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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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 0 games · 0 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 🟨 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
2019-08-18 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 Hacken 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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between AZ and FC Groningen is underway.
  • 5' Django Warmerdam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Arne Slot will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Myron Boadu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for AZ.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Thomas Ouwejan made 300 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 30' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Arne Slot might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 50' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' Gabriel Gudmundsson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' Jordy Clasie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 62' Ko Itakura has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' The whistle greets Jordy Clasie as he departs to be replaced by Joris Kramer.
  • 64' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Gabriel Gudmundsson is withdrawn and Mo El Hankouri gets his opportunity.
  • 69' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist by Django Warmerdam on 71 minute.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' Yukinari Sugawara is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thomas Ouwejan at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' FC Groningen make a change. Kaj Sierhuis trudges off to be replaced by Charlison Benschop on 82 minutes.
  • 87' Marco Bizot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen 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
0.77 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

✗ Wrong
AZ47% Draw39% FC Groningen14%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes16% 0% No84%
Avg goals/match: 1.07
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
AZ23% Draw71% FC Groningen6%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
24.9%
2 – 0
9.4%
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
2.4%
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% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 29% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+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
47% ✗

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