Saturday , 14 November 2026

NEC vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
NEC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Fri 26 Aug 2022 · 18:00 UTC Stadion De Goffert HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 58' Tomas Suslov
Y 63' Neraysho Kasanwirjo
Oussama Tannane 63' Y
Elayis Tavsan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

NEC vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Stadion De Goffert.

  • NEC 12 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Referee Joey Waleveld (Netherlands)
9 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

4
2
3
NEC 9 games · Avg 3.4 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-26 NEC 1–1 FC Groningen 2022-03-12 FC Groningen 4–3 NEC 2021-10-31 NEC 3–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug FC Groningen H 1–1 D
14 Aug FC Volendam A 4–1 W
07 Aug FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
15 May Fortuna Sittard H 0–1 L
11 May PSV A 2–3 L
08 May Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug NEC A 1–1 D
21 Aug Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
14 Aug AFC Ajax A 1–6 L
07 Aug FC Volendam H 2–2 D
15 May SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 2–3 L
11 May FC Twente '65 A 0–3 L

Season Stats

NEC FC Groningen
#11 Position #9
14 Points 15
12 Played 12
3 / 5 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
20 Scored 29
21 Conceded 28
-1 GD +1
1.17 PPG 1.25
25% Win % 33%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

NEC are 11th (14 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

NEC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
3/3
46-60
4/4
61-75
3/5
76+
4/2
■ 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)

NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G
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' That's the starting whistle at Stadion De Goffert. Ninety minutes of football awaits between NEC and FC Groningen.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Paulos Abraham, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion De Goffert with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 318 games and scored 268 goals.
  • 25' Jasper Cillessen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' Both keepers have barely been tested. NEC and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' FC Groningen looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson scoring 2 goals.
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Groningen winning 0% of all matches.
  • 55' The 24-year-old Neraysho Kasanwirjo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' FC Groningen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 58.
  • 63' FC Groningen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 67' Pedro Marques gets the nod from NEC. He replaces Jordy Bruijn and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Laros Duarte, a Cape Verde Islands , has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' Magnificent from Laros Duarte! That is 5 goals in 241 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 79' A tactical swap from NEC — Ibrahim Cissoko on, Dirk Proper off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 88' The deadlock is broken! Ibrahim Cissoko gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
  • 89' Magnificent from Ibrahim Cissoko! That is 12 goals in 188 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Another change for FC Groningen made on 90 minute. Cyril Ngonge leaves to be changed by Romano Postema.
  • 90' Elayis Tavsan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

NEC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rogier Meijer

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.2 NEC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
NEC48% Draw23% FC Groningen29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.84
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 53%
47%
± 4.5 34%
66%

Double Chance

NEC or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Groningen
52%
NEC or FC Groningen
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
NEC38% Draw38% FC Groningen24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.9%
1 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — NEC

Handicap NEC covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 19% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

NEC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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