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FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Groningen
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 30 Sep 2018 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Nicolas Gavory
Mike te Wierik 33' Y
R 66' Simon Gustafson
Y 67' Timo Letschert
Y 83' Sean Klaiber
Y 83' Mark van der Maarel

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Peter Janson

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
5
6
FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-30 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
23 Sep AZ H 1–3 L
15 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
02 Sep PEC Zwolle H 0–1 L
25 Aug VBV De Graafschap A 1–0 W
17 Aug Willem II Tilburg H 0–1 L
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Sep FC Groningen A 1–1 D
23 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–1 L
16 Sep FC Emmen H 1–2 L
01 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
26 Aug VVV Venlo H 1–1 D
19 Aug PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W

Season Stats

FC Groningen FC Utrecht
#4 Position #6
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
46% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts). FC Utrecht are 6th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Leon Guwara needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' FC Utrecht come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 16' Assisted by Gyrano Kerk with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sander van de Streek makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 20' Nicolas Gavory is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 25' FC Utrecht fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 33' Mike te Wierik has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' FC Utrecht started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Uriel Antuna. He replaces Jannik Pohl on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Michael Breij is replaced by Ahmad Mendes Moreira.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Simon Gustafson on 66.
  • 67' It’s a booking for FC Utrecht player. Timo Letschert gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Utrecht is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 75' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Tim Handwerker is withdrawn and Tim Freriks gets his opportunity.
  • 76' What an equalizer from Ahmad Mendes Moreira!
  • 79' Another change for FC Utrecht made on 79 minute. Sander van de Streek leaves to be changed by Mark van der Maarel.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sean Klaiber.
  • 88' Urby Emanuelson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Advocaat

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.46 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen28% Draw44% FC Utrecht28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes18% 0% No82%
Avg goals/match: 1.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 61%
39%
± 1.5 28%
72%
± 2.5 9%
91%
± 3.5 3%
97%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Utrecht
72%
FC Groningen or FC Utrecht
56%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen12% Draw73% FC Utrecht15%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
39%
0 – 1
18.2%
1 – 0
14.7%
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
5%
2 – 0
3.3%
1 – 2
2.9%
2 – 1
2.3%
0 – 3
0.9%
2 – 2
0.8%
1 – 3
0.6%
3 – 0
0.5%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 17% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 21% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
58% ✗
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
63% ✗

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