Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Groningen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
FC Groningen
3 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Sun 22 Mar 2026 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs AZ — Eredivisie .

  • FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Martijn Vos
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

3
3
7
FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ 2025-08-10 AZ 4–1 FC Groningen 2025-05-11 AZ 3–0 FC Groningen 2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Mar AZ H 3–0 W
13 Mar PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
07 Mar AFC Ajax H 3–1 W
01 Mar FC Volendam A 2–3 L
22 Feb FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L
14 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Mar FC Groningen A 0–3 L
15 Mar Heracles Almelo H 4–0 W
07 Mar PSV A 1–2 L
01 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
22 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
14 Feb SBV Excelsior A 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Groningen AZ
#8 Position #1
11 Points 19
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 1 / 0
15 Scored 18
13 Conceded 6
+2 GD +12
1.57 PPG 2.71
43% Win % 86%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts). AZ are 1st (19 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for FC Groningen and AZ.
  • 3-0 the final result. AZ will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

AZ Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesper Karlsson 4
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Michael de Leeuw 1
Fredrik Midtsjo 1
Cyril Ngonge 1
Oussama Idrissi 1
Yukinari Sugawara 1
Julian Chabot 1

Head to Head

2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ 2025-08-10 AZ 4–1 FC Groningen 2025-05-11 AZ 3–0 FC Groningen 2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen

FC Groningen Form

2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ W 2026-03-13 PEC Zwolle 1–1 FC Groningen D 2026-03-07 FC Groningen 3–1 AFC Ajax W 2026-03-01 FC Volendam 3–2 FC Groningen L 2026-02-22 FC Twente '65 2–1 FC Groningen L 2026-02-14 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht L

AZ Form

2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ L 2026-03-15 AZ 4–0 Heracles Almelo W 2026-03-07 PSV 2–1 AZ L 2026-03-01 FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ L 2026-02-22 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-02-14 SBV Excelsior 1–2 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 AZ xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or AZ 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen36% Draw25% AZ39%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
62%
Draw or AZ
64%
FC Groningen or AZ
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen25% Draw43% AZ32%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6.2%
0 – 2
6%
0 – 0
5.6%
1 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 17% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
18% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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