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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

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

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

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.

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.