Nijmegen are starting to pick up recognition for their bold style of play across the footballing world, but this shouldn’t deter them from persisting in this manner. 

The most recent meeting between these sides produced five goals as Heerenveen ran out 3-2 winners over Nijmegen, with that game being a good example of the goal volume that Nijmegen have been seeing regularly in their league games this term. 

Nijmegen have seen 3+ goals in four of their last five matches across all competitions, and have notably seen 55 goals across their 13 home matches (4.30 per game). Heerenveen have seen plenty of goals across their recent matches as well, with 3+ goals in each of their last five matches across all competitions, with Heerenveen winning four of these games.

Furthermore, Herenveen have also seen 42 goals across their 13 away matches in the Eredivisie this term, working out to an average of 3.23 goals per game.

There are three games left of the league phase in the Swiss Super League, and these two sides will have to be near perfect in those games if they want to secure a playoff spot. Both sides are nine points adrift of the Championship group that the Swiss Super League breaks off into at the end of the season, setting this tie up well for goals.

Luzern managed to cover this line on their own when these sides last met, netting four goals without reply in a game that produced a combined xG of 4.41. Luzern have seen 3+ goals in each of their last five matches across all competitions, they have been trying very hard to put together a run of form but this hasn’t quite materialised, with Luzern only managing to win two of their last five matches in the Swiss Super League.

Lausanne have the exact same record across their last five games, seeing 3+ goals in four of these matches. They’ve managed to avoid defeat in nine of their 15 away matches, which is a respectable record, with these games producing 42 goals (2.8 per game).

The initial league meeting between these sides produced five goals as Alkmaar ran out 4-1 winners. Each of the last three meetings between the sides have seen 3+ goals, too.

Alkmaar have been on a strong run of late, winning four of their last five matches and seeing 3+ goals in all five of these games. They played in the Conference League during the week and managed to cover this goal line on their own, as they put four past Sparta Prague to secure their passage through to the next round.

Groningen’s defensive record was quite strong at the start of the season, which is why they rank high for clean sheets in the Eredivisie (7), but, that solidity has unravelled a little over recent weeks, with the home side entering this game having failed to keep a clean sheet across their last eight matches.

This tends to be quite an entertaining game, each of the last two meetings the sides have seen 3+ goals, with the most recent clash back in January producing exactly three goals, as Real Madrid got the better of Atletico in the Super Cup.

The last time that these sides met in La Liga, Atletico ran out 5-2 winners in what was the beginning of the end for Xabi Alonso. Atletico have come away from their overtly organised structure this season and this is reflected in their recent matches, with Atletico seeing 3+ goals in four of their last five across all competitions.

Real Madrid have also seen 3+ goals in four of their last five, winning each of their last four games as their form has picked up under Arbeloa. This is an important game for Real Madrid as well, they are already four points behind Barcelona in the title race and further dropped points would make it a difficult task for Los Blancos.