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FC Emmen vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Emmen
0 – 4
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 9 May 2021 · 10:15 UTC De Oude Meerdijk HT 45' · FT 45'
Glenn Bijl 27' Y
Jari Vlak 53' Y
Y 55' Bart van Hintum
Y 55' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist

Overview

Match Preview

FC Emmen vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at De Oude Meerdijk.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Martijn Vos
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
FC Emmen 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-09 FC Emmen 0–4 FC Groningen 2021-03-13 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen 2019-12-22 FC Groningen 2–0 FC Emmen 2019-08-03 FC Emmen 0–1 FC Groningen 2019-05-15 FC Emmen 1–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Emmen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May FC Groningen H 0–4 L
02 May AFC Ajax A 0–4 L
25 Apr Heracles Almelo H 3–1 W
10 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
04 Apr RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
20 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May FC Emmen A 4–0 W
02 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
24 Apr PSV A 0–1 L
11 Apr SC Heerenveen H 0–2 L
03 Apr VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
20 Mar RKC Waalwijk A 1–3 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% 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' And we are off! FC Emmen vs FC Groningen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Jorgen Larsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 33 goals in his last 14 appearances.
  • 15' Mike te Wierik, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' FC Emmen have won 160 goals from 129 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 27' The referee shows FC Emmen player a Yellow card on 27.
  • 28' A stunning finish from Bart van Hintum — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 33' A quiet spell here at De Oude Meerdijk. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 38' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 43' Sergio Pena has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Emmen team. Luka Adzic is replaced by Paul Gladon on 46 minute.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' Alessio Da Cruz doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' FC Emmen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Bart van Hintum. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 62' Alessio Da Cruz with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' It is a substitution in FC Emmen team. Jari Vlak is replaced by Nikolai Laursen on 63 minute.
  • 64' A change in the FC Emmen ranks — Jari Vlak exits the field as Nikolai Laursen enters on 64.
  • 68' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Alessio Da Cruz is replaced by Paulos Abraham.
  • 73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Arjen Robben by Jorgen Larsen on 80 minute.
  • 81' Paulos Abraham adds to his 0 season tally! FC Groningen lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Arjen Robben is replaced by Jorgen Larsen.
  • 85' Another change for FC Emmen made on 85 minute. Michael de Leeuw leaves to be changed by Hilal Ben Moussa.
  • 86' Patrick Joosten is replacing Mo El Hankouri for the FC Groningen side.
  • 87' FC Groningen make a change. Ahmed El Messaoudi trudges off to be replaced by Tomas Suslov on 87 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Emmen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alessio Da Cruz 3
Nicklas Pedersen 2
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Miguel Araujo 2
Mimoun Mahi 1
Michael Chacon 1
Ajdin Hrustic 1
Glenn Bijl 1

Head to Head

2021-05-09 FC Emmen 0–4 FC Groningen 2021-03-13 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen 2019-12-22 FC Groningen 2–0 FC Emmen 2019-08-03 FC Emmen 0–1 FC Groningen 2019-05-15 FC Emmen 1–0 FC Groningen

FC Emmen Form

2021-05-09 FC Emmen 0–4 FC Groningen L 2021-05-02 AFC Ajax 4–0 FC Emmen L 2021-04-25 FC Emmen 3–1 Heracles Almelo W 2021-04-10 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Emmen W 2021-04-04 FC Emmen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2021-03-20 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 FC Emmen D

FC Groningen Form

2021-05-09 FC Emmen 0–4 FC Groningen W 2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-04-24 PSV 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen L 2021-04-03 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen W 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.12 FC Emmen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: FC Emmen or FC Groningen 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Emmen30% Draw29% FC Groningen41%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Emmen or Draw
59%
Draw or FC Groningen
70%
FC Emmen or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Emmen21% Draw47% FC Groningen32%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
8%
1 – 0
7.1%
2 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Emmen

Handicap FC Emmen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Emmen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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