Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Groningen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Groningen
1 – 4
Full Time
AZ
Sat 1 Oct 2022 · 16:45 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'
Joey Pelupessy 80' Y
Y 84' Milos Kerkez

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 Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Patrick Inia
  • Referee Jesse Rozendal
  • Referee Marco Ribbink
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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
2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ 2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ 2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct AZ H 1–4 L
17 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 1–2 L
11 Sep SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 1–0 W
04 Sep SBV Vitesse H 0–1 L
26 Aug NEC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct FC Groningen A 4–1 W
18 Sep AFC Ajax H 2–1 W
11 Sep FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
04 Sep FC Emmen A 3–0 W
01 Sep NEC H 1–1 D
28 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 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.
  • 3' The Netherlands Dani de Wit breaks the deadlock on 3 minutes. 0-1!
  • 8' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 8.
  • 12' The whistle greets Liam van Gelderen as he departs to be replaced by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 17' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mayckel Lahdo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 19' What a strike from Jesper Karlsson! The score is 0-2.
  • 24' Tijani Reijnders has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 29' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and AZ are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Isak Dybvik, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' Another substitution for AZ to replace Dani de Wit by Riechedly Bazoer on 38 minute.
  • 42' The USA Ricardo Pepi breaks the deadlock on 42 minutes. 1-2!
  • 46' Jesper Karlsson makes way for Mayckel Lahdo at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 61' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Assisted by Tijani Reijnders with the perfectly-timed delivery and Milos Kerkez makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 63' Cyril Ngonge is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ragnar Oratmangoen at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jordy Clasie made 327 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 73' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 77' The whistle greets Myron van Brederode as he departs to be replaced by Peer Koopmeiners.
  • 80' The referee calls foul for Joey Pelupessy. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist on, Ricardo Pepi off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Nordin Musampa is replacing Laros Duarte for the FC Groningen side.
  • 84' The referee calls foul for Milos Kerkez. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 85' Assisted by Peer Koopmeiners with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mayckel Lahdo makes no mistake. 1-4!
  • 89' The crowd applauds Milos Kerkez as he leaves the pitch. Zinho Vanheusden steps in for AZ.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for AZ players.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

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

2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ 2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ 2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2020-12-06 AZ 1–2 FC Groningen

FC Groningen Form

2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ L 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen L 2022-09-11 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0–1 FC Groningen W 2022-09-04 FC Groningen 0–1 SBV Vitesse L 2022-08-26 NEC 1–1 FC Groningen D 2022-08-21 FC Groningen 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles W

AZ Form

2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ W 2022-09-18 AZ 2–1 AFC Ajax W 2022-09-11 AZ 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2022-09-04 FC Emmen 0–3 AZ W 2022-09-01 AZ 1–1 NEC D 2022-08-28 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0–1 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.28 AZ xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + AZ to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen19% Draw23% AZ58%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
42%
Draw or AZ
81%
FC Groningen or AZ
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen13% Draw39% AZ48%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 2
9.4%
1 – 1
9.3%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 3
7.6%
1 – 3
7.1%
0 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 4
4.3%
1 – 4
Actual
2 – 1
3.9%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 34% — 66%
+1 34% 22% 44%
+1.5 56% — 44%
+2 56% 20% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
39% ✓

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