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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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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
#4 Position #16
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam has kicked off!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sparta Rotterdam does not make any changes. Lennart Thy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdou Harroui makes it 0-1.
  • 32' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Meijers on 37.
  • 42' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel van Kaam is hanging Wessel Dammers on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Tom Beugelsdijk makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Sparta Rotterdam are in front.
  • 58' Mo El Hankouri catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 60' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Arjen Robben comes on to replace Patrick Joosten.
  • 61' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Patrick Joosten is replaced by Arjen Robben.
  • 66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' Ko Itakura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Mario Engels as he leaves the pitch. Reda Kharchouch steps in for Sparta Rotterdam.
  • 78' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past Sparta Rotterdam's compact .
  • 82' The whistle greets Tomas Suslov as he departs to be replaced by Damil Dankerlui.
  • 83' Deroy Duarte is ready to make an impact after coming on for Laros Duarte at the 83 minute mark.
  • 87' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 88' The Sweden Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist breaks the deadlock on 88 minutes. 2-2!
  • 89' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Bryan Smeets trudges off to be replaced by Emanuel Emegha on 89 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Mohammed Rayhi 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
0 / 4
0.72 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen31% Draw38% Sparta Rotterdam31%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 73%
27%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 6%
94%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
69%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
69%
FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam
62%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen18% Draw64% Sparta Rotterdam18%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
26.6%
1 – 0
15.5%
0 – 1
15.4%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
1.8%
3 – 0
1.3%
0 – 3
1.3%
3 – 1
1.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 20% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 20% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
49% ✓

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