GolVolt — FC Groningen vs Willem II: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Willem II without a win in 27 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 6 draws and 21 defeats. Last win: 22 December, 4:1 against NEC Nijmegen.

Streak

FC Groningen have scored in 10 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 24 goals in those matches.

Defence

Willem II concede 3.6 goals per match

FC Groningen1.8 Willem II3.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Groningen concede 1.8.

Last time

Last meeting, 15 February 2025: Willem II – FC Groningen 1:3

Attack

FC Groningen score 2.6 goals per match

FC Groningen2.6 Willem II1.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Willem II score 1.0.

Player in form

Brynjólfur Willumsson: 5 goals in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG1.82

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Thom van Bergen

FC Groningen · midfielder

6goals 3assists 7.35avg rating

Last match, NEC Nijmegen: 1 assist, rating 6.6.

Uriël van Aalst

Willem II · midfielder

2goals 2assists 6.85avg rating

Last match, SC Cambuur: rating 6.6.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is FC Groningen at home and Willem II away, as in this match.

FC Groningen

at home · 10

5W2D3L2.1scored per match1.6conceded per match

Willem II

away · 10

0W3D7L0.9scored per match2.3conceded per match

Head to head

2 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 15 Feb 2025 · Eredivisie Willem II 1:3 FC Groningen Bosch 49' · Kwakman 5' · Resink 17' · de Jonge 21'. FC Groningen: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.

2wins

0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: FC Groningen (4-2-3-1, last: NEC Nijmegen) · Willem II (4-2-3-1, last: SC Cambuur).

Official around 19:00, Fri 27 Nov

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FC GroningenWillem II

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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