Groningen vs Emmen Prediction & Betting Tips

Form: both defences have been leaking goals

Groningen have won 7, drawn 4 and lost 9 of their last 20 matches, shipping 37 goals while scoring 28. Their most recent outing was a 3-0 home win over PEC Zwolle, but the wider sample shows a side that's been giving up goals fairly often against Eredivisie opposition.

Groningen: 20 completed matches; Emmen: 20 completed matches.

Groningen

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

28

Conceded

37

Difference

-9

Emmen

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

43

Difference

-7

Emmen's numbers over the same length of sample are 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, with 36 scored and 43 conceded. Their most recent match was a 1-0 home defeat to FC OSS in the Eerste Divisie, so they arrive off a loss rather than any real momentum.

Neither side looks settled defensively right now, whatever level they're playing at.

A long history, mostly from a different era

These two have met many times down the years, stretching back through spells when both were in the Eredivisie together and more recent seasons where Emmen dropped into the second tier. The most recent meeting was a pre-season friendly in July 2026, which Groningen won 3-2.

Beyond that, the head-to-head record is a mix of Eredivisie, Eerste Divisie, cup and friendly matches from very different periods, so it's hard to draw a firm line from it to how this particular tie will go.

A cup tie with a level gap in the mix

Groningen play in the Eredivisie and Emmen in the Eerste Divisie, so there's a gap in level even if neither team's recent form has been convincing. Cup matches like this can throw up surprises, especially when the higher-level side has been conceding as freely as Groningen have.

Emmen's attack has actually been fairly productive at their level, averaging close to two goals a game across their sample, so they won't simply sit back and hope to survive.