Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Groningen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
FC Groningen
2 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Sun 24 Oct 2021 · 18:00 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 43' Pantelis Chatzidiakos
Tomas Suslov 63' Y
Y 65' Albert Gudmundsson
Y 73' Tijani Reijnders

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs AZ — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

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

Match Details

  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Roy de Nas

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
2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct AZ H 2–0 W
17 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
01 Oct FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
25 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
22 Sep SBV Vitesse H 0–1 L
18 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct FC Groningen A 0–2 L
17 Oct FC Utrecht H 5–1 W
03 Oct SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 3–1 W
26 Sep Go Ahead Eagles H 5–0 W
23 Sep FC Twente '65 A 1–3 L
19 Sep Heracles Almelo A 2–3 L

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' Welcome to Euroborg that hosts another battle between FC Groningen and AZ.
  • 5' Dani de Wit, a Netherlands , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Cyril Ngonge puts FC Groningen on the lead.
  • 25' Denmark international Peter Vindahl Jensen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' Owen Wijndal is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 35' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pantelis Chatzidiakos, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' The referee shows AZ player a Yellow card on 43.
  • 48' The 26-year-old Daniel van Kaam has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 58' Over 58 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 63' The referee shows FC Groningen player a Yellow card on 63.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Albert Gudmundsson is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 65.
  • 69' It is a substitution in AZ team. Pantelis Chatzidiakos is replaced by Tijani Reijnders on 69 minute.
  • 71' Michael de Leeuw doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Tijani Reijnders is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 73.
  • 74' Romano Postema gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Cyril Ngonge and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Zakaria Aboukhlal gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Vangelis Pavlidis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pascal Jansen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 88' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Paulos Abraham is replaced by Marin Sverko.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Daniel van Kaam. He replaces Tomas Suslov on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. FC Groningen beats AZ

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
Michael de Leeuw 1
Fredrik Midtsjo 1
Cyril Ngonge 1
Oussama Idrissi 1
Yukinari Sugawara 1
Julian Chabot 1

Head to Head

2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ 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

FC Groningen Form

2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ W 2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-10-01 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2021-09-25 AFC Ajax 3–0 FC Groningen L 2021-09-22 FC Groningen 0–1 SBV Vitesse L 2021-09-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 FC Groningen L

AZ Form

2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ L 2021-10-17 AZ 5–1 FC Utrecht W 2021-10-03 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1–3 AZ W 2021-09-26 AZ 5–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2021-09-23 FC Twente '65 3–1 AZ L 2021-09-19 Heracles Almelo 3–2 AZ L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.24 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 AZ xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or AZ 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen36% Draw26% AZ38%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
62%
Draw or AZ
64%
FC Groningen or AZ
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen22% Draw46% AZ32%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 21% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
21% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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