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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 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
2020-11-21 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
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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Groningen and SBV Vitesse is underway.
  • 5' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' SBV Vitesse fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Oussama Tannane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Vitesse tonight.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' Goal! Patrick Joosten scores his 17 goal in 171 matches.
  • 33' Matus Bero has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' Bart van Hintum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 45' GOAL! Lois Openda scores on 45. Assisted by Oussama Tannane
  • 46' Thomas Buitink gets the nod from SBV Vitesse. He replaces Tomas Hajek and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' 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.
  • 54' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
  • 55' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 60' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Patrick Joosten by Mo El Hankouri on 75 minute.
  • 80' Jorgen Larsen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' Another change for SBV Vitesse made on 81 minute. Lois Openda leaves to be changed by Hillary Gong.
  • 86' Azor Matusiwa, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The final score is 1-1.

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
Matus Bero 2
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Bryan Linssen 2
Joel Asoro 2
Sondre Tronstad 1
Lois Openda 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.