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FC Groningen vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
0 – 2
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 11 Apr 2021 · 12:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+10'
Mike te Wierik 42' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Jermaine Lapar

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
5
6
FC Groningen 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen 2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2019-10-27 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2019-04-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2018-11-11 FC Groningen 2–0 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr SC Heerenveen H 0–2 L
03 Apr VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
20 Mar RKC Waalwijk A 1–3 L
13 Mar FC Emmen H 1–1 D
07 Mar AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
28 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 1–0 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr FC Groningen A 2–0 W
04 Apr AFC Ajax H 1–2 L
19 Mar FC Twente '65 H 0–0 D
13 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 1–3 L
06 Mar ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
26 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–4 L

Season Stats

FC Groningen SC Heerenveen
#9 Position #6
15 Points 21
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 3
29 Scored 24
28 Conceded 16
+1 GD +8
1.25 PPG 1.75
33% Win % 50%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts).

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
SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ 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
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! FC Groningen vs SC Heerenveen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Mike te Wierik has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Woudenberg made 381 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Mo El Hankouri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 42' Mike te Wierik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Rami Kaib is withdrawn and Lucas Woudenberg gets his opportunity.
  • 51' The 31-year-old Wessel Dammers has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 56' Jan Paul van Hecke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 61' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' The whistle greets Siem de Jong as he departs to be replaced by Rami Hajal.
  • 67' A quiet spell here at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' Henk Veerman adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 76' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Alessio Da Cruz by Arjen Robben on 78 minute.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paulos Abraham is hanging Wessel Dammers on the field on 85 minute.
  • 86' Assisted by Joey Veerman with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tibor Halilovic makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 87' A change in the SC Heerenveen ranks — Lasse Schone exits the field as Rodney Kongolo enters on 87.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sydney van Hooijdonk 6
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 2
Amin Sarr 2
Luciano Valente 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Cyril Ngonge 1
Django Warmerdam 1

Head to Head

2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen 2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2019-10-27 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2019-04-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2018-11-11 FC Groningen 2–0 SC Heerenveen

FC Groningen Form

2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen L 2021-04-03 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen W 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen L 2021-03-13 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen D 2021-03-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Groningen L 2021-02-28 FC Groningen 1–0 Fortuna Sittard W

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen W 2021-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–2 AFC Ajax L 2021-03-19 SC Heerenveen 0–0 FC Twente '65 D 2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-03-06 SC Heerenveen 3–0 ADO Den Haag W 2021-02-26 PEC Zwolle 4–1 SC Heerenveen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.79 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or SC Heerenveen 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen35% Draw26% SC Heerenveen39%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
60%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
65%
FC Groningen or SC Heerenveen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen26% Draw42% SC Heerenveen32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.8%
1 – 2
8.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.8%
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.8%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 16% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 19% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
23% ✗

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