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SBV Vitesse vs FC Groningen, 2018-19 EUROPA LEAGUE PLAYOFF SEMI FINALS

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SBV Vitesse
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Tue 21 May 2019 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 72' Thomas Bruns
Mukhtar Ali 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Vitesse vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Dave Goossens
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Christiaan Bax

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

7
2
5
SBV Vitesse 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-02-10 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2018-08-12 SBV Vitesse 5–1 FC Groningen 2016-02-21 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Groningen

Recent Form

SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May FC Groningen H 3–1 W
18 May FC Groningen A 1–2 L
15 May VVV Venlo A 3–1 W
12 May VBV De Graafschap H 6–1 W
23 Apr AFC Ajax A 2–4 L
20 Apr PEC Zwolle H 4–1 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May SBV Vitesse A 1–3 L
18 May SBV Vitesse H 2–1 W
15 May FC Emmen A 0–1 L
12 May Fortuna Sittard H 3–0 W
29 Apr PEC Zwolle A 2–3 L
20 Apr AFC Ajax H 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' KICK OFF: SBV Vitesse gets underway.
  • 2' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Martin Odegaard makes it 1-0.
  • 7' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 12' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 312 games and scored 254 goals.
  • 17' The 31-year-old Vyacheslav Karavaev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 22' Tim Handwerker, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 28' Brilliant from the ! Tim Matavz makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 31' GOAL! Tim Matavz scores on 31. Assisted by Martin Odegaard
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' It’s high time Leonid Slutsky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' 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.
  • 51' It looks surprising SBV Vitesse does not make any changes. Danilho Doekhi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ajdin Hrustic is hanging Tim Handwerker on the field on 55 minute.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SBV Vitesse and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' The SBV Vitesse bench stirs into life. Tim Matavz is withdrawn and Thomas Buitink gets his opportunity.
  • 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 72' Thomas Bruns picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Mo El Hankouri comes on to replace Mimoun Mahi.
  • 76' SBV Vitesse manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mukhtar Ali is hanging Bryan Linssen on the field on 76 minute.
  • 81' A stunning finish from Kaj Sierhuis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mukhtar Ali on 81.
  • 86' Both keepers have barely been tested. SBV Vitesse and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • It finishes all square. SBV Vitesse and FC Groningen share the spoils 3-1.

Lineups

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tim Matavz 3
Million Manhoef 3
Bryan Linssen 2
Joel Asoro 2
Matus Bero 2
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Mimoun Mahi 1
Eli Dasa 1

Head to Head

2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2019-02-10 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2018-08-12 SBV Vitesse 5–1 FC Groningen 2016-02-21 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Groningen

SBV Vitesse Form

2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen W 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse L 2019-05-15 VVV Venlo 1–3 SBV Vitesse W 2019-05-12 SBV Vitesse 6–1 VBV De Graafschap W 2019-04-23 AFC Ajax 4–2 SBV Vitesse L 2019-04-20 SBV Vitesse 4–1 PEC Zwolle W

FC Groningen Form

2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen L 2019-05-18 FC Groningen 2–1 SBV Vitesse W 2019-05-15 FC Emmen 1–0 FC Groningen L 2019-05-12 FC Groningen 3–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2019-04-29 PEC Zwolle 3–2 FC Groningen L 2019-04-20 FC Groningen 0–1 AFC Ajax L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.13 SBV Vitesse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + SBV Vitesse to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse59% Draw22% FC Groningen19%
Actual: SBV Vitesse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

SBV Vitesse or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Groningen
41%
SBV Vitesse or FC Groningen
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse44% Draw41% FC Groningen15%
Actual: SBV Vitesse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — SBV Vitesse

Handicap SBV Vitesse covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 22% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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