AZ vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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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 Van der Eijk
- Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
- Assistant 2 Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
10 games this season
🟨 4.4/game
⚽ 14.2 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | FC Groningen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 May | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Apr | NAC Breda | H | 1–1 | D |
| 13 Apr | Heracles Almelo | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Apr | Feyenoord Rotterdam | H | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Apr | RKC Waalwijk | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May | AZ | A | 0–3 | L |
| 03 May | RKC Waalwijk | H | 6–1 | W |
| 23 Apr | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–1 | W |
| 13 Apr | FC Utrecht | A | 1–3 | L |
| 05 Apr | PSV | H | 1–3 | L |
| 02 Apr | Feyenoord Rotterdam | A | 1–4 | L |
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)
H2H (14 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
AZ this season
AZ this season
8%
Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against AZ and FC Groningen has kicked off!
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 9' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sven Mijnans makes it 1-0.
- 14' Dave Kwakman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 19' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 24' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 29' Ruben van Bommel is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
- 31' Ernest Poku has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 31 minutes.
- 36' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 39' That looks like a foul for a card for Hjalmar Ekdal.
- 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Finn Stam made 319 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' Ruben van Bommel catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Wouter Prins. He replaces Marvin Peersman on 46 minute.
- 48' The deadlock is broken! Mexx Meerdink gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
- 53' AZ currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tika de Jonge, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 63' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 63.
- 68' Another substitution for AZ to replace Ruben van Bommel by Jayden Addai on 68 minute.
- 71' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Hjalmar Ekdal is withdrawn and Finn Stam gets his opportunity.
- 76' 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.
- 81' It’s gonna be a card for Wouter Prins.
- 84' The whistle greets Ernest Poku as he departs to be replaced by Mayckel Lahdo.
- 87' Tika de Jonge is replacing Stije Resink for the FC Groningen side.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
AZ Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
-
10
Sven Mijnans ↓ Zico Buurmeester 68'
- 6
- 5
-
21
Ernest Poku ↓ Mayckel Lahdo 84'
- 30
-
35
Mexx Meerdink ↓ Ibrahim Sadiq 68'
- 22
- 1
-
7
Ruben van Bommel ↓ Jayden Addai 68'
- 18
- 26
Bench
- 41
- 4
- 12
-
11
Ibrahim Sadiq ↑ 68'
- 16
-
23
Mayckel Lahdo ↑ 84'
-
28
Zico Buurmeester ↑ 68'
- 34
- 24
-
17
Jayden Addai ↑ 68'
Coach
Maarten Martens
FC Groningen Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
- 5
- 1
-
6
Stije Resink ↓ Tika de Jonge 87'
- 10
- 26
- 14
-
4
Hjalmar Ekdal ↓ Finn Stam 71'
- 3
- 16
-
43
Marvin Peersman ↓ Wouter Prins 46'
Bench
- 20
- 21
- 9
-
29
Romano Postema ↑ 71'
- 25
- 27
- 24
- 11
-
18
Tika de Jonge ↑ 87'
-
2
Wouter Prins ↑ 46'
-
22
Finn Stam ↑ 71'
- 46
Coach
Dick Lukkien
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
AZ Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.53
AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05
FC Groningen xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 68% + AZ to win 66%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 96% |
|
4% |
| ± 1.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 2.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 3.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 4.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
Double Chance
AZ or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Groningen
34%
AZ or FC Groningen
81%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: AZ win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
9%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.6%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.8%
4 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.8%
Asian Handicap — AZ
| Handicap | AZ covers | Push | FC Groningen covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -2 | 27% | 20% | 53% |
| -1.5 | 47% | — | 53% |
| -1 | 47% | 21% | 32% |
| -0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +0.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +1 | 87% | 8% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
AZ keeps clean sheet
36%
✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.