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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 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

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 #18
15 Points 3
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 9
29 Scored 11
28 Conceded 40
+1 GD -29
1.25 PPG 0.25
33% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (3 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
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
2/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/7
61-75
2/11
76+
5/8
■ 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
Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 2 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Euroborg. FC Groningen are looking to make home advantage count against Willem II Tilburg.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Groningen in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Willem II Tilburg's compact 4-1-3-2.
  • 20' Johan Hove has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mickael Tirpan, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 32' Assisted by Luciano Valente with the perfectly-timed delivery and Thijs Oosting makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 37' Leandro Bacuna is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' Willem II Tilburg come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 55' Thom van Bergen picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' Goal! Stije Resink scores his 6 goal in 69 matches.
  • 62' Boris Lambert has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amine Lachkar on 62 minute.
  • 66' FC Groningen ring the changes. Thom van Bergen has done his job and it is now time for Romano Postema to step up.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Joey Pelupessy. He replaces Luciano Valente on 74 minute.
  • 79' Etienne Vaessen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 197 appearances.
  • 84' Patrick Joosten is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 86' Tommy St. Jago makes way for Miodrag Pivas at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Willem II Tilburg.
  • 90' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson is replacing Thijs Oosting for the FC Groningen side.
  • The points are shared — FC Groningen 2-0 Willem II Tilburg. Honours even.

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
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Stije Resink 2
Che Nunnely 2
Ahmed El Messaoudi 2
Mo El Hankouri 2
Daniel Crowley 1
Wessel Dammers 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
3.13 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 74% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen74% Draw15% Willem II Tilburg11%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 74%
26%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
89%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
26%
FC Groningen or Willem II Tilburg
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen62% Draw31% Willem II Tilburg7%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.7%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.7%
4 – 0
7.5%
4 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
6.1%
1 – 1
5.6%
5 – 0
4.7%
5 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 21% 37%
-1.5 63% — 37%
-1 63% 18% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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