Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
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
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 #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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at AFAS Stadion!
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 8' Controversy at the stadium! Fredrik Midtsjo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 13' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fredrik Midtsjo made 304 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 18' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 21' A goal from the Netherlands international Teun Koopmeiners! He fires home on 21 to make it 1-0!
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Calvin Stengs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 41' 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 Daniel van Kaam suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' FC Groningen make a change. Tomas Suslov trudges off to be replaced by Remco Balk on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Marco Bizot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 56' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Bart van Hintum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Fredrik Midtsjo.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Jesper Karlsson as he leaves the pitch. Zakaria Aboukhlal steps in for AZ.
  • 67' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 69' What composure from Ahmed El Messaoudi! The Morocco international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 74' Ahmed El Messaoudi adds to his 0 season tally! FC Groningen lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Dani de Wit as he leaves the pitch. Ferdy Druijf steps in for AZ.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Bruno Martins Indi is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Patrick Joosten will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Jorgen Larsen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' The referee shows AZ player a Red card on 85.
  • 90' AZ receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Wessel Dammers is hanging Gabriel Gudmundsson on the field on 90 minute.
  • AZ will have plenty to reflect on. FC Groningen were simply the better side today.

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
Ricardo Pepi 1
Adam Maher 1
Dani de Wit 1
Fredrik Midtsjo 1
Mayckel Lahdo 1
Oussama Idrissi 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
3 / 4
2.03 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ53% Draw25% FC Groningen22%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Groningen
47%
AZ or FC Groningen
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AZ43% Draw42% FC Groningen15%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.6%
1 – 0
9%
3 – 1
6.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 23% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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