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FC Groningen vs PEC Zwolle, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
1 – 0
Full Time
PEC Zwolle
Sat 13 Feb 2021 · 11:00 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'
Mike te Wierik 48' Y
Y 51' Immanuel Pherai
Y 57' Pelle Clement
R 59' Pelle Clement

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
  • Referee
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

3
5
5
FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.0 goals PEC Zwolle
Last 5 meetings
2021-02-13 FC Groningen 1–0 PEC Zwolle 2020-02-01 PEC Zwolle 1–0 FC Groningen 2019-09-21 FC Groningen 2–0 PEC Zwolle 2019-04-29 PEC Zwolle 3–2 FC Groningen 2018-09-02 FC Groningen 0–1 PEC Zwolle

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Feb PEC Zwolle H 1–0 W
30 Jan Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
26 Jan ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
23 Jan SBV Vitesse A 0–1 L
17 Jan FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D
14 Jan Willem II Tilburg A 3–2 W
PEC Zwolle
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Feb FC Groningen A 0–1 L
06 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
30 Jan FC Utrecht A 3–3 D
26 Jan Heracles Almelo H 2–2 D
22 Jan Willem II Tilburg A 3–1 W
16 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 0–2 L

Season Stats

FC Groningen PEC Zwolle
#9 Position #13
15 Points 12
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
29 Scored 13
28 Conceded 24
+1 GD -11
1.25 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 25%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
23% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
17% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). PEC Zwolle are 13th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
PEC Zwolle
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/5
31-45
2/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
3/5
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
PEC Zwolle
Koen Kostons 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: PEC Zwolle gets underway.
  • 5' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Japan international Yuta Nakayama has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' A goal from the Norway international Jorgen Larsen! He fires home on 16 to make it 1-0!
  • 21' FC Groningen looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Thom van Bergen scoring 1 goals.
  • 26' Benson Manuel has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 31' Gabriel Gudmundsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 36' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and PEC Zwolle are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Groningen winning 100% of all matches.
  • 48' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Mike te Wierik will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Immanuel Pherai.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Thomas Buitink is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PEC Zwolle.
  • 57' Pelle Clement was booked on 57.
  • 59' Pelle Clement was booked on 59.
  • 63' Kenneth Paal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mustafa Saymak at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Eliano Reijnders is ready to make an impact after coming on for Immanuel Pherai at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' The 24-year-old Tomas Suslov has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 78' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Tomas Suslov exits the field as Damil Dankerlui enters on 78.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Virgil Misidjan as he leaves the pitch. Jesper Drost steps in for PEC Zwolle.
  • 88' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PEC Zwolle backline.
  • 90' Wessel Dammers is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jorgen Larsen at the 90 minute mark.
  • 1-0 the final result. PEC Zwolle will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

PEC Zwolle Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Stegeman

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lennart Thy 2
Yuta Nakayama 2
Vito van Crooij 1
Mees De Wit 1
Vito van Crooij 1
Thomas van den Belt 1
Bram van Polen 1
Michael de Leeuw 1

Head to Head

2021-02-13 FC Groningen 1–0 PEC Zwolle 2020-02-01 PEC Zwolle 1–0 FC Groningen 2019-09-21 FC Groningen 2–0 PEC Zwolle 2019-04-29 PEC Zwolle 3–2 FC Groningen 2018-09-02 FC Groningen 0–1 PEC Zwolle

FC Groningen Form

2021-02-13 FC Groningen 1–0 PEC Zwolle W 2021-01-30 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-01-26 FC Groningen 3–0 ADO Den Haag W 2021-01-23 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-01-17 FC Groningen 2–2 FC Twente '65 D 2021-01-14 Willem II Tilburg 2–3 FC Groningen W

PEC Zwolle Form

2021-02-13 FC Groningen 1–0 PEC Zwolle L 2021-02-06 PEC Zwolle 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-01-30 FC Utrecht 3–3 PEC Zwolle D 2021-01-26 PEC Zwolle 2–2 Heracles Almelo D 2021-01-22 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 PEC Zwolle W 2021-01-16 PEC Zwolle 0–2 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.2 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen57% Draw22% PEC Zwolle21%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
80%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
43%
FC Groningen or PEC Zwolle
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen43% Draw40% PEC Zwolle17%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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