Thursday , 2 July 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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 0 games · 0 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 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 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
#3 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AZ are 3rd (0 pts). FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at AFAS Stadion. AZ are looking to make home advantage count against FC Groningen.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Ritsu Doan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 15' Thomas Bruns has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' AZ are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thomas Bruns.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' Calvin Stengs, a Netherlands , has 19 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Adam Maher was booked on 45.
  • 50' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 53' Julian Chabot has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Django Warmerdam is hanging Thomas Bruns on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' FC Groningen make a change. Ritsu Doan trudges off to be replaced by Mo El Hankouri on 64 minutes.
  • 67' Fresh legs for AZ! Bjorn Maars Johnsen comes on to replace Oussama Idrissi.
  • 70' Against the run of play, Ron Vlaar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 73' Fresh legs for AZ! Albert Gudmundsson comes on to replace Calvin Stengs.
  • 76' FC Groningen ring the changes. Mike te Wierik has done his job and it is now time for Kaj Sierhuis to step up.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mo El Hankouri on 78 minutes.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 88' Samir Memisevic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Deyovaisio Zeefuik on 90.
  • 90' Stijn Wuytens has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mats Seuntjens on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
0.78 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ47% Draw39% FC Groningen14%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes16% 0% No84%
Avg goals/match: 1.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Groningen
53%
AZ or FC Groningen
61%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ24% Draw70% FC Groningen6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
36.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
2.5%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.2%
3 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.6%
4 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 11% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 29% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 10% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
46% ✓

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