The match day today, 12 August 2015 is part of round 1 of the first football leagues in the Netherlands, Eredivisie, where Groningen will receive the visit of Twente.

Groningen finished last season ranked 8th in the standings, ended the season with a spectacular victory 5-4 on the ground away retrogradation, NAC Breda. The hosts of this evening managed to win last season and first ever trophy after winning the Dutch Cup, where it defeated 2-0 in the final on Zwolle. The first official match of the season was the match of Super Groningen Netherlands lost to PSV 3-0.

Twente had a very poor season in which he finished last season ranked only 10th in the rankings. Guests of this duel was penalized with 6 points because of debts to players, but even with those points could not achieve a qualification in the European Cups. In five friendly matches played in this summer, Twente recorded two wins, two defeats and a draw. In the last friendly match, Twente ended in a 1-1 draw in the match played at the company Germans Schalke 04.

In the two direct confrontations both teams scored last season, and in turn, Groningen won 2-1 at Twente on the ground and in return, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.