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PSV vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
PSV
5 – 2
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 28 Aug 2021 · 18:00 UTC Philips Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Bruma 90' Y

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 Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Joey Kooij
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

14
1
PSV 15 games · Avg 4.0 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-28 PSV 5–2 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

PSV
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug FC Groningen H 5–2 W
24 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–0 D
21 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 4–1 W
18 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–2 L
14 Aug Heracles Almelo A 2–0 W
10 Aug FC Midtjylland A 1–0 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug PSV A 2–5 L
21 Aug FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
15 Aug SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 2–1 W
16 May PEC Zwolle A 0–1 L
13 May AZ H 0–0 D
09 May FC Emmen A 4–0 W

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' The ball is rolling at Philips Stadion. PSV are looking to make home advantage count against FC Groningen.
  • 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.
  • 7' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cody Gakpo makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 12' Jorgen Larsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 15' What a strike from Cyril Ngonge! The score is 1-1.
  • 18' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cyril Ngonge makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 19' What a strike from Cyril Ngonge! The score is 1-3.
  • 24' PSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 27' Mo El Hankouri does the damage! The net is bulging and PSV surge ahead!
  • 32' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 37' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 42' Netherlands international Romano Postema has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Philipp Max as he leaves the pitch. Philipp Mwene steps in for PSV.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PSV needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Andre Ramalho has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 55' The deadlock is broken! Eran Zahavi gets on the scoresheet on 55 minutes.
  • 56' Eran Zahavi with the second goal in the match!
  • 61' FC Groningen make a change. Gabriel Gudmundsson trudges off to be replaced by Bjorn Meijer on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Time for substitution for FC Groningen. Mo El Hankouri is replaced by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 65' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Patrick Joosten departs to be replaced by Ahmed El Messaoudi.
  • 70' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 75' PSV ring the changes. Marco van Ginkel has done his job and it is now time for Olivier Boscagli to step up.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Azor Matusiwa made 492 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 83' Bruma gets the nod from PSV. He replaces Eran Zahavi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Ryan Thomas is replacing Cody Gakpo for the PSV side.
  • 87' Bruma is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 87' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Mike te Wierik is replaced by Romano Postema on 87 minute.
  • 88' Another change for FC Groningen made on 88 minute. Mike te Wierik leaves to be changed by Romano Postema.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bruma.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from PSV to claim maximum points.

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

2021-08-28 PSV 5–2 FC Groningen 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

PSV Form

2021-08-28 PSV 5–2 FC Groningen W 2021-08-24 PSV 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-08-21 PSV 4–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2021-08-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 PSV L 2021-08-14 Heracles Almelo 0–2 PSV W 2021-08-10 FC Midtjylland 0–1 PSV W

FC Groningen Form

2021-08-28 PSV 5–2 FC Groningen L 2021-08-21 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2021-08-15 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 1–2 FC Groningen W 2021-05-16 PEC Zwolle 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-05-13 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 2021-05-09 FC Emmen 0–4 FC Groningen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.67 PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 86% + PSV to win 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PSV73% Draw15% FC Groningen12%
Actual: PSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 5.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 86%
14%
± 3.5 72%
28%
± 4.5 54%
46%

Double Chance

PSV or Draw
88%
Draw or FC Groningen
27%
PSV or FC Groningen
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
PSV60% Draw28% FC Groningen12%
Actual: PSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.3%
4 – 1
6.6%
2 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 2
4.9%
4 – 0
4.9%
5 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.8%
4 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.2%
1 – 1
4%
5 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — PSV

Handicap PSV covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 42% — 58%
-2 42% 19% 39%
-1.5 61% — 39%
-1 61% 16% 23%
-0.5 77% — 23%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 6% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

PSV keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
3% ✓

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