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FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Groningen
0 – 5
Full Time
Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 28 May 2023 · 12:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Bart Vriends
Nordin Musampa 24' R
Isak Dybvik 26' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Sparta Rotterdam — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Referee Wouter Wiersma (Netherlands)

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
2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May Sparta Rotterdam H 0–5 L
21 May SBV Vitesse A 0–6 L
16 May AFC Ajax H 2–3 L
07 May Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D
25 Apr NEC H 0–1 L
15 Apr RKC Waalwijk A 1–2 L
Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 May FC Groningen A 5–0 W
21 May SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 4–1 W
13 May FC Volendam A 1–2 L
06 May PSV H 0–1 L
23 Apr FC Twente '65 A 3–3 D
15 Apr SC Heerenveen H 4–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! FC Groningen welcome Sparta Rotterdam for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Bart Vriends. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 20' Tomas Suslov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 318 appearances.
  • 24' FC Groningen player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 25' Goal! Jonathan de Guzman scores his 9 goal in 525 matches.
  • 26' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Isak Dybvik gets a Yellow card.
  • 31' Oliver Antman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sparta Rotterdam so far.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' Koki Saito is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sparta Rotterdam team. Mica Pinto is replaced by Aaron Meijers on 46 minute.
  • 51' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' FC Groningen have won 268 goals from 318 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 58' GOAL! Koki Saito scores on 58. Assisted by Tobias Lauritsen
  • 59' Brilliant from the ! Koki Saito makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 59.
  • 64' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Thijmen Blokzijl comes on to replace Isak Dybvik.
  • 65' Pedro Aleman is ready to make an impact after coming on for Younes Namli at the 65 minute mark.
  • 70' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 75' A goal from the Belgium international Arno Verschueren! He fires home on 75 to make it 0-4!
  • 76' Arno Verschueren is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 79' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tobias Lauritsen makes it 0-6.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sparta Rotterdam to replace Mike Eerdhuijzen by Adil Auassar on 80 minute.
  • 80' What a moment for Tobias Lauritsen! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 85' A quiet spell here at . Sparta Rotterdam seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 89' A goal from the Netherlands international Vito van Crooij! He fires home on 89 to make it 0-8!
  • The points are shared — FC Groningen 0-5 Sparta Rotterdam. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dennis van der Ree

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
Abdou Harroui 1

Head to Head

2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam 2022-09-17 Sparta Rotterdam 2–1 FC Groningen 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

FC Groningen Form

2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-05-21 SBV Vitesse 6–0 FC Groningen L 2023-05-16 FC Groningen 2–3 AFC Ajax L 2023-05-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen D 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC L 2023-04-15 RKC Waalwijk 2–1 FC Groningen L

Sparta Rotterdam Form

2023-05-28 FC Groningen 0–5 Sparta Rotterdam W 2023-05-21 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2023-05-13 FC Volendam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-05-06 Sparta Rotterdam 0–1 PSV L 2023-04-23 FC Twente '65 3–3 Sparta Rotterdam D 2023-04-15 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 SC Heerenveen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.21 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.55 Sparta Rotterdam xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 81%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen32% Draw21% Sparta Rotterdam47%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes81% 0% No19%
Avg goals/match: 4.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 84%
16%
± 3.5 68%
32%
± 4.5 51%
49%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
53%
Draw or Sparta Rotterdam
68%
FC Groningen or Sparta Rotterdam
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen29% Draw34% Sparta Rotterdam37%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–5 not predicted
0 – 5
Actual
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.1%
1 – 1
5.5%
2 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.3%
1 – 3
5.1%
3 – 2
4.8%
3 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.9%
2 – 4
3.5%
1 – 4
3.2%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Sparta Rotterdam covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 10% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 17% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 13% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
12% ✗

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