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FC Groningen vs NEC, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
FC Groningen
4 – 3
Full Time
NEC
Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 17:45 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'
R 18' Souffian El Karouani
Jorgen Larsen 18' Y
Jorgen Larsen 19' Y
Y 28' Rogier Meijer
Mo El Hankouri 60' Y
Mo El Hankouri 61' Y
Laros Duarte 75' Y
Daleho Irandust 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs NEC — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Sjoerd Nanninga
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
  • Referee Martijn Vos
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
1
4
FC Groningen 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-12 FC Groningen 4–3 NEC 2021-10-31 NEC 3–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar NEC H 4–3 W
05 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
26 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 1–0 W
20 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
12 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 0–1 L
06 Feb Go Ahead Eagles H 2–1 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Mar FC Groningen A 3–4 L
06 Mar AZ H 1–3 L
27 Feb SBV Vitesse A 1–4 L
19 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
13 Feb SC Heerenveen A 1–0 W
05 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Groningen NEC
#8 Position #11
11 Points 8
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 3
15 Scored 12
13 Conceded 13
+2 GD -1
1.57 PPG 1.14
43% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts). NEC are 11th (8 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
NEC
0-15
3/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/3
76+
3/2
■ 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
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 3 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Euroborg!
  • 2' FC Groningen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Michael de Leeuw on 2.
  • 7' NEC is showing some good football. However, NEC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 12' 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 Marin Sverko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 13' Goal! Ali Akman scores his 10 goal in 518 matches.
  • 14' A goal from the Turkey international Ali Akman! He fires home on 14 to make it 1-2!
  • 18' NEC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 19' Jorgen Larsen picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Jorgen Larsen gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 23' Goal! Jorgen Larsen scores his 33 goal in 14 matches.
  • 28' It’s a booking for NEC player. Rogier Meijer gets a Yellow card.
  • 29' Lasse Schone is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 32' Magnus Mattsson is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Another change for FC Groningen made on 46 minute. Bart van Hintum leaves to be changed by Daleho Irandust.
  • 51' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tomas Suslov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 56' NEC have won 244 goals from 177 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 61' Mo El Hankouri is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 66' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Cyril Ngonge comes on to replace Paulos Abraham.
  • 71' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Laros Duarte.
  • 78' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Tomas Suslov is withdrawn and Damil Dankerlui gets his opportunity.
  • 79' Another change for FC Groningen made on 79 minute. Tomas Suslov leaves to be changed by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 80' Romano Postema is replacing Michael de Leeuw for the FC Groningen side.
  • 80' Romano Postema has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
  • 82' Time for substitution for NEC. Ali Akman is replaced by Ivan Marquez.
  • 87' Daleho Irandust picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 88' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Magnus Mattsson departs to be replaced by Ilias Bronkhorst.
  • Full Time. FC Groningen beats NEC

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 NEC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen50% Draw21% NEC29%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
72%
Draw or NEC
50%
FC Groningen or NEC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen37% Draw36% NEC27%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.6%
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 0
4%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 3
3.4%
4 – 1
3.3%
4 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 18% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 15% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 9% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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