Sunday , 16 August 2026

FC Groningen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
0 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Thu 13 May 2021 · 12:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Ko Itakura 68' Y
Ko Itakura 69' Y
Y 70' Jonas Svensson
Mike te Wierik 72' Y
Mike te Wierik 73' Y
Bart van Hintum 80' Y
Bart van Hintum 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs AZ — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

  • FC Groningen 1 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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

3
3
7
FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.2 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen 2019-03-30 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2018-09-23 FC Groningen 1–3 AZ

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May AZ H 0–0 D
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
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 May FC Groningen A 0–0 D
08 May Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
01 May RKC Waalwijk A 3–1 W
25 Apr AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
10 Apr Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
03 Apr Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W

Season Stats

FC Groningen AZ
#9 Position #1
3 Points 6
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 0
2 Scored 6
1 Conceded 1
+1 GD +5
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

FC Groningen are 9th (3 pts). AZ are 1st (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Netherlands international Teun Koopmeiners has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pascal Jansen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 20' The 35-year-old Jordy Clasie has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Bart van Hintum has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' AZ come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Sergio Padt needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' The crowd applauds Zakaria Aboukhlal as he leaves the pitch. Myron Boadu steps in for AZ.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' Jorgen Larsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulos Abraham at the 67 minute mark.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ko Itakura on 68.
  • 69' Ko Itakura is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Jonas Svensson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mike te Wierik on 72 minutes.
  • 72' Another change for AZ made on 72 minute. Jesper Karlsson leaves to be changed by Hakon Evjen.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mike te Wierik on 73 minutes.
  • 78' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Jonas Svensson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bart van Hintum.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bart van Hintum on 81.
  • 83' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arjen Robben is hanging Alessio Da Cruz on the field on 83 minute.
  • 88' It’s high time Pascal Jansen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' AZ make a change. Albert Gudmundsson trudges off to be replaced by Kenzo Goudmijn on 89 minutes.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesper Karlsson 4
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Ricardo Pepi 1
Adam Maher 1
Dani de Wit 1
Fredrik Midtsjo 1
Mayckel Lahdo 1
Oussama Idrissi 1

Head to Head

2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen 2019-03-30 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2018-09-23 FC Groningen 1–3 AZ

FC Groningen Form

2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 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

AZ Form

2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 2021-05-08 AZ 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2021-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 AZ W 2021-04-25 AFC Ajax 2–0 AZ L 2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-04-03 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.64 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen22% Draw30% AZ48%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
52%
Draw or AZ
78%
FC Groningen or AZ
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen12% Draw52% AZ36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
17.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
12.3%
1 – 2
8%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
3.9%
2 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
2.6%
2 – 0
2.4%
0 – 4
2%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 11% 85%
-0.5 15% — 85%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 27% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 17% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
53% ✓

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