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FC Groningen vs PEC Zwolle, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 10:15 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

2
5
5
FC Groningen 12 games · Avg 1.9 goals PEC Zwolle

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
12 Aug SBV Vitesse A 1–5 L
12 Aug Wroxham FC H 0–3 L
21 May FC Erzgebirge Aue A 1–4 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep FC Groningen A 1–0 W
25 Aug PSV H 1–2 L
19 Aug FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
10 Aug SC Heerenveen H 2–3 L
11 Aug VfB Stuttgart H 1–2 L
20 Aug VfL Bochum 1848 H 2–2 D

Season Stats

FC Groningen PEC Zwolle
#4 Position #11
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

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts). PEC Zwolle are 11th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Groningen have kicked off against PEC Zwolle. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' PEC Zwolle are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mickey van der Hart is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Denis Genreau argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' PEC Zwolle receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 34.
  • 39' FC Groningen seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 46' Gianluca Scamacca has so much to prove this time. He replaces Denis Genreau on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PEC Zwolle that had 232 games and scored 257 goals.
  • 52' Rick Dekker was booked on 52.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Ouasim Bouy. He replaces Clint Leemans on 53 minute.
  • 54' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Mateo Casierra is withdrawn and Jannik Pohl gets his opportunity.
  • 59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 63' FC Groningen make a change. Michael Breij trudges off to be replaced by Mimoun Mahi on 63 minutes.
  • 64' What composure from Vito van Crooy! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kingsley Ehizibue, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Deyovaisio Zeefuik.
  • 74' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Tim Handwerker is replaced by Uriel Antuna on 74 minute.
  • 79' PEC Zwolle come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 84' Time for substitution for PEC Zwolle. Younes Namli is replaced by Gustavo Hamer.
  • 85' The referee calls foul for Mimoun Mahi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 90' Thomas Lam was booked on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for PEC Zwolle players.

Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.3 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 94% + Under — clean sheet likely 87%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen21% Draw48% PEC Zwolle31%
Actual: PEC Zwolle win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes13% 0% No87%
Avg goals/match: 0.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 53%
47%
± 1.5 21%
79%
± 2.5 6%
94%
± 3.5 2%
98%
± 4.5 0%
100%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
68%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
79%
FC Groningen or PEC Zwolle
52%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen7% Draw78% PEC Zwolle15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
46.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.9%
1 – 1
8.5%
0 – 2
5.4%
1 – 2
2.3%
2 – 0
1.5%
2 – 1
1.2%
0 – 3
0.9%
2 – 2
0.5%
1 – 3
0.4%
3 – 0
0.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 0% 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% 98%
-1 2% 12% 86%
-0.5 14% 86%
+0.5 70% 30%
+1 70% 24% 7%
+1.5 93% 7%
+2 93% 6% 1%
+2.5 99% 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
59%
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
74%

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