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FC Groningen vs VVV Venlo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
FC Groningen
3 – 2
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 13:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Moreno Rutten
R 33' Moreno Rutten
Y 40' Peniel Mlapa
Ritsu Doan 55' Y
Ritsu Doan 88' R

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2
2
FC Groningen 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-03 FC Groningen 3–2 VVV Venlo 2018-12-09 VVV Venlo 0–0 FC Groningen 2016-03-12 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen 2015-09-25 FC Groningen 1–1 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar VVV Venlo H 3–2 W
23 Feb NAC Breda A 0–0 D
17 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–0 W
10 Feb SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
02 Feb Willem II Tilburg A 2–1 W
26 Jan PSV A 1–2 L
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar FC Groningen A 2–3 L
22 Feb Heracles Almelo H 0–1 L
16 Feb AZ A 0–3 L
09 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 2–1 W
02 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–6 L
26 Jan FC Emmen H 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Groningen and VVV Venlo.
  • 5' VVV Venlo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' FC Groningen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 20' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Danny Post makes it 0-1.
  • 24' Mimoun Mahi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 29' The travelling VVV Venlo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' Moreno Rutten was booked on 33.
  • 37' Tristan Dekker is replacing Peter van Ooijen for the VVV Venlo side.
  • 40' Peniel Mlapa has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 41' Against the run of play, Mimoun Mahi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Peniel Mlapa — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 311 games and scored 252 goals.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Ritsu Doan. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Mo El Hankouri. He replaces Thomas Bruns on 60 minute.
  • 64' Iliass Bel Hassani doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 69' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 77' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Kaj Sierhuis is replaced by Paul Gladon on 77 minute.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Jay-Roy Grot. He replaces Damian van Bruggen on 81 minute.
  • 82' Another change for FC Groningen made on 82 minute. Iliass Bel Hassani leaves to be changed by Tommie van de Looi.
  • 87' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Ritsu Doan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • It finishes all square. FC Groningen and VVV Venlo share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mimoun Mahi 2
Evert Linthorst 1
John Yeboah 1
Ajdin Hrustic 1
Oussama Darfalou 1
Giorgos Giakoumakis 1
Patrick Joosten 1
Daniel van Kaam 1

Head to Head

2019-03-03 FC Groningen 3–2 VVV Venlo 2018-12-09 VVV Venlo 0–0 FC Groningen 2016-03-12 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen 2015-09-25 FC Groningen 1–1 VVV Venlo

FC Groningen Form

2019-03-03 FC Groningen 3–2 VVV Venlo W 2019-02-23 NAC Breda 0–0 FC Groningen D 2019-02-17 FC Groningen 1–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2019-02-10 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse W 2019-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 FC Groningen W 2019-01-26 PSV 2–1 FC Groningen L

VVV Venlo Form

2019-03-03 FC Groningen 3–2 VVV Venlo L 2019-02-22 VVV Venlo 0–1 Heracles Almelo L 2019-02-16 AZ 3–0 VVV Venlo L 2019-02-09 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2019-02-02 AFC Ajax 6–0 VVV Venlo L 2019-01-26 VVV Venlo 2–3 FC Emmen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.83 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen59% Draw23% VVV Venlo18%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
82%
Draw or VVV Venlo
41%
FC Groningen or VVV Venlo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen39% Draw44% VVV Venlo17%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.8%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 23% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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