FC Groningen: Dutch Eredivisie 2025 Returnees or Relegation Risk?
Kom op, you Trots van het Noorden! I’m a footy loony who loves a Dutch comeback tale, and FC Groningen’s 2025 Eredivisie return has me proper excited. After clawing back from the Keuken Kampioen Divisie with 22 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses, and 68 goals in 2024/25, led by Thom van Bergen’s 12 strikes, they’re 8th in 2025 with 4 wins. Can they stay up among the giants—Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord—or are they heading back down? I’ve felt the Euroborg buzz, and I’m rooting for these northern battlers!
Three wins in seven show they’ve got some fight, with Dick Lukkien’s 4-3-3 pressing Heracles Almelo. X is buzzing: ‘Groningen to survive!’ but their 2.0 goals per game and 1.5 conceded ain’t scaring the big boys yet. Last season’s 58 goals scored and 38 against prove they’ve got grit, and van Bergen’s pace—3 assists—keeps me hopeful. Transfer talk’s simmering—AZ Alkmaar offered £2m for van Bergen in July 2025, with Utrecht also snooping, while Groningen eye VVV-Venlo’s Simon Janssen as a replacement. I’m calling a mid-table scrape, but they’ll likely flop in the KNVB Cup unless they toughen up. These lads shocked me with that 3-2 win over PEC Zwolle last year—pure cheek!
Let’s have a chuckle—Groningen think they’re back, but they’re more like the kid who sneaks into the party! Van Bergen’s a livewire, always whinging about the ref, but he’s got that grin when he bags. The midfield’s a bit wobbly—Ramon Pascal Lundqvist’s got 4 assists, but he’s dafter than a brush sometimes! Transfer gossip’s the spice—AZ’s £2.5m follow-up might force Groningen’s hand, and they’re dreaming of landing Cambuur’s Jamie Jacobs for £1.2m to keep the attack alive. I’ve watched since their 2015 cup run, and that 1-0 win over Ajax still makes me laugh, but they’ll need more than luck against the Eredivisie elite.
History’s got some soul—1970’s league win and 2015’s cup triumph show they’ve got pedigree, but they’ve lost 5 of 10 to PSV lately, and it stings! Their 2025 form’s shaky, 3 wins, but squad depth’s a joke—top sub Joey Pelupessy has 1 goal, bless him. Transfer whispers say defender Mike te Wierik might head to Emmen for £600k, with Groningen eyeing a loan for Heerenveen’s Lucas Woudenberg. The Euroborg’s 22,000 will be bouncing, but a mid-season slump—classic 2024—could sink them.
This is their year, lads! With Lukkien’s grit and van Bergen’s goals—unless AZ nick him—they might cling to 8th. Imagine a 90th-minute belter from Lundqvist to seal it—pure joy! The crowd’s got 20,000 season tickets, and they’ll drown out the doubters. I’ve heard every pub rant about transfers, and if they land Jacobs, they’re laughing. The transfer window’s open till September 1, 2025, and with van Bergen’s future shaky, fans are on edge—stay or go? For Eredivisie 2025 news, search “Groningen football updates”—this one’s a fighter!
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