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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.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Sander van Roekel
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Johan Balder
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Joey Kooij
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
#3 Position #8
16 Points 11
7 Played 7
5 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
24 Scored 15
10 Conceded 13
+14 GD +2
2.29 PPG 1.57
71% Win % 43%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
PSV this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

PSV are 3rd (16 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

PSV
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
6/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Groningen
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
3/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

PSV
Sven Mijnans 4 G 1 A
Guus Til 4 G
Ricardo Pepi 3 G
Sergino Dest 2 G 2 A
Ruben van Bommel 2 G 2 A
FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. PSV kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Armando Obispo made 441 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 7' Cody Gakpo doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 12' It is a cagey affair so far. PSV in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
  • 15' Goal! Cyril Ngonge scores his 28 goal in 356 matches.
  • 18' Brilliant from the forward! Cyril Ngonge makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 19' Brilliant from the forward! Cyril Ngonge makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 24' PSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 27' A goal from the Netherlands international Mo El Hankouri! He fires home on 27 to make it 2-3!
  • 32' Over 32 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' FC Groningen have won 254 goals from 312 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' A tactical swap from PSV — Philipp Mwene on, Philipp Max off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' Ahmed El Messaoudi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' Andre Ramalho is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' Eran Zahavi makes no mistake. The score reads 4-3 and PSV are in front.
  • 56' Against the run of play, Eran Zahavi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 61' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Gabriel Gudmundsson by Bjorn Meijer on 61 minute.
  • 62' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Mo El Hankouri is replaced by Ahmed El Messaoudi on 62 minute.
  • 65' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ahmed El Messaoudi is hanging Patrick Joosten on the field on 65 minute.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 75' Fresh legs for PSV! Olivier Boscagli comes on to replace Marco van Ginkel.
  • 80' PSV has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 83' PSV make a change. Eran Zahavi trudges off to be replaced by Bruma on 83 minutes.
  • 84' A tactical swap from PSV — Ryan Thomas on, Cody Gakpo off on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Assisted by Yorbe Vertessen with the perfectly-timed delivery and Bruma makes no mistake. 6-3!
  • 87' FC Groningen ring the changes. Mike te Wierik has done his job and it is now time for Romano Postema to step up.
  • 88' Romano Postema gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Mike te Wierik and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' It’s a booking for PSV player. Bruma gets a Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Groningen.

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
Cody Gakpo 3
Eran Zahavi 3
Denzel Dumfries 3
Guus Til 3
Ivan Perisic 3
Bruma 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
3.29 PSV xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PSV70% Draw16% FC Groningen14%
Actual: PSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 83%
17%
± 3.5 67%
33%
± 4.5 49%
51%

Double Chance

PSV or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Groningen
30%
PSV or FC Groningen
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
PSV56% Draw31% FC Groningen13%
Actual: PSV win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
7.5%
2 – 1
7%
4 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
5.2%
1 – 1
5%
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.5%
4 – 2
4.3%
5 – 1
4%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — PSV

Handicap PSV covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 19% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 18% 28%
-0.5 72% — 28%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

PSV keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

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