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Almere City FC vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Almere City FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:30 UTC Yanmar Stadion 4,222 HT 45' · FT 45'
Baptiste Guillaume 8' 1–0
1–1 67' Leandro Bacuna
Hamdi Akujobi 18' Y
Y 53' Finn Stam
Y 60' Marvin Peersman

Overview

Match Preview

Almere City FC vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Yanmar Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Assistant 1 Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Joris Westhof (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
Almere City FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D
24 Aug PSV H 1–7 L
16 Aug Fortuna Sittard A 0–3 L
10 Aug AZ H 0–1 L
19 May NEC H 1–4 L
12 May AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Almere City FC A 1–1 D
25 Aug AZ H 0–0 D
17 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
09 Aug NAC Breda H 4–1 W
28 May Sparta Rotterdam H 0–5 L
21 May SBV Vitesse A 0–6 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Almere City FC and FC Groningen has kicked off!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Almere City FC and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 8' Assisted by Thomas Robinet with the perfectly-timed delivery and Baptiste Guillaume makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 13' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 18' Hamdi Akujobi was booked on 18.
  • 23' It is a cagey affair so far. Almere City FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact 4-4-2.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Almere City FC that had 69 games and scored 62 goals.
  • 33' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' A quiet spell here at Yanmar Stadion. Almere City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Another change for Almere City FC made on 46 minute. Thomas Robinet leaves to be changed by Junior Kadile.
  • 51' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Nordin Bakker has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Finn Stam on 53.
  • 58' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dick Lukkien will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Marvin Peersman gets a card.
  • 65' Wouter Prins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Finn Stam on 65 minute.
  • 67' Goal! Leandro Bacuna scores his 14 goal in 379 matches.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Almere City FC! Ruben Providence comes on to replace Baptiste Guillaume.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Damil Dankerlui. He replaces Faiz Mattoir on 71 minute.
  • 76' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 81' Almere City FC is showing some good football. However, Almere City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hedwiges Maduro

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.31 Almere City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Almere City FC or FC Groningen 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC34% Draw29% FC Groningen37%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Almere City FC or Draw
63%
Draw or FC Groningen
66%
Almere City FC or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Almere City FC25% Draw47% FC Groningen28%
Actual: Almere City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
8.3%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Almere City FC

Handicap Almere City FC covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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