20
10 SC Heerenveen 13 5 5 3 24:22 20
11 PEC Zwolle 12 6 2 4 15:15 20
12 Sp. Rotterdam 13 5 4 4 15:20 19
13 Groningen 13 5 3 5 20:14 18
14 Go Ahead E. 13 4 6 3 22:20 18
15 NAC Breda 14 4 4 6 18:21 16
16 Excelsior 14 4 2 8 14:19 14
17 Heracles 13 4 2 7 21:28 14
18 Telstar 13 2 5 6 21:24 11