Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs FC Groningen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 26' Thomas Bruns
Adam Maher 45' Y
Y 53' Julian Chabot
Y 78' Mo El Hankouri
Y 90' Deyovaisio Zeefuik

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
4 PSV 2 4
5 SBV Excelsior 2 3
6 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 PEC Zwolle 1 0
15 ADO Den Haag 2 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
3
3
AZ 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-30 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2018-09-23 FC Groningen 1–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar FC Groningen H 1–0 W
17 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–0 W
10 Mar PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
03 Mar Fortuna Sittard H 4–2 W
24 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
16 Feb VVV Venlo H 3–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
17 Mar ADO Den Haag H 1–0 W
08 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–0 D
03 Mar VVV Venlo H 3–2 W
23 Feb NAC Breda A 0–0 D
17 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W

Season Stats

AZ FC Groningen
#1 Position #2
6 Points 6
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
6 Scored 3
1 Conceded 1
+5 GD +2
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

AZ are 1st (6 pts). FC Groningen are 2nd (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Groningen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AZ and FC Groningen get this one started.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' Mimoun Mahi, a Morocco , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thomas Bruns.
  • 31' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 36' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 41' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' Adam Maher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 50' FC Groningen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' Julian Chabot is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Django Warmerdam is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Bruns at the 59 minute mark.
  • 64' FC Groningen make a change. Ritsu Doan trudges off to be replaced by Mo El Hankouri on 64 minutes.
  • 67' Bjorn Maars Johnsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oussama Idrissi at the 67 minute mark.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Ron Vlaar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' AZ ring the changes. Calvin Stengs has done his job and it is now time for Albert Gudmundsson to step up.
  • 76' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Mike te Wierik departs to be replaced by Kaj Sierhuis.
  • 78' Controversy at the stadium! Mo El Hankouri argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' Teun Koopmeiners has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 44 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 90' FC Groningen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 90' A change in the AZ ranks — Mats Seuntjens exits the field as Stijn Wuytens enters on 90.
  • It finishes all square. AZ and FC Groningen share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.34 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.4 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ59% Draw28% FC Groningen13%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes26% 0% No74%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
87%
Draw or FC Groningen
41%
AZ or FC Groningen
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ37% Draw56% FC Groningen7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
20%
2 – 0
15%
1 – 1
10%
3 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.3%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
3%
4 – 0
2.2%
1 – 2
1.8%
2 – 2
1.3%
0 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 18% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 30% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 8% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
67% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.