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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)
5 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game

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

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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Almere City FC have kicked off against FC Groningen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It looks surprising Almere City FC does not make any changes. Faiz Mattoir has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 8' What a strike from Baptiste Guillaume! The score is 1-0.
  • 13' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 18' Almere City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 23' Ricardo Visus is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 28' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson, a Iceland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 38' With 2 assists to his name this season, Thomas Robinet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Almere City FC.
  • 43' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Almere City FC! Junior Kadile comes on to replace Thomas Robinet.
  • 51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Almere City FC and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Finn Stam on 53 minutes.
  • 58' The 25-year-old Kornelius Hansen has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 60' Marvin Peersman has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 60.
  • 65' FC Groningen ring the changes. Finn Stam has done his job and it is now time for Wouter Prins to step up.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Leandro Bacuna has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 70' Almere City FC make a change. Baptiste Guillaume trudges off to be replaced by Ruben Providence on 70 minutes.
  • 71' Almere City FC make a change. Faiz Mattoir trudges off to be replaced by Damil Dankerlui on 71 minutes.
  • 76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Almere City FC and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 86' 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.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.