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FC Groningen vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Groningen
1 – 0
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sat 8 Feb 2020 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 86' Nouha Dicko

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Terry Hoekstra
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Robin Gansner
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 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

5
2
7
FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals SBV Vitesse
Last 5 meetings
2020-02-08 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Vitesse 2019-11-08 SBV Vitesse 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-02-10 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W
01 Feb PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
26 Jan AFC Ajax H 2–1 W
18 Jan FC Twente '65 A 0–0 D
22 Dec FC Emmen H 2–0 W
14 Dec ADO Den Haag A 1–1 D
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Feb FC Groningen A 0–1 L
01 Feb ADO Den Haag A 0–0 D
26 Jan FC Emmen H 1–1 D
18 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
22 Dec VVV Venlo H 3–0 W
14 Dec FC Twente '65 A 3–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% 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' Three points are at stake. FC Groningen host SBV Vitesse — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 29-year-old Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 13' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist adds to his 0 season tally! FC Groningen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and SBV Vitesse are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 28' Thomas Buitink is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SBV Vitesse so far.
  • 33' Daniel van Kaam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' Jay-Roy Grot is replacing Patrick Vroegh for the SBV Vitesse side.
  • 48' FC Groningen make a change. Romano Postema trudges off to be replaced by Daishawn Redan on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 58' It looks surprising SBV Vitesse does not make any changes. Armando Obispo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' Curacao international Joshua Brenet has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 68' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Tim Matavz as he leaves the pitch. Thomas Buitink steps in for SBV Vitesse.
  • 76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' Joel Asoro makes way for Ahmed El Messaoudi at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 85' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Nouha Dicko. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 87' SBV Vitesse ring the changes. Max Clark has done his job and it is now time for Joshua Brenet to step up.
  • 90' FC Groningen ring the changes. Ajdin Hrustic has done his job and it is now time for Ko Itakura to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edward Sturing

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tim Matavz 3
Million Manhoef 3
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Bryan Linssen 2
Joel Asoro 2
Matus Bero 2
Gabriel Vidovic 1
Bryan Linssen 1

Head to Head

2020-02-08 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Vitesse 2019-11-08 SBV Vitesse 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-02-10 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse

FC Groningen Form

2020-02-08 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Vitesse W 2020-02-01 PEC Zwolle 1–0 FC Groningen L 2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax W 2020-01-18 FC Twente '65 0–0 FC Groningen D 2019-12-22 FC Groningen 2–0 FC Emmen W 2019-12-14 ADO Den Haag 1–1 FC Groningen D

SBV Vitesse Form

2020-02-08 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Vitesse L 2020-02-01 ADO Den Haag 0–0 SBV Vitesse D 2020-01-26 SBV Vitesse 1–1 FC Emmen D 2020-01-18 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SBV Vitesse W 2019-12-22 SBV Vitesse 3–0 VVV Venlo W 2019-12-14 FC Twente '65 0–3 SBV Vitesse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen47% Draw28% SBV Vitesse25%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
75%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
53%
FC Groningen or SBV Vitesse
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen29% Draw51% SBV Vitesse20%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
8.2%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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