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FC Groningen vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Groningen
1 – 2
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sat 31 Aug 2019 · 17:45 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
Amir Absalem 45' Y
Ko Itakura 50' Y
Y 55' Alexander Merkel

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Sjoerd Nanninga
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 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

4
1
6
FC Groningen 11 games · Avg 3.1 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2019-01-19 FC Groningen 3–0 Heracles Almelo 2018-10-21 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
18 Aug AZ A 0–0 D
10 Aug FC Twente '65 H 1–3 L
03 Aug FC Emmen A 1–0 W
21 May SBV Vitesse A 1–3 L
18 May SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug FC Groningen A 2–1 W
24 Aug SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
18 Aug PSV H 0–2 L
11 Aug Fortuna Sittard A 1–1 D
04 Aug SC Heerenveen H 0–4 L
21 May FC Utrecht A 0–3 L

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% 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' KICK OFF: FC Groningen gets underway.
  • 5' Alexander Merkel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Heracles Almelo that had 233 games and scored 284 goals.
  • 15' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Wormuth will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 29' What composure from Silvester van der Water! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 34' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' FC Groningen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Heracles Almelo's shape.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Amir Absalem. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Sam Schreck as he departs to be replaced by Charlison Benschop.
  • 47' Django Warmerdam makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and FC Groningen are in front.
  • 50' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 60' Mauro Junior has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 441 appearances.
  • 62' A goal from the Germany international Lennart-Marten Czyborra! He fires home on 62 to make it 1-2!
  • 67' Kaj Sierhuis makes way for Gabriel Gudmundsson at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Robin Propper makes way for Maximilian Rossmann at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from Heracles Almelo.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 82' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Silvester van der Water exits the field as Adrian Szoke enters on 82.
  • 87' Heracles Almelo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The Heracles Almelo manager makes a substitution. Joey Konings departs to be replaced by Dario Van den Buijs.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Heracles Almelo to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Romano Postema 2
Brandley Kuwas 2
Nikolai Laursen 2
Adrian Dalmau 2
Thomas Bruns 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Silvester van der Water 1
Luka Kulenovic 1

Head to Head

2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2019-01-19 FC Groningen 3–0 Heracles Almelo 2018-10-21 Heracles Almelo 4–1 FC Groningen

FC Groningen Form

2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen D 2019-08-10 FC Groningen 1–3 FC Twente '65 L 2019-08-03 FC Emmen 0–1 FC Groningen W 2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen L 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse W

Heracles Almelo Form

2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2019-08-24 Heracles Almelo 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2019-08-18 Heracles Almelo 0–2 PSV L 2019-08-11 Fortuna Sittard 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2019-08-04 Heracles Almelo 0–4 SC Heerenveen L 2019-05-21 FC Utrecht 3–0 Heracles Almelo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or Heracles Almelo 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen36% Draw28% Heracles Almelo36%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
64%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
64%
FC Groningen or Heracles Almelo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen26% Draw45% Heracles Almelo29%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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