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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
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Groningen to score. At the same time, Almere City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Theo Barbet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a card for Junior Kadile.
  • 27' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' 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 Charles-Andreas Brym suffering a number of foals already.
  • 42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Charles-Andreas Brym. He receives a card.
  • 48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 53' 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.
  • 58' FC Groningen are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 60' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Leandro Bacuna gets a card.
  • 65' Johan Hove has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 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' Alex Carbonell gets the nod from Almere City FC. He replaces Thom Haye and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 74' FC Groningen currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Almere City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 84' Almere City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — David van der Werff on, Thijs Oosting off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Leandro Bacuna departs to be replaced by Wouter Prins.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Almere City FC — Baptiste Guillaume on, Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.