Saturday , 14 November 2026

AZ vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Tue 21 Dec 2021 · 20:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
R 4' Neraysho Kasanwirjo
Y 12' Danny Buijs
Y 28' Michael de Leeuw
Y 78' Laros Duarte
Y 88' Wessel Dammers

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Erik Koopman

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

8
3
3
AZ 14 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ 2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec FC Groningen H 1–0 W
18 Dec Willem II Tilburg H 4–1 W
12 Dec AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
05 Dec Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
02 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 2–1 W
28 Nov SBV Vitesse A 0–0 D
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
18 Dec Heracles Almelo A 2–4 L
12 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
03 Dec PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
27 Nov Fortuna Sittard A 4–1 W
21 Nov Go Ahead Eagles A 1–0 W

Season Stats

AZ FC Groningen
#5 Position #9
23 Points 15
12 Played 12
7 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
24 Scored 29
16 Conceded 28
+8 GD +1
1.92 PPG 1.25
58% Win % 33%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

AZ are 5th (23 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A
FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AZ host FC Groningen — let the battle begin!
  • 4' Neraysho Kasanwirjo picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 9' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yukinari Sugawara makes it 1-0.
  • 11' The supporters are chanting for Damil Dankerlui. He replaces Paulos Abraham on 11 minute.
  • 12' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Paulos Abraham by Damil Dankerlui on 12 minute.
  • 12' FC Groningen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 17' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' The 26-year-old Owen Wijndal has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Michael de Leeuw.
  • 33' 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 Dani de Wit suffering a number of foals already.
  • 38' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Jordy Clasie is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 46' Time for substitution for AZ. Pantelis Chatzidiakos is replaced by Sam Beukema.
  • 51' AZ currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Time for substitution for AZ. Aslak Fonn Witry is replaced by Yusuf Barasi.
  • 58' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' Cyril Ngonge has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jesper Karlsson makes it 2-0.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Wessel Dammers. He replaces Daniel van Kaam on 69 minute.
  • 74' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Laros Duarte on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Groningen will be frustrated.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AZ side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 84' The AZ manager makes a substitution. Owen Wijndal departs to be replaced by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 88' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
  • With this win, AZ is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesper Karlsson 4
Mexx Meerdink 3
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Teun Koopmeiners 1
Adam Maher 1
Michael de Leeuw 1
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 1
Fredrik Midtsjo 1

Head to Head

2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ 2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen

AZ Form

2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen W 2021-12-18 AZ 4–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-12-12 AFC Ajax 1–2 AZ W 2021-12-05 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-12-02 AZ 2–1 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-11-28 SBV Vitesse 0–0 AZ D

FC Groningen Form

2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-12-18 Heracles Almelo 4–2 FC Groningen L 2021-12-12 FC Groningen 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2021-12-03 FC Groningen 1–1 PEC Zwolle D 2021-11-27 Fortuna Sittard 1–4 FC Groningen W 2021-11-21 Go Ahead Eagles 0–1 FC Groningen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.13 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ55% Draw23% FC Groningen22%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Groningen
45%
AZ or FC Groningen
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ41% Draw40% FC Groningen19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
6.5%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 0
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 21% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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