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NEC vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
NEC
2 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 9 Nov 2025 · 13:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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NEC vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
1
3
NEC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen 2025-02-08 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC 2024-11-03 NEC 6–0 FC Groningen 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC 2022-08-26 NEC 1–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov FC Groningen H 2–0 W
02 Nov FC Utrecht A 0–1 L
25 Oct PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D
18 Oct FC Twente '65 H 3–3 D
05 Oct Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D
28 Sep AZ H 2–1 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Nov NEC A 0–2 L
02 Nov FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
25 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 2–1 W
19 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 0–2 L
03 Oct NAC Breda A 2–1 W
28 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–1 L

Season Stats

NEC FC Groningen
#6 Position #9
3 Points 3
2 Played 1
1 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
5 Scored 2
3 Conceded 1
+2 GD +1
1.50 PPG 3.00
50% Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

NEC are 6th (3 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. NEC kicks off things out of here…
  • NEC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ali Akman 3
Vito van Crooij 2
Koki Ogawa 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Romano Postema 2
Ibrahim Cissoko 2
Jonathan Okita 1
Elayis Tavsan 1

Head to Head

2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen 2025-02-08 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC 2024-11-03 NEC 6–0 FC Groningen 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC 2022-08-26 NEC 1–1 FC Groningen

NEC Form

2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen W 2025-11-02 FC Utrecht 1–0 NEC L 2025-10-25 PEC Zwolle 2–2 NEC D 2025-10-18 NEC 3–3 FC Twente '65 D 2025-10-05 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 NEC D 2025-09-28 NEC 2–1 AZ W

FC Groningen Form

2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen L 2025-11-02 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2025-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 FC Groningen W 2025-10-19 FC Groningen 0–2 Sparta Rotterdam L 2025-10-03 NAC Breda 1–2 FC Groningen W 2025-09-28 FC Groningen 0–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC52% Draw24% FC Groningen24%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Groningen
48%
NEC or FC Groningen
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC37% Draw42% FC Groningen21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.8%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
26% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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