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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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Stan Teuben
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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 #8
19 Points 11
7 Played 7
6 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
18 Scored 15
6 Conceded 13
+12 GD +2
2.71 PPG 1.57
86% Win % 43%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

AZ are 1st (19 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ 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)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 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' AZ have kicked off against FC Groningen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arne Slot will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. AZ in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' FC Groningen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Jonas Svensson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arne Slot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 52' Gabriel Gudmundsson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Sergio Padt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 311 appearances.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 311 games and scored 252 goals.
  • 63' Time for substitution for AZ. Jordy Clasie is replaced by Joris Kramer.
  • 64' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Gabriel Gudmundsson is replaced by Mo El Hankouri on 64 minute.
  • 69' Jordy Clasie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 71' Django Warmerdam is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Fredrik Midtsjo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 77' Thomas Ouwejan makes way for Yukinari Sugawara at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 82' Charlison Benschop gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Kaj Sierhuis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.22 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ68% Draw20% FC Groningen12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Groningen
32%
AZ or FC Groningen
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ52% Draw40% FC Groningen8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.4%
1 – 0
12.8%
3 – 0
10.4%
1 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.4%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 24% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
55% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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