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FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Groningen
3 – 0
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Fri 4 Oct 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 20' Hannes Delcroix
Y 54' Daan Rienstra
Charlison Benschop 55' Y
Y 56' Stanley Elbers
Ko Itakura 71' Y
Bart van Hintum 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Michael Osseweijer

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

4
1
4
FC Groningen 9 games · Avg 3.7 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-04 FC Groningen 3–0 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
28 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
25 Sep PSV A 1–3 L
21 Sep PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
14 Sep VVV Venlo A 1–2 L
31 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct FC Groningen A 0–3 L
29 Sep SBV Vitesse H 1–2 L
21 Sep Sparta Rotterdam A 0–4 L
15 Sep PEC Zwolle A 2–6 L
01 Sep PSV H 1–3 L
25 Aug ADO Den Haag H 0–3 L

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Groningen welcome RKC Waalwijk for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. Hannes Delcroix is booked for RKC Waalwijk — Yellow card on 20.
  • 21' Against the run of play, Mike te Wierik has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 26' RKC Waalwijk 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.
  • 31' RKC Waalwijk come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and RKC Waalwijk are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 38' Charlison Benschop does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Groningen surge ahead!
  • 43' It looks surprising RKC Waalwijk does not make any changes. Etienne Vaessen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Said Bakari gets the nod from RKC Waalwijk. He replaces Henrico Drost and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Groningen and RKC Waalwijk are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 54' Daan Rienstra has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 54.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Charlison Benschop.
  • 56' RKC Waalwijk receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 61' The whistle greets Anas Tahiri as he departs to be replaced by Sylla Sow.
  • 66' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist is withdrawn and Gabriel Gudmundsson gets his opportunity.
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ko Itakura on 71.
  • 74' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Ajdin Hrustic is withdrawn and Romano Postema gets his opportunity.
  • 78' Gabriel Gudmundsson doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 83' Said Bakari has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' The whistle greets Charlison Benschop as he departs to be replaced by Daniel van Kaam.
  • 90' FC Groningen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.27 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.69 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen to win 68% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen68% Draw20% RKC Waalwijk12%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
88%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
32%
FC Groningen or RKC Waalwijk
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen51% Draw40% RKC Waalwijk9%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
11.5%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.8%
0 – 0
6.8%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
5.5%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 1
3%
1 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 27% — 73%
-2 27% 22% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 23% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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