FC Groningen vs NEC Nijmegen prediction | 30 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


FC Groningen
Ranking: #204 overall, #7 in Netherlands

67.4 → 66.1 (-1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 28 Aug Fortuna (H) 66.8 +0.2
2-2 06 Sep Twente (H) 66.5 -0.3
1-1 12 Sep Go Ahead (A) 65.1 -1.4
3-0 18 Sep Zwolle (H) 65.3 +0.2
1-5 11 Oct Excelsior (A) 66.1 +0.8
NEC Nijmegen
Ranking: #258 overall, #9 in Netherlands

68.0 → 63.8 (-4.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 08 Sep Excelsior (H) 67.1 -0.7
3-0 12 Sep Cambuur (A) 65.5 -1.6
5-0 17 Sep Juventus (A) 65.4 -0.1
1-1 20 Sep Go Ahead (H) 63.9 -1.5
1-1 10 Oct Ajax (A) 63.8 -0.1

FC Groningen vs NEC Nijmegen: by the numbers

There are 54 places between these two in our European rankings, with FC Groningen the higher, and 2 places between them in Netherlands.

FC Groningen arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving -1.3 rating points over their last 10 matches against NEC Nijmegen's -4.2.

Last time these teams played, on 10 May 2026, NEC Nijmegen lost 0.5 rating points.

FC Groningen first climbed to joint #158 in our European rankings on 29 January 2026.

The best xGtoday rating NEC Nijmegen have ever held is 68.3, first set on 15 August 2026.