FC Groningen vs FC Twente '65, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2020-21

FC Groningen

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FC Twente '65

Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 13:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 53' Thijs van Leeuwen

Sam Schreck 64' Y

Y 78' Issah Abbas

Overview

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FC Groningen vs FC Twente '65 — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
FC Twente '65 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kevin Blom
Referee Bas van Dongen
Referee Alex Bos
Referee Patrick Inia

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

FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.7 goals FC Twente '65

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-17 FC Groningen 2–2 FC Twente '65 2020-09-25 FC Twente '65 3–1 FC Groningen 2020-01-18 FC Twente '65 0–0 FC Groningen 2019-08-10 FC Groningen 1–3 FC Twente '65

Recent Form

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	FC Twente '65	H	2–2	D
14 Jan	Willem II Tilburg	A	3–2	W
09 Jan	FC Utrecht	A	2–2	D
23 Dec	Heracles Almelo	H	0–1	L
19 Dec	Sparta Rotterdam	A	3–2	W
12 Dec	RKC Waalwijk	H	2–0	W

FC Twente '65

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Jan	FC Groningen	A	2–2	D
14 Jan	AFC Ajax	H	1–3	L
09 Jan	FC Emmen	A	4–1	W
22 Dec	Sparta Rotterdam	H	0–2	L
19 Dec	VVV Venlo	A	2–1	W
13 Dec	AZ	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

FC Groningen		FC Twente '65
#8	Position	#4
11	Points	16
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
15	Scored	15
13	Conceded	7
+2	GD	+8
1.57	PPG	2.29
43%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

29% Clean Sheets
FC Twente '65 this season

FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts). FC Twente '65 are 4th (16 pts).

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

FC Twente '65

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/5

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

4/–

76+

3/1

■ 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

FC Twente '65

Wout Weghorst	4 G	1 A
Daouda Weidmann	2 G	1 A
Marko Pjaca	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Groningen is hosting FC Twente \'65 for another epic battle.
5' Gijs Smal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 246 appearances.
10' Curacao international Nathan Markelo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
12' Dario Dumic adds to his 0 season tally! FC Twente '65 lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
17' FC Groningen have won 254 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' Assisted by Luka Ilic with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thijs van Leeuwen makes no mistake. 0-2!
27' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
37' FC Twente \'65 looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Wout Weghorst scoring 1 goals.
42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ron Jans might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Time for substitution for FC Twente '65. Tyronne Ebuehi is replaced by Julio Pleguezuelo.
47' Against the run of play, Ahmed El Messaoudi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Thijs van Leeuwen.
58' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Twente \'65 winning 0% of all matches.
60' FC Twente '65 ring the changes. Thijs van Leeuwen has done his job and it is now time for Issah Abbas to step up.
64' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Sam Schreck will be fuming at that decision.
66' What an equalizer from Jorgen Larsen!
71' The 28-year-old Ramiz Zerrouki has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
76' Bart van Hintum is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
78' FC Twente '65 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
81' The crowd applauds Godfried Roemeratoe as he leaves the pitch. Wout Brama steps in for FC Twente '65.
86' It is a substitution in FC Twente '65 team. Queensy Menig is replaced by Jesse Bosch on 86 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Groningen 2-2 FC Twente \'65.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bart van Hintum
6
Azor Matusiwa C ↓ Sam Schreck 46'
2
Damil Dankerlui ↓ Remco Balk 86'
11
Mo El Hankouri
1
Sergio Padt
21
Alessio Da Cruz ↓ Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist 46'
5
Ko Itakura
18
Ahmed El Messaoudi ↓ Remco Balk 86'
9
Jorgen Larsen
15
Gabriel Gudmundsson
31
Tomas Suslov ↓ Daniel van Kaam 46'

Bench

7
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist ↑ 46'
26
Daniel van Kaam ↑ 46'
8
Sam Schreck ↑ 46'
4
Wessel Dammers
24
Nigel Bertrams
25
Jan de Boer
17
Miguel ↑ 86'
33
Joel van Kaam
34
Kian Slor
35
Remco Balk ↑ 86'

Coach Danny Buijs

FC Twente \'65 Lineups

Starting XI

8
Luka Ilic
11
Queensy Menig ↓ Jesse Bosch 86'
16
Joel Drommel C
20
Godfried Roemeratoe ↓ Wout Brama 81'
15
Kik Pierie
43
Dario Dumic
23
Tyronne Ebuehi ↓ Julio Pleguezuelo 46'
9
Danilo ↓ Nathan Markelo 60'
19
Ramiz Zerrouki
5
Gijs Smal
37
Thijs van Leeuwen ↓ Issah Abbas 60'

Bench

6
Wout Brama ↑ 81'
22
Jeffrey De Lange
10
Issah Abbas ↑ 60'
4
Julio Pleguezuelo ↑ 46'
32
Jesse Bosch ↑ 86'
30
Ennio van der Gouw
24
Nathan Markelo ↑ 60'
40
Casper Staring
39
Daan Rots
38
Max Bruns

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sem Steijn	3
Dimitris Limnios	2
Ahmed El Messaoudi	2
Vaclav Cerny	2
Virgil Misidjan	2
Thom van Bergen	2
Manfred Ugalde	1
Marko Pjaca	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.3 FC Groningen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.03 FC Twente \'65 xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen30% Draw24% FC Twente \'6546%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw

55%

Draw or FC Twente \'65

70%

FC Groningen or FC Twente \'65

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen20% Draw41% FC Twente \'6539%

Actual: FC Twente \'65 win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.3%

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 3

4.1%

1 – 0

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap	FC Groningen covers	Push	FC Twente \'65 covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	13%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	47%	—	53%
+1	47%	21%	32%
+1.5	68%	—	32%
+2	68%	16%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

FC Twente \'65 keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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

FC Groningen vs FC Twente '65, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Twente \'65 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Groningen Form

FC Twente \'65 Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Clean Sheet