HEERLEN, Netherlands (Interstat) — Groene Ster will host UNA on Saturday in a Derde Divisie football match as both clubs seek to improve their season records across all competitions.

Groene Ster enters with a 2-5-3 record, comprising two wins, five losses and three draws. The home side most recently lost 3-0 at Dongen on Saturday. Groene Ster has recorded a 2-1 home win over GOES, a 1-0 win at VV Zwaluwen, a 3-3 draw at TOGB, a 3-3 home draw with VV Sint Bavo and a 1-1 draw at Echt. The club has also lost to Rijnvogels 5-1, Gemert 2-1, Excelsior Maassluis 3-1 and RBC 3-1. Groene Ster will aim to stabilize its form in front of its home supporters and produce a disciplined defensive performance against a UNA team eager to rebound. The home side will seek its third win across all competitions.

UNA is 1-4-5 across all competitions, with one win, four losses and five draws. The visitors are coming off a 2-0 home loss to UDI’19 on Saturday. UNA earned a 4-1 home win over Echt and recorded a 1-1 draw at Blauw Geel, a 2-2 home draw with Dongen, a 1-1 draw at Gemert and a 1-1 home draw with TOGB. UNA also drew 1-1 at VV Zwaluwen and lost to SV Poortugaal 1-0, GOES 2-1 and Rijnvogels 4-1. The visitors will be looking to convert recent draws into a stronger result and find greater consistency away from home. UNA’s attacking output has varied across the campaign, and the side will need to make the most of its chances against a Groene Ster defense that has had uneven results. UNA will seek its first away win of the campaign. The visitors have drawn three times on the road.

The teams have encountered several common opponents this season, including Dongen, GOES, Rijnvogels, Gemert, Echt, VV Zwaluwen and TOGB. That shared schedule gives both sides familiar points of reference ahead of the contest. Both teams have played 10 matches across all competitions. The match is part of the Derde Divisie program on Saturday. UNA’s upcoming schedule includes matches against Lisse, Noordwijk, Achilles Veen, RBC, Excelsior Maassluis, VV Sint Bavo, TOGB, VV Zwaluwen, Echt and Gemert. Groene Ster is set to face SV Poortugaal, UDI’19, Blauw Geel, Lisse, Noordwijk, Achilles Veen, RBC, Excelsior Maassluis, VV Sint Bavo and TOGB.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of UNA 2, Groene Ster 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Groene Ster with a 63.7 percent probability to win. The two projections offer contrasting forecasts for the match.