Thursday , 2 July 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 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 0 games · 0 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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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
#4 Position #3
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts). AZ are 3rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Groningen to score. At the same time, AZ does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Owen Wijndal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 300 appearances.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' A goal from the Belgium international Cyril Ngonge! He fires home on 20 to make it 1-0!
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' Yukinari Sugawara is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 307 games and scored 243 goals.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pantelis Chatzidiakos on 43.
  • 48' The 31-year-old Wessel Dammers has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 58' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 63' Tomas Suslov catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 65' The referee has no hesitation. Albert Gudmundsson is booked for AZ — Yellow card on 65.
  • 69' Another substitution for AZ to replace Pantelis Chatzidiakos by Tijani Reijnders on 69 minute.
  • 71' Assisted by Damil Dankerlui with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael de Leeuw makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 73' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tijani Reijnders on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Another change for FC Groningen made on 74 minute. Cyril Ngonge leaves to be changed by Romano Postema.
  • 77' Another change for AZ made on 77 minute. Vangelis Pavlidis leaves to be changed by Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 87' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 88' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Paulos Abraham exits the field as Marin Sverko enters on 88.
  • 90' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Tomas Suslov is replaced by Daniel van Kaam.
  • Another three points for FC Groningen.

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
Teun Koopmeiners 1
Mexx Meerdink 1
Adam Maher 1
Michael de Leeuw 1
Fredrik Midtsjo 1
Cyril Ngonge 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
2 / 4
0.69 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 AZ xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 90% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen41% Draw41% AZ18%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.08
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 63%
37%
± 1.5 30%
70%
± 2.5 10%
90%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
81%
Draw or AZ
59%
FC Groningen or AZ
59%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen20% Draw71% AZ9%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
37%
1 – 0
21.8%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
3.5%
0 – 2
2.1%
1 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.7%
3 – 1
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%
4 – 0
0.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 8% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 26% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 13% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
68% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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