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FC Groningen vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
FC Groningen
1 – 0
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sun 29 Nov 2020 · 13:30 UTC Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion HT 45+1' · FT 45+6'
Y 45' Gorkem Saglam

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Erik Koopman

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 AFC Ajax 2 4
6 PSV 2 4
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
8 SC Heerenveen 2 4
9 SBV Excelsior 2 3
10 NEC 2 3
11 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
12 FC Twente '65 2 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
3
FC Groningen 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2020-02-28 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-11-03 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg 2019-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 FC Groningen 2018-08-17 FC Groningen 0–1 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 1–0 W
21 Nov SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
08 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
31 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
25 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
18 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov FC Groningen A 0–1 L
21 Nov VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
08 Nov PSV A 0–3 L
31 Oct SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
24 Oct PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
17 Oct FC Twente '65 H 0–3 L

Season Stats

FC Groningen Willem II Tilburg
#2 Position #17
6 Points 0
2 Played 2
2 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
6 Scored 2
2 Conceded 8
+4 GD -6
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% 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 2nd (6 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 17th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Groningen welcome Willem II Tilburg for this crunch clash at Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion.
  • 5' Miguel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The 29-year-old Alessio Da Cruz has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Jan-Arie van der Heijden, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Groningen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Groningen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' Gorkem Saglam catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Joel van Kaam is withdrawn and Tomas Suslov gets his opportunity.
  • 51' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 63' The Morocco Ahmed El Messaoudi breaks the deadlock on 63 minutes. 1-0!
  • 68' With 0 assists to his name this season, Leeroy Owusu is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 73' Jorn Brondeel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 242 appearances.
  • 78' Gorkem Saglam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 81' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Patrick Joosten is withdrawn and Mo El Hankouri gets his opportunity.
  • 82' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessio Da Cruz is hanging Jorgen Larsen on the field on 82 minute.
  • 84' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mats Kohlert is hanging Gorkem Saglam on the field on 84 minute.
  • 87' Another change for FC Groningen made on 87 minute. Gabriel Gudmundsson leaves to be changed by Miguel.
  • With this win, FC Groningen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kaj Sierhuis 3
Mo El Hankouri 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Stije Resink 2
Che Nunnely 2
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Dave Kwakman 1
Tika de Jonge 1

Head to Head

2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg 2020-02-28 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-11-03 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg 2019-02-02 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 FC Groningen 2018-08-17 FC Groningen 0–1 Willem II Tilburg

FC Groningen Form

2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-11-21 FC Groningen 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2020-11-08 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 FC Groningen L 2020-10-31 FC Groningen 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 FC Groningen W 2020-10-18 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-11-21 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-11-08 PSV 3–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-10-31 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 SBV Vitesse L 2020-10-24 PEC Zwolle 0–0 Willem II Tilburg D 2020-10-17 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 FC Twente '65 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
4.58 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + FC Groningen to win 84%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen84% Draw9% Willem II Tilburg7%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 5.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 95%
5%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 71%
29%
± 4.5 52%
48%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
93%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
16%
FC Groningen or Willem II Tilburg
91%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen80% Draw18% Willem II Tilburg2%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
4 – 0
11.7%
3 – 0
10.6%
5 – 0
10.5%
6 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.4%
4 – 1
6.3%
5 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
7 – 0
5.3%
6 – 1
4.5%
2 – 1
3.8%
1 – 0
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 70% — 30%
-2 70% 15% 15%
-1.5 85% — 15%
-1 85% 9% 6%
-0.5 94% — 6%
+0.5 99% — 1%
+1 99% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
58% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
2% ✓

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