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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
1 – 2
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 2 May 2021 · 12:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Aaron Meijers
Mo El Hankouri 58' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Luca Cantineau

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
2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
24 Apr PSV A 0–1 L
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
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May FC Groningen A 2–1 W
24 Apr VVV Venlo H 2–0 W
10 Apr AZ A 0–2 L
03 Apr PEC Zwolle H 3–2 W
21 Mar Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D
13 Mar RKC Waalwijk H 2–0 W

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' KICK OFF: FC Groningen gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Damil Dankerlui is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sparta Rotterdam tonight.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Mike te Wierik has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 312 appearances.
  • 25' Azor Matusiwa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' Against the run of play, Abdou Harroui has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 32' Netherlands international Tom Beugelsdijk has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 37' Aaron Meijers catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Wessel Dammers exits the field as Daniel van Kaam enters on 46.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! Tom Beugelsdijk makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 58' Poor challenge from Mo El Hankouri. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' The whistle greets Patrick Joosten as he departs to be replaced by Arjen Robben.
  • 61' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Arjen Robben comes on to replace Patrick Joosten.
  • 66' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
  • 71' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Reda Kharchouch comes on to replace Mario Engels.
  • 78' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henk Fraser might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 82' Tomas Suslov makes way for Damil Dankerlui at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Sparta Rotterdam. Laros Duarte is replaced by Deroy Duarte.
  • 87' The Sweden Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 1-2!
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Bryan Smeets trudges off to be replaced by Emanuel Emegha on 89 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Groningen.

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
Koki Saito 2
Vito van Crooij 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Lennart Thy 2
Tom Beugelsdijk 1

Head to Head

2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2020-12-19 Sparta Rotterdam 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Groningen 2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam

FC Groningen Form

2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-04-24 PSV 1–0 FC Groningen L 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

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2021-05-02 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2021-04-24 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 VVV Venlo W 2021-04-10 AZ 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2021-04-03 Sparta Rotterdam 3–2 PEC Zwolle W 2021-03-21 Heracles Almelo 1–1 Sparta Rotterdam D 2021-03-13 Sparta Rotterdam 2–0 RKC Waalwijk W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.29 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen50% Draw24% Sparta Rotterdam26%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
74%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
50%
FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen42% Draw38% Sparta Rotterdam20%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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