FC Groningen vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Groningen vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at Euroborg.
- FC Groningen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Almere City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Erwin Blank
- Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
- Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Jan Almere City FC H 0–0 D 15 Dec FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L 08 Dec PEC Zwolle H 0–0 D 30 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W 23 Nov PSV A 0–5 L 09 Nov Sparta Rotterdam H 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Jan FC Groningen A 0–0 D 21 Dec SC Heerenveen H 3–0 W 15 Dec AFC Ajax A 0–3 L 08 Dec FC Utrecht H 1–3 L 30 Nov NAC Breda A 0–1 L 23 Nov Go Ahead Eagles A 0–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Groningen and Almere City FC has kicked off!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Almere City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' Almere City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 15' Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 22' Almere City FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 27' It’s high time Jeroen Rijsdijk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Romano Postema, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
- 42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marvin Peersman made 307 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 43' The referee shows Almere City FC player a card on 43.
- 48' Baptiste Guillaume has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 53' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 58' The travelling Almere City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 60' That looks like a foul for a card for Leandro Bacuna.
- 65' Almere City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
- 67' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mats Seuntjens is hanging Luciano Valente on the field on 67 minute.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Alex Carbonell. He replaces Thom Haye on 69 minute.
- 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 79' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. Thom Haye has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 84' 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.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for David van der Werff. He replaces Thijs Oosting on 85 minute.
- 86' Another change for FC Groningen made on 86 minute. Leandro Bacuna leaves to be changed by Wouter Prins.
- 90' Another change for Almere City FC made on 90 minute. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp leaves to be changed by Baptiste Guillaume.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.
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Lineups
FC Groningen Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Leandro Bacuna ↓ Wouter Prins 86'
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- 9
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Romano Postema ↓ Finn Stam 67'
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- 10
- 8
- 3
- 43
Bench
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20
Mats Seuntjens ↑ 67'
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- 21
- 27
- 24
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26
Thom van Bergen ↑ 85'
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Wouter Prins ↑ 86'
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- 67
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Finn Stam ↑ 67'
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David van der Werff ↑ 85'
Coach Dick LukkienAlmere City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Anas Tahiri ↓ Jamie Lawrence 90'
- 22
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Thom Haye ↓ Alex Carbonell 69'
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- 18
- 14
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11
Junior Kadile ↓ Adi Nalic 69'
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- 1
- 5
Bench
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Baptiste Guillaume ↑ 90'
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Alex Carbonell ↑ 69'
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Jamie Lawrence ↑ 90'
- 27
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Adi Nalic ↑ 69'
- 29
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Ruben Providence ↑ 69'
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- 31
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Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Leandro Bacuna 1 Baptiste Guillaume 1 FC Groningen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.09 FC Groningen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.63 Almere City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.72Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 80% 20% ± 1.5 52% 48% ± 2.5 25% 75% ± 3.5 10% 90% ± 4.5 4% 96% Double Chance
FC Groningen or Draw 79%Draw or Almere City FC 54%FC Groningen or Almere City FC 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 Actual1 – 0 18.2%1 – 1 13.2%2 – 0 10.1%0 – 1 9.8%2 – 1 6.7%1 – 2 3.8%3 – 0 3.6%0 – 2 3.2%3 – 1 2.5%2 – 2 2.2%4 – 0 1%Asian Handicap — FC Groningen
Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Almere City FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 13% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 26% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 14% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet 54% ✓Almere City FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.