AZ vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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 Dave Goossens
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Alex Bos
- Referee Halis Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
- Referee Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
- Referee Robin Vereijken
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | FC Groningen | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Fortuna Sittard | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | PSV | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | SBV Excelsior | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | NEC | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | AFC Ajax | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | FC Twente '65 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Telstar 1963 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Willem II Tilburg | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 2 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | FC Groningen | H | 1–0 | W |
| 03 Mar | SBV Vitesse | A | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Feb | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | H | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Feb | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 1–2 | L |
| 10 Feb | SBV Excelsior | H | 5–0 | W |
| 04 Feb | FC Volendam | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar | AZ | A | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Mar | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 0–1 | L |
| 25 Feb | SBV Excelsior | H | 3–0 | W |
| 18 Feb | FC Emmen | H | 1–1 | D |
| 11 Feb | PSV | A | 0–6 | L |
| 05 Feb | FC Twente '65 | H | 1–1 | D |
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)
H2H (13 games)
46%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, FC Groningen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' Jesper Karlsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the left winger.
- 5' GOAL! Jesper Karlsson fires home to make it 2-0!
- 10' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' 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 Florian Kruger suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 25' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' AZ are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
- 35' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Maty Ryan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 50' Fedde de Jong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Liam van Gelderen on 57 minutes.
- 62' 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.
- 63' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Luciano Valente comes on to replace Laros Duarte.
- 64' AZ make a change. Fedde de Jong trudges off to be replaced by Sam Beukema on 64 minutes.
- 65' A tactical swap from AZ — Djordje Mihailovic on, Jens Odgaard off on 65 minutes.
- 70' 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.
- 75' Vangelis Pavlidis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
- 77' Damil Dankerlui has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jetro Willems on 77 minute.
- 82' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Florian Kruger comes on to replace Elvis Manu.
- 87' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 90' The crowd applauds Jesper Karlsson as he leaves the pitch. Zico Buurmeester steps in for AZ.
- With this win, AZ is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 1
- 8
- 7
- 9
- 16
- 11
-
32
Fedde de Jong ↓ Sam Beukema 64'
- 6
-
5
Milos Kerkez ↓ Mees De Wit 64'
- 46
Bench
- 10
-
31
Sam Beukema ↑ 64'
- 12
-
14
Djordje Mihailovic ↑ 65'
- 23
-
17
Yusuf Barasi ↑ 77'
-
28
Zico Buurmeester ↑ 90'
-
34
Mees De Wit ↑ 64'
- 35
- 19
- 45
- 43
Coach
Pascal Jansen
FC Groningen Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Jetro Willems ↓ Damil Dankerlui 77'
-
28
Elvis Manu ↓ Florian Kruger 82'
- 12
-
6
Laros Duarte ↓ Luciano Valente 63'
- 9
- 20
- 7
- 42
- 19
-
55
Thom van Bergen ↓ Aimar Sher 77'
- 8
Bench
-
23
Florian Kruger ↑ 82'
- 4
-
2
Damil Dankerlui ↑ 77'
- 25
- 34
-
31
Aimar Sher ↑ 77'
- 37
- 1
-
40
Luciano Valente ↑ 63'
Coach
Dennis van der Ree
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jesper Karlsson | 4 |
| Ahmed El Messaoudi | 2 |
| Ernest Poku | 1 |
| Teun Koopmeiners | 1 |
| Mexx Meerdink | 1 |
| Adam Maher | 1 |
| Michael de Leeuw | 1 |
| Fredrik Midtsjo | 1 |
Head to Head
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.94
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.59
FC Groningen xG
I would bet for:
AZ to win 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
89%
Draw or FC Groningen
33%
AZ or FC Groningen
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
14.7%
0 – 0
9.8%
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
3 – 1
5.6%
4 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
3.9%
4 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.5%
1 – 2
2.5%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | FC Groningen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -2 | 22% | 21% | 57% |
| -1.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| -1 | 43% | 25% | 32% |
| -0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
56%
✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.