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FC Groningen vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
FC Groningen
0 – 0
Full Time
Almere City FC
Sun 12 Jan 2025 · 13:30 UTC Euroborg 22,122 HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Junior Kadile
Y 43' Charles-Andreas Brym
Leandro Bacuna 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
  • Assistant 2 Sjoerd Nanninga
3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 9.3 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

2
FC Groningen 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-12 FC Groningen 0–0 Almere City FC 2024-08-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Euroborg. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Groningen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' FC Groningen have won 258 goals from 314 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 22' Junior Kadile catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 22.
  • 27' The travelling Almere City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' Marco Rente, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 37' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 314 games and scored 258 goals.
  • 43' Almere City FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 48' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and Almere City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 53' FC Groningen are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Almere City FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luciano Valente made 314 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Leandro Bacuna is having his name booked by the referee on 60.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thom Haye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 67' Mats Seuntjens is replacing Luciano Valente for the FC Groningen side.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Alex Carbonell on, Thom Haye off on 69 minutes.
  • 74' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Romano Postema, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Groningen and Almere City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Thijs Oosting is withdrawn and David van der Werff gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Another change for FC Groningen made on 86 minute. Leandro Bacuna leaves to be changed by Wouter Prins.
  • 90' Baptiste Guillaume is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp at the 90 minute mark.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Almere City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jeroen Rijsdijk

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 75% + Under — clean sheet likely 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen46% Draw33% Almere City FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes32% 0% No68%
Avg goals/match: 1.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
FC Groningen28% Draw58% Almere City FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 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.