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

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Eredivisie · 2024-25

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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 12 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
Assistant 2 Patrick Inia

12 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 13.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

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
#8	Position	#9
17	Points	15
12	Played	12
4 / 5 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 5
24	Scored	29
27	Conceded	28
-3	GD	+1
1.42	PPG	1.25
33%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

22% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

8% Clean Sheets
Go Ahead Eagles this season

8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Go Ahead Eagles are 8th (17 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Go Ahead Eagles

0-15

2/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

7/4

76+

4/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Go Ahead Eagles

Soren Tengstedt	9 G	2 A
Stefan Ingi Sigurdarson	4 G	1 A
Mathis Suray	3 G	4 A
Victor Edvardsen	3 G	2 A
Melle Meulensteen	1 G	1 A

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Go Ahead Eagles to score. At the same time, FC Groningen does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Oliver Antman makes it 1-0.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mats Seuntjens is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Go Ahead Eagles.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Go Ahead Eagles and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' Go Ahead Eagles are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Groningen backline.
31' The deadlock is broken! Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' 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.
46' Another change for FC Groningen made on 46 minute. Tika de Jonge leaves to be changed by Thom van Bergen.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rui Mendes made 129 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Gerrit Nauber has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
66' Go Ahead Eagles are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's 4-4-2 shape.
71' Tijmen Blokzijl has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
76' Finn Stam gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Luciano Valente and will look to change the dynamic.
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' Milan Smit is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jakob Breum at the 87 minute mark.
90' That is a card for FC Groningen. Rui Mendes will be fuming at that decision.
2-1 the final result. FC Groningen will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Milan Smit	1
Soren Tengstedt	1
Giannis-Fivos Botos	1
Jeffrey De Lange	1
Ricardo Pepi	1
Willum Willumsson	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

2.44 Go Ahead Eagles xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Go Ahead Eagles55% Draw21% FC Groningen24%

Actual: Go Ahead Eagles win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	92%	8%
± 2.5	77%	23%
± 3.5	59%	41%
± 4.5	40%	60%

Double Chance

Go Ahead Eagles or Draw

75%

Draw or FC Groningen

45%

Go Ahead Eagles or FC Groningen

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Go Ahead Eagles40% Draw36% FC Groningen24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.7%

2 – 3

3.8%

4 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 0

3.4%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Go Ahead Eagles

Handicap	Go Ahead Eagles covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	15%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	19%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	13%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Go Ahead Eagles keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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