ADO Den Haag vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
ADO Den Haag vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Cars Jeans Stadion.
- ADO Den Haag 7 games · 2 pts (2026/27)
- FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Mario Diks
- Referee Hessel Steegstra
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Referee Erwin Blank
- Referee Martijn Vos
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 7 | 19 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | PSV | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | AFC Ajax | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 13 |
| 7 | SBV Excelsior | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 5 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 7 | 2 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | FC Groningen | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Sep | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–2 | L |
| 07 Mar | AZ | A | 0–4 | L |
| 29 Feb | Heracles Almelo | H | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Feb | SC Heerenveen | A | 2–2 | D |
| 15 Feb | PSV | H | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | ADO Den Haag | A | 1–0 | W |
| 13 Sep | PSV | H | 1–3 | L |
| 08 Mar | PSV | H | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Feb | Willem II Tilburg | A | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Feb | VVV Venlo | H | 0–1 | L |
| 16 Feb | Sparta Rotterdam | A | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| ADO Den Haag | FC Groningen | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #8 |
| 2 | Points | 11 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 0 / 2 / 5 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 2 |
| 7 | Scored | 15 |
| 17 | Conceded | 13 |
| -10 | GD | +2 |
| 0.29 | PPG | 1.57 |
| 0% | Win % | 43% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
ADO Den Haag this season
ADO Den Haag this season
14%
Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
FC Groningen this season
ADO Den Haag are 17th (2 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
ADO Den Haag
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/4
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/7
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
ADO Den Haag
| Yannick Eduardo | 2 G | 1 A |
FC Groningen
| Thom van Bergen | 4 G | 2 A |
| Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson | 4 G | |
| David van der Werff | 2 G | 3 A |
| Tygo Land | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: FC Groningen gets underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist, as he is very good at scoring at Cars Jeans Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' ADO Den Haag is showing some good football. However, ADO Den Haag are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' A quiet spell here at Cars Jeans Stadion. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 23' Shaquille Pinas adds to his 0 season tally! ADO Den Haag lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 28' FC Groningen have won 258 goals from 314 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 33' ADO Den Haag started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 38' Wessel Dammers has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 43' ADO Den Haag are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 45' The referee shows FC Groningen player a Yellow card on 45.
- 46' ADO Den Haag manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilay Elmkies is hanging John Goossens on the field on 46 minute.
- 49' Michiel Kramer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 54' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 58' The supporters are chanting for Samy Bourard. He replaces Vicente Besuijen on 58 minute.
- 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 67' A tactical swap from ADO Den Haag — Kees De Boer on, Ilay Elmkies off on 67 minutes.
- 72' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Ahmed El Messaoudi on, Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist off on 72 minutes.
- 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 82' Azor Matusiwa, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 83' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Thomas Poll comes on to replace Ajdin Hrustic.
- 88' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ADO Den Haag needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 89' The crowd applauds Jorgen Larsen as he leaves the pitch. Patrick Joosten steps in for FC Groningen.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Groningen players.
Lineups
ADO Den Haag Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 19
-
8
John Goossens ↓ Ilay Elmkies 46'
-
43
Lassana Faye ↓ Amar Catic 83'
- 3
- 29
-
7
Andrei Ratiu ↓ Ilay Elmkies 46'
- 2
- 1
- 21
-
20
Vicente Besuijen ↓ Samy Bourard 58'
Bench
- 18
- 22
- 17
-
34
Amar Catic ↑ 83'
- 35
- 14
-
9
Jonas Arweiler ↑ 58'
-
10
Ilay Elmkies ↑ 46'
-
11
Samy Bourard ↑ 58'
FC Groningen Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 3
- 6
- 2
-
11
Mo El Hankouri ↓ Tomas Suslov 72'
- 1
-
23
Ajdin Hrustic ↓ Thomas Poll 83'
- 26
- 5
- 4
-
9
Jorgen Larsen ↓ Patrick Joosten 89'
Bench
-
14
Patrick Joosten ↑ 89'
-
18
Ahmed El Messaoudi ↑ 72'
- 19
- 24
- 25
- 29
-
32
Thomas Poll ↑ 83'
-
31
Tomas Suslov ↑ 72'
Coach
Danny Buijs
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jorgen Larsen | 1 |
| Yannick Eduardo | 1 |
| Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson | 1 |
| Elson Hooi | 1 |
| Thom van Bergen | 1 |
| Elson Hooi | 1 |
| Nils Eggens | 1 |
| Lex Immers | 1 |
Head to Head
ADO Den Haag Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.84
ADO Den Haag xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.84
FC Groningen xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Groningen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
ADO Den Haag or Draw
47%
Draw or FC Groningen
79%
ADO Den Haag or FC Groningen
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Groningen win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
0 – 2
11.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
6.8%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 0
4.9%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 4
3.1%
1 – 4
2.8%
Asian Handicap — ADO Den Haag
| Handicap | ADO Den Haag covers | Push | FC Groningen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 4% | 95% |
| -1.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -1 | 5% | 10% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +1 | 41% | 24% | 35% |
| +1.5 | 65% | — | 35% |
| +2 | 65% | 19% | 17% |
| +2.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
Clean Sheet
ADO Den Haag keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
44%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.
