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NEC vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
NEC
3 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 13:30 UTC Stadion De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 70' Cyril Ngonge
Y 81' Wessel Dammers

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.

Match Details

  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Robin Gansner
  • Referee Stefan de Groot (Netherlands)
  • Referee Robin Vereijken

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
2021-10-31 NEC 3–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct FC Groningen H 3–0 W
24 Oct FC Twente '65 A 2–1 W
17 Oct SBV Vitesse H 0–1 L
02 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
25 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 3–5 L
22 Sep FC Utrecht H 0–3 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Oct NEC A 0–3 L
24 Oct AZ H 2–0 W
17 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 1–1 D
01 Oct FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
25 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
22 Sep SBV Vitesse 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against NEC and FC Groningen has kicked off!
  • 5' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NEC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' NEC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. NEC and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 39' FC Groningen ring the changes. Bart van Hintum has done his job and it is now time for Marin Sverko to step up.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Ali Akman — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 46' Daleho Irandust is ready to make an impact after coming on for Neraysho Kasanwirjo at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Michael de Leeuw is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NEC so far.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Elayis Tavsan gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His NEC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 66' The NEC manager makes a substitution. Ali Akman departs to be replaced by Magnus Mattsson.
  • 70' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Cyril Ngonge gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' Paulos Abraham makes way for Patrick Joosten at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 77' The NEC bench stirs into life. Jordy Bruijn is withdrawn and Javier Vet gets his opportunity.
  • 81' Wessel Dammers picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Another substitution for NEC to replace Elayis Tavsan by Calvin Verdonk on 83 minute.
  • 88' 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.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for NEC and FC Groningen (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + NEC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
NEC58% Draw23% FC Groningen19%
Actual: NEC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Groningen
42%
NEC or FC Groningen
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC43% Draw41% FC Groningen16%
Actual: NEC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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