Sunday , 16 August 2026

AZ vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 13:30 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Fredrik Midtsjo 8' Y
Fredrik Midtsjo 57' R
Bruno Martins Indi 78' Y
Y 79' Patrick Joosten
Bruno Martins Indi 85' R
Calvin Stengs 90' Y
Owen Wijndal 90' Y
Teun Koopmeiners 90' Y
R 90' Mo El Hankouri

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 Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
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 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 6
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 SBV Excelsior 2 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Go Ahead Eagles 2 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 2 1
14 PEC Zwolle 2 1
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 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
2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen 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
06 Dec FC Groningen H 1–2 L
03 Dec SSC Napoli H 1–1 D
29 Nov Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
26 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–0 D
22 Nov FC Emmen H 1–0 W
08 Nov SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec AZ A 2–1 W
29 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 1–0 W
21 Nov SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
08 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
31 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
25 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 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 6
1 Conceded 2
+5 GD +4
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
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS Stadion!
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 8' Fredrik Midtsjo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 13' Both keepers have barely been tested. AZ and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 18' 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.
  • 21' AZ is taking the lead after the goal scored by Teun Koopmeiners on 21.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Tomas Suslov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 41' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 41 minutes.
  • 46' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Remco Balk comes on to replace Tomas Suslov.
  • 51' AZ is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 56' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jesper Karlsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Fredrik Midtsjo on 57.
  • 62' Another substitution for AZ to replace Jesper Karlsson by Zakaria Aboukhlal on 62 minute.
  • 67' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 69' GOAL! Ahmed El Messaoudi fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 74' What composure from Ahmed El Messaoudi! The Morocco international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 76' The whistle greets Dani de Wit as he departs to be replaced by Ferdy Druijf.
  • 78' AZ player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 79' Patrick Joosten is having his name booked by the referee on 79.
  • 84' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Jorgen Larsen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Bruno Martins Indi on 85 minutes.
  • 90' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Gabriel Gudmundsson is replaced by Wessel Dammers on 90 minute.
  • 1-2 the final result. AZ will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesper Karlsson 4
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Sven Mijnans 1
Ernest Poku 1
Teun Koopmeiners 1
Mexx Meerdink 1
Adam Maher 1
Michael de Leeuw 1

Head to Head

2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen 2019-03-30 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2018-09-23 FC Groningen 1–3 AZ

AZ Form

2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen L 2020-12-03 AZ 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ W 2020-11-26 AZ 0–0 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2020-11-22 AZ 1–0 FC Emmen W 2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ W

FC Groningen Form

2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen W 2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2020-11-08 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen L 2020-10-31 FC Groningen 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Groningen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.65 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ47% Draw28% FC Groningen25%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Groningen
53%
AZ or FC Groningen
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ36% Draw46% FC Groningen18%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.7%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
9.3%
0 – 0
9%
0 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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