Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Groningen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
FC Groningen
0 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Sun 25 Aug 2024 · 10:15 UTC Euroborg 21,981 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Wouter Goes
Leandro Bacuna 28' Y
Romano Postema 34' Y
Finn Stam 74' Y

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
  • Assistant 1 Mario Diks
  • Assistant 2 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
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
2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ 2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug AZ H 0–0 D
17 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
09 Aug NAC Breda H 4–1 W
28 May Sparta Rotterdam H 0–5 L
21 May SBV Vitesse A 0–6 L
16 May AFC Ajax H 2–3 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug FC Groningen A 0–0 D
17 Aug NEC H 1–0 W
10 Aug Almere City FC A 1–0 W
19 May FC Utrecht H 3–3 D
12 May Go Ahead Eagles A 3–0 W
05 May FC Twente '65 H 2–1 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' The ball is rolling at Euroborg. FC Groningen are looking to make home advantage count against AZ.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Ghana international Ibrahim Sadiq has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 23' The referee shows AZ player a card on 23.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a card for Leandro Bacuna.
  • 33' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AZ backline.
  • 34' FC Groningen receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Groningen and AZ are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 49' Seiya Maikuma is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 54' 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.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johan Hove made 311 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' Supporters expect more eagerness from Myron van Brederode, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 67' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jayden Addai is hanging Ibrahim Sadiq on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 74' FC Groningen player sees a card in front of him.
  • 77' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Wouter Prins on, Romano Postema off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' FC Groningen have won 252 goals from 311 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 84' Time for substitution for AZ. Troy Parrott is replaced by Mexx Meerdink.
  • 86' Luciano Valente makes way for Rui Mendes at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 90' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Tika de Jonge departs to be replaced by Joey Pelupessy.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

AZ Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maarten Martens

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

2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2022-10-01 FC Groningen 1–4 AZ 2021-12-21 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen 2021-10-24 FC Groningen 2–0 AZ

FC Groningen Form

2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 2024-08-17 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Groningen W 2024-08-09 FC Groningen 4–1 NAC Breda W 2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-05-21 SBV Vitesse 6–0 FC Groningen L 2023-05-16 FC Groningen 2–3 AFC Ajax L

AZ Form

2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 2024-08-17 AZ 1–0 NEC W 2024-08-10 Almere City FC 0–1 AZ W 2024-05-19 AZ 3–3 FC Utrecht D 2024-05-12 Go Ahead Eagles 0–3 AZ W 2024-05-05 AZ 2–1 FC Twente '65 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
0.89 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 AZ xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen21% Draw26% AZ53%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
47%
Draw or AZ
79%
FC Groningen or AZ
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen14% Draw44% AZ42%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
0 – 1
10.9%
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 3
6.8%
1 – 3
6.1%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 4
3.2%
1 – 4
3%

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% 84%
-0.5 16% — 84%
+0.5 40% — 60%
+1 40% 24% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 19% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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