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FC Groningen vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
FC Groningen
0 – 1
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 22 Feb 2020 · 19:45 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Ahmed El Messaoudi 73' Y
Mo El Hankouri 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 goals/game

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
2020-02-22 FC Groningen 0–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb VVV Venlo H 0–1 L
16 Feb Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
08 Feb SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W
01 Feb PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
26 Jan AFC Ajax H 2–1 W
18 Jan FC Twente '65 A 0–0 D
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb FC Groningen A 1–0 W
14 Feb Heracles Almelo H 1–0 W
08 Feb SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
02 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
25 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
19 Jan PSV H 1–1 D

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' What a night it is going to be! FC Groningen welcome VVV Venlo for this crunch clash at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their trying to find a way past VVV Venlo's compact .
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 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' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' VVV Venlo have won 118 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Ko Itakura has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' VVV Venlo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Joel Asoro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VVV Venlo tonight.
  • 60' VVV Venlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 65' Tobias Pachonik has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 171 appearances.
  • 70' FC Groningen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 73' FC Groningen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 73' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Daniel van Kaam exits the field as Romano Postema enters on 73.
  • 78' A quiet spell here at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion. VVV Venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 83' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel van Kaam is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 87' Magnificent from Oussama Darfalou! That is 24 goals in 282 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Azor Matusiwa is replaced by Tomas Suslov.
  • 88' FC Groningen ring the changes. Azor Matusiwa has done his job and it is now time for Tomas Suslov to step up.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mo El Hankouri.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Stan van Dijck. He replaces Thomas Bruns on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Groningen and VVV Venlo (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-02-22 FC Groningen 0–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen 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

FC Groningen Form

2020-02-22 FC Groningen 0–1 VVV Venlo L 2020-02-16 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 FC Groningen W 2020-02-08 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Vitesse W 2020-02-01 PEC Zwolle 1–0 FC Groningen L 2020-01-26 FC Groningen 2–1 AFC Ajax W 2020-01-18 FC Twente '65 0–0 FC Groningen D

VVV Venlo Form

2020-02-22 FC Groningen 0–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-02-14 VVV Venlo 1–0 Heracles Almelo W 2020-02-08 SC Heerenveen 1–1 VVV Venlo D 2020-02-02 VVV Venlo 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2020-01-25 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 VVV Venlo W 2020-01-19 VVV Venlo 1–1 PSV D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or VVV Venlo 68% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen35% Draw32% VVV Venlo33%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
67%
Draw or VVV Venlo
65%
FC Groningen or VVV Venlo
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen24% Draw53% VVV Venlo23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
11.7%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 20% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 20% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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