Thursday , 2 July 2026

Go Ahead Eagles vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Go Ahead Eagles
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 20:00 UTC De Adelaarshorst 9,997 HT 45' · FT 45'
Oliver Antman 5' 1–0
1–1 31' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson
Milan Smit 90+1' 2–1
Mathis Suray 83' Y
Y 90' Rui Mendes

Overview

Match Preview

Go Ahead Eagles vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at De Adelaarshorst.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Patrick Inia
7 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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3
3
Go Ahead Eagles 8 games · Avg 1.6 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-18 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 FC Groningen 2024-09-29 FC Groningen 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2023-05-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen 2022-08-21 FC Groningen 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-02-06 FC Groningen 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles

Recent Form

Go Ahead Eagles
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan FC Groningen H 2–1 W
10 Jan Fortuna Sittard A 3–0 W
21 Dec NAC Breda H 2–1 W
15 Dec FC Utrecht A 3–3 D
07 Dec NEC H 5–0 W
01 Dec FC Twente '65 A 2–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Go Ahead Eagles A 1–2 L
12 Jan Almere City FC H 0–0 D
15 Dec FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
08 Dec PEC Zwolle H 0–0 D
30 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
23 Nov PSV A 0–5 L

Season Stats

Go Ahead Eagles FC Groningen
#9 Position #4
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (0 pts). FC Groningen are 4th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Go Ahead Eagles host FC Groningen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' What a strike from Oliver Antman! The score is 1-0.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Go Ahead Eagles must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sven Bouland is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Go Ahead Eagles.
  • 20' Tika de Jonge has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Finn Stam, as he is very good at scoring at De Adelaarshorst with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' FC Groningen come into this ranked 14 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson adds to his 0 season tally! FC Groningen lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 36' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 41' Go Ahead Eagles is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The whistle greets Tika de Jonge as he departs to be replaced by Thom van Bergen.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Luciano Valente is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Go Ahead Eagles so far.
  • 61' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 66' Tijmen Blokzijl, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Go Ahead Eagles have won 218 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' The whistle greets Luciano Valente as he departs to be replaced by Finn Stam.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Romano Postema. He replaces Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson on 79 minute.
  • 83' Go Ahead Eagles receives a card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 87' Go Ahead Eagles manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Milan Smit is hanging Jakob Breum on the field on 87 minute.
  • 90' Rui Mendes was booked on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Simonis

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jorgen Larsen 4
Giannis-Fivos Botos 1
Jeffrey De Lange 1
Ricardo Pepi 1
Willum Willumsson 1
Oliver Edvardsen 1
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 1
Oliver Antman 1

Head to Head

2025-01-18 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 FC Groningen 2024-09-29 FC Groningen 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles 2023-05-07 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Groningen 2022-08-21 FC Groningen 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles 2022-02-06 FC Groningen 2–1 Go Ahead Eagles

Go Ahead Eagles Form

2025-01-18 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 FC Groningen W 2025-01-10 Fortuna Sittard 0–3 Go Ahead Eagles W 2024-12-21 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 NAC Breda W 2024-12-15 FC Utrecht 3–3 Go Ahead Eagles D 2024-12-07 Go Ahead Eagles 5–0 NEC W 2024-12-01 FC Twente '65 3–2 Go Ahead Eagles L

FC Groningen Form

2025-01-18 Go Ahead Eagles 2–1 FC Groningen L 2025-01-12 FC Groningen 0–0 Almere City FC D 2024-12-15 FC Twente '65 2–0 FC Groningen L 2024-12-08 FC Groningen 0–0 PEC Zwolle D 2024-11-30 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2024-11-23 PSV 5–0 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 Go Ahead Eagles xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.39 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Under — clean sheet likely 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Go Ahead Eagles53% Draw33% FC Groningen14%
Actual: Go Ahead Eagles win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes23% 0% No77%
Avg goals/match: 1.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 74%
26%
± 1.5 43%
57%
± 2.5 18%
82%
± 3.5 7%
93%
± 4.5 2%
98%

Double Chance

Go Ahead Eagles or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Groningen
47%
Go Ahead Eagles or FC Groningen
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Go Ahead Eagles30% Draw62% FC Groningen8%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
25.9%
1 – 0
23.5%
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
10.5%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 1
2%
1 – 2
1.9%
0 – 2
1.5%
2 – 2
1.2%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles

Handicap Go Ahead Eagles covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 15% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 29% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet
68% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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