Maurice Steijn’s men would be gunning to keep their unbeaten record in the 2012/13 season intact, while the Green-White-Army would be keen to record their first victory of the new campaign.
On Eredivisie match-day four, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Groningen-c39119 at Kyocera Stadion on Friday, August 31. It will be a treat to watch, as both sides would be keen to claim all three points.
ADO Den Haag
ADO are coming on the back of a morale boosting 4-2 win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marcel-c23507 Seip. However, the visitors did well to
control the game as the match progressed, and scored the equaliser in the 33th minute through Mike van Duinen.
Tjarron Cherry and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jens-Toornstra-c18300 scored two goals within six minutes of play after the half-time break to make the score-line 3-1 in favour of ADO. Ismo Vorstermans pulled one back in the 80th minute, but Cherry netted his second of the evening
five minutes before the full time whistle to seal an emphatic 4-2 win for the Hague outfit.
After finishing 15th on the Eredivisie table last term, ADO were keen to start the new season on a positive note. With two draws and a win in the opening three games, the Hague outfit would be very pleased with their performances.
Maurice Steijn, ADO head coach, is confident ahead of his side’s clash against the Green-White-Army, and has revealed that his side will try their level best to keep their unbeaten record intact.
FC Groningen
Pride of the North are heading into the game on the back of a demoralising 3-1 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dries-Mertens-c11679 and Memphis Depay gave the Eindhoven giants total control of
the game, while Mitchell Schet’s strike a minute before the full time whistle was mere consolation for the home side.
The Green-White-Army finished 14th on the league table last season, and are aiming to finish at least in the top half of the table this term. However, the outfit from Groningen have not the brightest of starts to their 2012/13 campaign, as they
have yet to record a win, two loses and a draw in their opening three fixtures.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-c31222 Maaskant, FC Groningen head coach, would be hoping that his side could at least manage to record a stalemate in the upcoming encounter.
Head-to-Head statistics
ADO have claimed three wins in their last five meetings against the Green-White-Army, while the Groningen outfit recorded wins in the remaining two encounters.
Players to watch
Tjaronn Cherry – ADO Den Haag
The 24-year-old midfielder has already netted three goals in the ongoing campaign, and he would be keen to add more to his tally in the upcoming encounter against Pride of the North.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 da Silva – FC Groningen
The Brazilian gloves man will be tested consistently throughout the 90 minutes. Should he manage to keep a clean sheet against ADO, his side will have a bright chance of recording their first win of the 2012/13 season.
Prediction
Looking on both sides’ recent form, ADO seems to be the favourites to bag all three points in this encounter.
Predicted score-line: ADO 2-0 FC Groningen
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