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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Groningen
2 – 0
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 20 Oct 2019 · 12:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Adil Auassar
Y 57' Halil Dervisoglu
Y 87' Mohammed Rayhi
R 90' Tim Coremans

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Robin Gansner

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

4
1
7
FC Groningen 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
04 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
28 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–2 L
25 Sep PSV A 1–3 L
21 Sep PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
14 Sep VVV Venlo A 1–2 L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Groningen A 0–2 L
05 Oct FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
28 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 0–0 D
21 Sep RKC Waalwijk H 4–0 W
14 Sep AZ A 1–5 L
01 Sep AFC Ajax H 1–4 L

Season Stats

FC Groningen Sparta Rotterdam
#8 Position #12
11 Points 5
7 Played 7
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 4
15 Scored 10
13 Conceded 17
+2 GD -7
1.57 PPG 0.71
43% Win % 14%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/5
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam get this one started.
  • 5' Deroy Duarte has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 235 appearances.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bart van Hintum suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 20' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 40' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' Sparta Rotterdam player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 57' Halil Dervisoglu was booked on 57.
  • 59' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Daniel van Kaam on, Bart van Hintum off on 59 minutes.
  • 60' Another change for Sparta Rotterdam made on 60 minute. Halil Dervisoglu leaves to be changed by Lars Veldwijk.
  • 65' Ahmed El Messaoudi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Ajdin Hrustic is replaced by Kaj Sierhuis on 68 minute.
  • 72' Joel Piroe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ragnar Ache at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Django Warmerdam, as he is very good at scoring at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Gabriel Gudmundsson. He replaces Azor Matusiwa on 81 minute.
  • 85' What a strike from Kaj Sierhuis! The score is 1-0.
  • 86' A change in the Sparta Rotterdam ranks — Bryan Smeets exits the field as Deroy Duarte enters on 86.
  • 87' Mohammed Rayhi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Tim Coremans.
  • Sparta Rotterdam will have plenty to reflect on. FC Groningen were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arno Verschueren 4
Tobias Lauritsen 3
Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist 3
Vito van Crooij 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Lennart Thy 2
Koki Saito 2
Ricardo Pepi 1

Head to Head

2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

FC Groningen Form

2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2019-10-04 FC Groningen 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen L 2019-09-25 PSV 3–1 FC Groningen L 2019-09-21 FC Groningen 2–0 PEC Zwolle W 2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2019-10-05 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2019-09-28 Fortuna Sittard 0–0 Sparta Rotterdam D 2019-09-21 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2019-09-14 AZ 5–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2019-09-01 Sparta Rotterdam 1–4 AFC Ajax L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.68 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen71% Draw18% Sparta Rotterdam11%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 3.39
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
88%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
29%
FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen57% Draw35% Sparta Rotterdam8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
10.6%
1 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.4%
1 – 1
7%
4 – 0
7%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
5 – 0
3.8%
2 – 2
2.9%
5 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 22% 43%
-1.5 57% — 43%
-1 57% 21% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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