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FC Groningen vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
FC Groningen
2 – 0
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 17:45 UTC Euroborg 22,136 HT 45' · FT 45'
Thijs Oosting 32' 1–0
Stije Resink 59' 2–0
Thom van Bergen 55' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Assistant 1 Cristian Dobre
  • Assistant 2 Kevin Weever (Netherlands)
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 6 16
2 AZ 6 16
3 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6 14
4 AFC Ajax 6 13
5 FC Twente '65 6 13
6 SBV Excelsior 6 10
7 Fortuna Sittard 6 10
8 Go Ahead Eagles 6 9
9 FC Groningen 6 8
10 NEC 6 7
11 SC Heerenveen 6 6
12 Sparta Rotterdam 6 5
13 Telstar 1963 6 5
14 FC Utrecht 6 5
15 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 6 4
16 PEC Zwolle 6 4
17 Willem II Tilburg 6 2
18 ADO Den Haag 6 1

Head-to-Head

7
3
FC Groningen 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2024-11-30 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg 2022-02-26 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2021-09-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 FC Groningen 2021-01-14 Willem II Tilburg 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
23 Nov PSV A 0–5 L
09 Nov Sparta Rotterdam H 1–0 W
03 Nov NEC A 0–6 L
26 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 0–1 L
20 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Nov FC Groningen A 0–2 L
24 Nov NAC Breda H 2–2 D
10 Nov AZ A 2–1 W
02 Nov FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
27 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
20 Oct Fortuna Sittard H 0–0 D

Season Stats

FC Groningen Willem II Tilburg
#9 Position #17
8 Points 2
6 Played 6
2 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 0 / 2 / 4
12 Scored 6
13 Conceded 19
-1 GD -13
1.33 PPG 0.33
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

FC Groningen are 9th (8 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 17th (2 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/5
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/8
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
Thom van Bergen 3 G 2 A
David van der Werff 2 G 1 A
Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 1 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Euroborg. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Groningen and Willem II Tilburg.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Maes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Thijs Oosting is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Runar THor Sigurgeirsson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Norway international Johan Hove has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Thijs Oosting gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 42' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a card for Thom van Bergen.
  • 59' Goal! Stije Resink scores his 6 goal in 69 matches.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Amine Lachkar is replaced by Boris Lambert.
  • 66' Another change for FC Groningen made on 66 minute. Thom van Bergen leaves to be changed by Romano Postema.
  • 71' Jesse Bosch is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 74' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Luciano Valente is replaced by Joey Pelupessy on 74 minute.
  • 79' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Willem II Tilburg backline.
  • 84' 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.
  • 86' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Miodrag Pivas is hanging Tommy St. Jago on the field on 86 minute.
  • 90' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Thijs Oosting departs to be replaced by Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

4-1-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaj Sierhuis 3
Che Nunnely 2
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Mo El Hankouri 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Stije Resink 2
Jesse Bosch 1
Dave Kwakman 1

Head to Head

2024-11-30 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg 2022-02-26 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2021-09-18 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 FC Groningen 2021-01-14 Willem II Tilburg 2–3 FC Groningen 2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg

FC Groningen Form

2024-11-30 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2024-11-23 PSV 5–0 FC Groningen L 2024-11-09 FC Groningen 1–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2024-11-03 NEC 6–0 FC Groningen L 2024-10-26 Fortuna Sittard 1–0 FC Groningen L 2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht L

Willem II Tilburg Form

2024-11-30 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2024-11-24 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 NAC Breda D 2024-11-10 AZ 1–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2024-11-02 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 FC Twente '65 L 2024-10-27 AFC Ajax 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2024-10-20 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.6 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.83 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen69% Draw18% Willem II Tilburg13%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
88%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
31%
FC Groningen or Willem II Tilburg
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen54% Draw36% Willem II Tilburg10%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 0
8.3%
1 – 1
7.7%
3 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
6%
4 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.2%
5 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 21% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 21% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 6% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

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