Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Groningen vs AZ, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
FC Groningen
3 – 0
Full Time
AZ
Sun 22 Mar 2026 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs AZ — Eredivisie .

  • FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Martijn Vos
5 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 9.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

3
3
8
FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 2.5 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ 2025-08-10 AZ 4–1 FC Groningen 2025-05-11 AZ 3–0 FC Groningen 2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Mar AZ H 3–0 W
13 Mar PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
07 Mar AFC Ajax H 3–1 W
01 Mar FC Volendam A 2–3 L
22 Feb FC Twente '65 A 1–2 L
14 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Mar FC Groningen A 0–3 L
15 Mar Heracles Almelo H 4–0 W
07 Mar PSV A 1–2 L
01 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
22 Feb Sparta Rotterdam H 3–1 W
14 Feb SBV Excelsior A 2–1 W

Season Stats

FC Groningen AZ
#9 Position #5
15 Points 23
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 3
29 Scored 24
28 Conceded 16
+1 GD +8
1.25 PPG 1.92
33% Win % 58%

Key Stats

36% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). AZ are 5th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Groningen and AZ has kicked off!
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Groningen 3-0 AZ.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

AZ Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesper Karlsson 4
Mexx Meerdink 3
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Fredrik Midtsjo 1
Mayckel Lahdo 1
Oussama Idrissi 1
Milos Kerkez 1
Ron Vlaar 1

Head to Head

2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ 2025-08-10 AZ 4–1 FC Groningen 2025-05-11 AZ 3–0 FC Groningen 2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen

FC Groningen Form

2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ W 2026-03-13 PEC Zwolle 1–1 FC Groningen D 2026-03-07 FC Groningen 3–1 AFC Ajax W 2026-03-01 FC Volendam 3–2 FC Groningen L 2026-02-22 FC Twente '65 2–1 FC Groningen L 2026-02-14 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht L

AZ Form

2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ L 2026-03-15 AZ 4–0 Heracles Almelo W 2026-03-07 PSV 2–1 AZ L 2026-03-01 FC Utrecht 2–0 AZ L 2026-02-22 AZ 3–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-02-14 SBV Excelsior 1–2 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.69 AZ xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or AZ 76% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen43% Draw24% AZ33%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
68%
Draw or AZ
57%
FC Groningen or AZ
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen32% Draw40% AZ28%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
19% ✗
AZ keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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