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

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Eredivisie · 2024-25

Go Ahead Eagles

2 – 1

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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

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

Go Ahead Eagles 7 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
Assistant 2 Patrick Inia

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Go Ahead Eagles 9 games · Avg 1.7 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#8
10	Points	11
7	Played	7
2 / 4 / 1	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 2
16	Scored	15
14	Conceded	13
+2	GD	+2
1.43	PPG	1.57
29%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season

14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Go Ahead Eagles are 9th (10 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Go Ahead Eagles

0-15

1/3

16-30

3/–

31-45

1/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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)

Go Ahead Eagles

Soren Tengstedt	5 G	2 A
Victor Edvardsen	3 G	2 A
Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson	3 G	1 A
Mathis Suray	2 G	2 A
Melle Meulensteen	1 G	1 A

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at De Adelaarshorst!
5' The deadlock is broken! Oliver Antman gets on the scoresheet on 5 minutes.
10' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' Jakob Breum has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 183 appearances.
20' Wouter Prins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Go Ahead Eagles side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' Oliver Edvardsen, a Norway , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
31' What composure from Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson! The Iceland international strokes it home. 1-1.
36' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
41' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Tika de Jonge departs to be replaced by Thom van Bergen.
51' Romano Postema is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Go Ahead Eagles in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact 4-4-2.
66' Go Ahead Eagles seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dick Lukkien will be considering his options from the bench.
76' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Luciano Valente departs to be replaced by Finn Stam.
79' The supporters are chanting for Romano Postema. He replaces Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson on 79 minute.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mathis Suray.
87' The supporters are chanting for Milan Smit. He replaces Jakob Breum on 87 minute.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Rui Mendes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Groningen.

Lineups

Go Ahead Eagles Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Simonis

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

7
Leandro Bacuna
20
Mats Seuntjens ↓ Rui Mendes 87'
5
Marco Rente
1
Etienne Vaessen
9
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson ↓ Romano Postema 79'
25
Thijs Oosting
6
Stije Resink
10
Luciano Valente ↓ Finn Stam 76'
3
Tijmen Blokzijl
18
Tika de Jonge ↓ Thom van Bergen 46'
2
Wouter Prins ↓ Sven Bouland 87'

Bench

21
Hidde Jurjus
29
Romano Postema ↑ 79'
27
Rui Mendes ↑ 87'
24
Dirk Baron
26
Thom van Bergen ↑ 46'
36
Maxim Mariani
67
Sven Bouland ↑ 87'
22
Finn Stam ↑ 76'
46
David van der Werff

Coach Dick Lukkien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jorgen Larsen	4
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	2
Oliver Antman	1
Milan Smit	1
Soren Tengstedt	1
Giannis-Fivos Botos	1
Jeffrey De Lange	1
Ricardo Pepi	1

Head to Head

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

3 / 4

2.34 Go Ahead Eagles xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.47 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Go Ahead Eagles57% Draw21% FC Groningen22%

Actual: Go Ahead Eagles win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

Avg goals/match: 3.81

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Go Ahead Eagles or Draw

78%

Draw or FC Groningen

43%

Go Ahead Eagles or FC Groningen

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Go Ahead Eagles42% Draw38% FC Groningen20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles

Handicap	Go Ahead Eagles covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	20%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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