Heerenveen welcome Groningen to the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Sunday aiming to extend their five-game unbeaten run.
Meanwhile, the away side will be looking to return to winning ways having suffered a first defeat in six outings last time out.
Match preview
Heerenveen were involved in a share of the spoils for the third consecutive away game following a 1-1 draw against Sparta Rotterdam on Sunday.
Vito van Crooy opened the scoring in the 52nd minute, but Amin Sarr hit back 15 minutes later to leave honours even at the Het Kasteel.
Johnny Jansen's men are 12th in the Eredivisie table at the moment, nine points clear of relegation danger with six matches left to play.
De Superfriezen's record against this weekend's opponents does not make for good reading, as Heerenveen have only recorded one victory in the last 10 meetings between the teams dating back to 2017.
However, Sunday's hosts have won each of their last two home matches and will be confident of coming out on top in front of their fans once again.
Groningen fell to a 3-1 defeat against league leaders Ajax when the sides faced off at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion on Saturday.
Danny Buijs's men took a surprise lead through Jorgen Strand Larsen in the first half before goals from Dusan Tadic, Davy Klaassen and Steven Berghuis turned the game on its head.
Consequently, the Pride of the North are now five points shy of FC Utrecht and Vitesse in the race for the last Conference League playoff spot.
Unbeaten in five away matches since the turn of the year, Sunday's visitors have proven themselves to be a tough nut to crack on the road.
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Team News
Defender Pawel Bochniewicz is still sidelined with a damaged knee which he sustained towards the back end of last season.
Nicolas Madsen misses out through a muscle injury, while Joost van Aken is yet to fully recuperate from an ankle problem.
Amin Sarr has found the back of the net in his last two appearances for Heerenveen, making him one to look out for.
Groningen will be without the services of Radinio Balker and Jan Hoekstra, who are both nursing knee injuries.
Tomas Suslov sustained a foot injury on international duty with Slovakia, and the 19-year-old is a doubt for the visitors.
Heerenveen possible starting lineup:
Mulder; Dresevic, Bakker, Van Beek; Kaib, Tahiri, Haye, Van Ewijk; Halilovic, Sarr, Van Hooijdonk
Groningen possible starting lineup:
Leeuwenburgh; Meijer, Van Hintum, Te Wierik, Dankerlui; Duarte, Kasanwirjo; El Hankouri, De Leeuw, Abraham; Strand Larsen
We say: Heerenveen 1-1 Groningen
Heerenveen and Groningen have been impressive of late, so we expect a tight affair in this one, with both sides cancelling each other out and settling for a point apiece in the end.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Heerenveen win with a probability of 44.78%. A win for Groningen had a probability of 29.27% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.06%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Groningen win was 0-1 (8.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.
