Wednesday , 30 September 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 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Nils van Kampen
  • Referee
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 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
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Groningen and AZ is underway.
  • 5' Zakaria Aboukhlal, a Morocco , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 25' Bart van Hintum has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 30' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' A tactical swap from AZ — Myron Boadu on, Zakaria Aboukhlal off on 60 minutes.
  • 65' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 67' FC Groningen ring the changes. Paulos Abraham has done his job and it is now time for Jorgen Larsen to step up.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ko Itakura on 68 minutes.
  • 69' The referee calls foul for Ko Itakura. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Jonas Svensson is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 70.
  • 72' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
  • 72' Another substitution for AZ to replace Jesper Karlsson by Hakon Evjen on 72 minute.
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mike te Wierik on 73 minutes.
  • 78' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' Bart van Hintum has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
  • 81' Bart van Hintum picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Arjen Robben comes on to replace Alessio Da Cruz.
  • 88' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 89' Kenzo Goudmijn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albert Gudmundsson on 89 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Sven Mijnans 1
Ernest Poku 1
Teun Koopmeiners 1
Mexx Meerdink 1
Adam Maher 1
Michael de Leeuw 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
0.84 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 AZ xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen23% Draw27% AZ50%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
50%
Draw or AZ
77%
FC Groningen or AZ
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen14% Draw46% AZ40%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.4%
1 – 1
11.9%
0 – 2
11.2%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 3
6.3%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 4
2.8%
2 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 11% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 43% — 57%
+1 43% 24% 33%
+1.5 67% — 33%
+2 67% 18% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

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