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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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Groningen vs SBV Vitesse — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 13' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 18' Armando Obispo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 436 appearances.
  • 23' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 307 games and scored 243 goals.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past SBV Vitesse's compact .
  • 38' SBV Vitesse is showing some good football. However, SBV Vitesse are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' Danilho Doekhi is a natural centre-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Vitesse tonight.
  • 46' Time for substitution for SBV Vitesse. Patrick Vroegh is replaced by Jay-Roy Grot.
  • 48' Daishawn Redan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Romano Postema on 48 minute.
  • 53' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' FC Groningen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SBV Vitesse's shape.
  • 63' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Tim Matavz makes way for Thomas Buitink at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from SBV Vitesse.
  • 76' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 80' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Joel Asoro is replaced by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 85' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and SBV Vitesse are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 86' That is a Yellow card for SBV Vitesse. Nouha Dicko will be fuming at that decision.
  • 87' Another substitution for SBV Vitesse to replace Max Clark by Joshua Brenet on 87 minute.
  • 90' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Ajdin Hrustic departs to be replaced by Ko Itakura.
  • Another three points for FC Groningen.

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
Riechedly Bazoer 1
Tim Matavz 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.