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SBV Vitesse vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
SBV Vitesse
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Groningen
Fri 8 Nov 2019 · 19:00 UTC GelreDome HT 45' · FT 45'
Riechedly Bazoer 67' Y
Y 81' Samir Memisevic
Y 87' Mo El Hankouri

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Vitesse vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at GelreDome.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Jan de Vries
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
7 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
2
5
SBV Vitesse 14 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-08 SBV Vitesse 1–2 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov FC Groningen H 1–2 L
03 Nov FC Emmen A 1–2 L
26 Oct ADO Den Haag H 0–2 L
19 Oct VVV Venlo A 4–0 W
05 Oct FC Utrecht H 2–1 W
29 Sep RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov SBV Vitesse A 2–1 W
03 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
27 Oct SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
20 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W
04 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 3–0 W
28 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' SBV Vitesse have kicked off against FC Groningen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' FC Groningen have won 243 goals from 307 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Groningen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 13' GOAL! Joel Asoro fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 18' The home supporters are growing impatient. SBV Vitesse must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 23' Mike te Wierik needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at GelreDome. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' A stunning finish from Joel Asoro — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 46' Fresh legs for SBV Vitesse! Tim Matavz comes on to replace Jay-Roy Grot.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Bryan Linssen gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Kaj Sierhuis as he leaves the pitch. Samir Memisevic steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SBV Vitesse and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 66' The crowd applauds Ajdin Hrustic as he leaves the pitch. Charlison Benschop steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riechedly Bazoer.
  • 72' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 74' SBV Vitesse make a change. Julian Lelieveld trudges off to be replaced by Oussama Darfalou on 74 minutes.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samir Memisevic on 81.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SBV Vitesse and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Mo El Hankouri. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 89' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Sam Schreck comes on to replace Joel Asoro.
  • FC Groningen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Million Manhoef 3
Tim Matavz 3
Matus Bero 2
Kaj Sierhuis 2
Bryan Linssen 2
Joel Asoro 2
Sondre Tronstad 1
Lois Openda 1

Head to Head

2019-11-08 SBV Vitesse 1–2 FC Groningen 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

SBV Vitesse Form

2019-11-08 SBV Vitesse 1–2 FC Groningen L 2019-11-03 FC Emmen 2–1 SBV Vitesse L 2019-10-26 SBV Vitesse 0–2 ADO Den Haag L 2019-10-19 VVV Venlo 0–4 SBV Vitesse W 2019-10-05 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht W 2019-09-29 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 SBV Vitesse W

FC Groningen Form

2019-11-08 SBV Vitesse 1–2 FC Groningen W 2019-11-03 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2019-10-27 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2019-10-20 FC Groningen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W 2019-10-04 FC Groningen 3–0 RKC Waalwijk W 2019-09-28 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.43 SBV Vitesse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: SBV Vitesse or FC Groningen 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Vitesse37% Draw28% FC Groningen35%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SBV Vitesse or Draw
65%
Draw or FC Groningen
63%
SBV Vitesse or FC Groningen
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Vitesse28% Draw46% FC Groningen26%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — SBV Vitesse

Handicap SBV Vitesse covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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