Saturday , 14 November 2026

PSV vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
PSV
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 16:45 UTC Philips Stadion HT 45+4' · FT 45+10'
Y 59' Mike te Wierik
Y 62' Wessel Dammers
Denzel Dumfries 72' Y
Y 76' Alessio Da Cruz

Overview

Match Preview

PSV vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Philips Stadion.

  • PSV 12 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
  • FC Groningen 12 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Joey Kooij
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 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

14
1
PSV 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-24 PSV 1–0 FC Groningen 2020-09-13 FC Groningen 1–3 PSV 2020-03-08 FC Groningen 0–1 PSV 2019-09-25 PSV 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-01-26 PSV 2–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr FC Groningen H 1–0 W
11 Apr VVV Venlo A 2–0 W
04 Apr Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
21 Mar AZ A 0–2 L
14 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
07 Mar Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr PSV A 0–1 L
11 Apr SC Heerenveen H 0–2 L
03 Apr VVV Venlo A 1–0 W
20 Mar RKC Waalwijk A 1–3 L
13 Mar FC Emmen H 1–1 D
07 Mar AFC Ajax A 1–3 L

Season Stats

PSV FC Groningen
#1 Position #9
26 Points 15
12 Played 12
8 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
40 Scored 29
15 Conceded 28
+25 GD +1
2.17 PPG 1.25
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
PSV this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

PSV are 1st (26 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

PSV
0-15
5/4
16-30
8/1
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/3
61-75
3/–
76+
10/5
■ 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)

PSV
Sven Mijnans 9 G 2 A
Guus Til 7 G 1 A
Ruben van Bommel 4 G 3 A
Ricardo Pepi 4 G 1 A
Sergino Dest 2 G 2 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' It’s Showtime! The match between PSV and FC Groningen is underway.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Patrick Joosten, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. PSV must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 27' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Gabriel Gudmundsson departs to be replaced by Alessio Da Cruz.
  • 32' Gabriel Gudmundsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 319 games and scored 271 goals.
  • 42' Sergio Padt is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 46' Pablo Rosario has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Viergever on 46 minute.
  • 51' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Roger Schmidt might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Mike te Wierik.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Wessel Dammers.
  • 64' Eran Zahavi does the damage! The net is bulging and PSV surge ahead!
  • 69' With 1 assists to his name this season, Olivier Boscagli is clearly more than just a goal scorer for PSV.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Denzel Dumfries.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Alessio Da Cruz on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Groningen will be frustrated.
  • 81' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Ahmed El Messaoudi departs to be replaced by Patrick Joosten.
  • 82' Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tomas Suslov on 82 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for PSV to replace Mario Gotze by Mohammed Ihattaren on 83 minute.
  • 88' PSV has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 89' Paulos Abraham gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Mo El Hankouri and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Time for substitution for PSV. Cody Gakpo is replaced by Marco van Ginkel.
  • PSV celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

PSV Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cyril Ngonge 4
Ricardo Pepi 4
Guus Til 3
Ivan Perisic 3
Bruma 3
Cody Gakpo 3
Eran Zahavi 3
Denzel Dumfries 3

Head to Head

2021-04-24 PSV 1–0 FC Groningen 2020-09-13 FC Groningen 1–3 PSV 2020-03-08 FC Groningen 0–1 PSV 2019-09-25 PSV 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-01-26 PSV 2–1 FC Groningen

PSV Form

2021-04-24 PSV 1–0 FC Groningen W 2021-04-11 VVV Venlo 0–2 PSV W 2021-04-04 PSV 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2021-03-21 AZ 2–0 PSV L 2021-03-14 PSV 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2021-03-07 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 PSV W

FC Groningen Form

2021-04-24 PSV 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen L 2021-04-03 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen W 2021-03-20 RKC Waalwijk 3–1 FC Groningen L 2021-03-13 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen D 2021-03-07 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
3.21 PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + PSV to win 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PSV75% Draw15% FC Groningen10%
Actual: PSV win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 4.22
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

PSV or Draw
90%
Draw or FC Groningen
25%
PSV or FC Groningen
85%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PSV60% Draw30% FC Groningen10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
4 – 0
6.4%
4 – 1
6.4%
1 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
Actual
5 – 1
4.1%
5 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — PSV

Handicap PSV covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 41% — 59%
-2 41% 20% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 18% 22%
-0.5 78% — 22%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 5% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

PSV keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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