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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
FC Groningen
1 – 2
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 7 May 2022 · 19:00 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'
Jorgen Larsen 52' Y
Y 88' Vito van Crooij
Y 89' Vito van Crooij
Y 90' Michael Heylen

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Thomas Krijt
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

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
1
8
FC Groningen 13 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sparta Rotterdam
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
01 May RKC Waalwijk A 1–3 L
24 Apr Heracles Almelo H 0–1 L
10 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
02 Apr AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
20 Mar FC Utrecht A 3–1 W
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May FC Groningen A 2–1 W
30 Apr AZ H 1–1 D
22 Apr FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
19 Apr SBV Vitesse A 1–0 W
16 Apr Fortuna Sittard A 0–3 L
09 Apr AFC Ajax A 1–2 L

Season Stats

FC Groningen Sparta Rotterdam
#9 Position #12
15 Points 12
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
29 Scored 21
28 Conceded 29
+1 GD -8
1.25 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 25%

Key Stats

54% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). Sparta Rotterdam are 12th (12 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
Sparta Rotterdam
0-15
3/1
16-30
3/9
31-45
3/4
46-60
5/4
61-75
3/4
76+
4/6
■ 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
Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 8 G 2 A
Marvin Young 2 G 1 A
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Euroborg as FC Groningen face off against Sparta Rotterdam in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Euroborg. Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Brilliant from the midfielder! Arno Verschueren makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 21' What a moment for Arno Verschueren! That strike on 21 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 26' Sparta Rotterdam have won 329 goals from 242 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 319 games and scored 271 goals.
  • 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mo El Hankouri, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Paulos Abraham exits the field as Romano Postema enters on 46.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jorgen Larsen.
  • 57' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lennart Thy makes it 0-3.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Daleho Irandust is replaced by Michael de Leeuw.
  • 70' Tom Beugelsdijk gets the nod from Sparta Rotterdam. He replaces Younes Namli and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 77' Goal! Bjorn Meijer scores his 11 goal in 319 matches.
  • 82' Mike te Wierik has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 84' Riza Durmisi is replacing Aaron Meijers for the Sparta Rotterdam side.
  • 87' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Mo El Hankouri is withdrawn and Marin Sverko gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Vito van Crooij has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 88.
  • 89' Vito van Crooij catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Sparta Rotterdam! Michael Heylen comes on to replace Sven Mijnans.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Michael Heylen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • FC Groningen will have plenty to reflect on. Sparta Rotterdam were simply the better side today.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

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

2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam 2021-10-17 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen 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

FC Groningen Form

2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-05-01 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen L 2022-04-24 FC Groningen 0–1 Heracles Almelo L 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen L 2022-04-02 FC Groningen 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2022-03-20 FC Utrecht 1–3 FC Groningen W

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2022-05-07 FC Groningen 1–2 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-04-30 Sparta Rotterdam 1–1 AZ D 2022-04-22 FC Twente '65 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-04-19 SBV Vitesse 0–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2022-04-16 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam L 2022-04-09 AFC Ajax 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.4 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.78 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen46% Draw23% Sparta Rotterdam31%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
69%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
54%
FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen39% Draw36% Sparta Rotterdam25%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%
1 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 15% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 19% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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