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FC Groningen vs SBV Vitesse, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
1 – 1
Full Time
SBV Vitesse
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 19:00 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Y 33' Matus Bero
Bart van Hintum 54' Y
Wessel Dammers 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs SBV Vitesse — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Clay Ruperti

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
2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
08 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
31 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
25 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
18 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
04 Oct AFC Ajax H 1–0 W
SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov FC Groningen A 1–1 D
08 Nov FC Emmen H 3–1 W
31 Oct Willem II Tilburg A 3–1 W
25 Oct PSV H 2–1 W
18 Oct ADO Den Haag A 2–0 W
03 Oct Heracles Almelo H 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' That's the starting whistle at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Groningen and SBV Vitesse.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Gabriel Gudmundsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' SBV Vitesse come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Patrick Joosten makes it 1-0.
  • 33' The referee calls foul for Matus Bero. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 43' With 0 assists to his name this season, Azor Matusiwa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 45' Lois Openda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Another change for SBV Vitesse made on 46 minute. Tomas Hajek leaves to be changed by Thomas Buitink.
  • 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 54' Bart van Hintum 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 Wessel Dammers.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Bart van Hintum made 233 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Patrick Joosten is replaced by Mo El Hankouri on 75 minute.
  • 80' It looks surprising SBV Vitesse does not make any changes. Ahmed El Messaoudi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 81' Another change for SBV Vitesse made on 81 minute. Lois Openda leaves to be changed by Hillary Gong.
  • 86' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Letsch

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Million Manhoef 3
Tim Matavz 3
Joel Asoro 2
Matus Bero 2
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Bryan Linssen 2
Melle Meulensteen 1
Roy Beerens 1

Head to Head

2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse 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

FC Groningen Form

2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2020-11-08 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen L 2020-10-31 FC Groningen 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Groningen W 2020-10-18 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2020-10-04 FC Groningen 1–0 AFC Ajax W

SBV Vitesse Form

2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2020-11-08 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Emmen W 2020-10-31 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 SBV Vitesse W 2020-10-25 SBV Vitesse 2–1 PSV W 2020-10-18 ADO Den Haag 0–2 SBV Vitesse W 2020-10-03 SBV Vitesse 3–0 Heracles Almelo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.22 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 SBV Vitesse xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or SBV Vitesse 71% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen39% Draw29% SBV Vitesse32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.39
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
68%
Draw or SBV Vitesse
61%
FC Groningen or SBV Vitesse
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen26% Draw50% SBV Vitesse24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.3%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push SBV Vitesse covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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