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AZ vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AZ
0 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 18 Aug 2019 · 14:45 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Y 52' Gabriel Gudmundsson

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

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

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Stan Teuben
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
2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen 2019-03-30 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2018-09-23 FC Groningen 1–3 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug FC Groningen H 0–0 D
15 Aug FK Mariupol H 4–0 W
11 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–0 W
08 Aug FK Mariupol A 0–0 D
04 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 4–0 W
01 Aug BK Häcken A 3–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Aug AZ A 0–0 D
10 Aug FC Twente '65 H 1–3 L
03 Aug FC Emmen A 1–0 W
21 May SBV Vitesse A 1–3 L
18 May SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
15 May FC Emmen A 0–1 L

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' What a night it is going to be! AZ welcome FC Groningen for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Marco Bizot, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Fredrik Midtsjo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 52' The referee shows FC Groningen player a Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 63' Fresh legs for AZ! Joris Kramer comes on to replace Jordy Clasie.
  • 64' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Gabriel Gudmundsson by Mo El Hankouri on 64 minute.
  • 69' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist exits the field as Django Warmerdam enters on 71.
  • 76' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 77' A change in the AZ ranks — Thomas Ouwejan exits the field as Yukinari Sugawara enters on 77.
  • 82' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Kaj Sierhuis exits the field as Charlison Benschop enters on 82.
  • 87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.33 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.37 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 76% + Under 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ59% Draw29% FC Groningen12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes24% 0% No76%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 25%
75%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Groningen
41%
AZ or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

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

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
23.3%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
9.6%
3 – 0
6.7%
2 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
2.9%
4 – 0
2.2%
1 – 2
1.6%
2 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%

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% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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