Groningen and Sparta have ways to score from the first attack and from the ball that follows it. Groningen's direct runs and restarts meet Sparta's wide delivery to Zonneveld. Both sides have recently left the next clearance open to an opponent's response. The match can keep producing useful box contacts after its first exchange.
Van Bergen and Willumsson have turned Groningen regains and corners into finishes, while Babadi, Young and Toornstra can supply Zonneveld from different positions. Groningen's recent cup loss also showed how a lost forward pass or corner clearance sends play straight back at its own goal. Sparta's back five gives it cover but does not remove that repeated crossing route. The expected Groningen league receivers recently played, Toornstra was rested in Sparta's cup match, and the disputed Mito return is not needed for this picture.
Groningen should seek its central runners early, then Sparta can answer through the next wide ball. The same receivers and restart takers can renew those attacks after a goal. I'm siding with a high scoring match because the follow-up contacts are as live as the opening chances.
