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SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SC Heerenveen
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 14 Apr 2019 · 12:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Deyovaisio Zeefuik
Doke Schmidt 57' Y
Y 57' Paul Gladon
Yuki Kobayashi 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Patrick Langkamp
  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Christiaan Bax

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

6
5
4
SC Heerenveen 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2018-11-11 FC Groningen 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2017-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2016-10-21 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr FC Groningen H 1–1 D
07 Apr FC Emmen A 0–2 L
04 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
30 Mar SBV Excelsior H 1–0 W
16 Mar VBV De Graafschap H 0–3 L
09 Mar ADO Den Haag A 3–2 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
06 Apr SBV Excelsior H 1–0 W
02 Apr VBV De Graafschap H 1–0 W
30 Mar AZ A 0–1 L
17 Mar ADO Den Haag H 1–0 W
08 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–0 D

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen FC Groningen
#6 Position #9
21 Points 15
12 Played 12
6 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
24 Scored 29
16 Conceded 28
+8 GD +1
1.75 PPG 1.25
50% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ 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)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 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' What a night it is going to be! SC Heerenveen welcome FC Groningen for this crunch clash at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Doke Schmidt, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 11' The referee has no hesitation. Deyovaisio Zeefuik is booked for FC Groningen — Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 21' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 38' Pelle van Amersfoort adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 48' 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.
  • 52' Paul Gladon gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Ritsu Doan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' Doke Schmidt has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 59' The referee shows SC Heerenveen player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 59' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thomas Bruns is hanging Mo El Hankouri on the field on 59 minute.
  • 61' A goal from the Netherlands international Paul Gladon! He fires home on 61 to make it 1-1!
  • 66' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Morten Thorsby suffering a number of foals already.
  • 76' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Yuki Kobayashi is withdrawn and Rodney Kongolo gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Mitchell van Bergen is withdrawn and Dennis Johnsen gets his opportunity.
  • 87' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Jizz Hornkamp on, Michel Vlap off on 87 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sydney van Hooijdonk 6
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 2
Amin Sarr 2
Luciano Valente 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Cyril Ngonge 1
Django Warmerdam 1

Head to Head

2019-04-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2018-11-11 FC Groningen 2–0 SC Heerenveen 2017-04-04 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 2016-10-21 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2019-04-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2019-04-07 FC Emmen 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2019-04-04 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2019-03-30 SC Heerenveen 1–0 SBV Excelsior W 2019-03-16 SC Heerenveen 0–3 VBV De Graafschap L 2019-03-09 ADO Den Haag 2–3 SC Heerenveen W

FC Groningen Form

2019-04-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2019-04-06 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Excelsior W 2019-04-02 FC Groningen 1–0 VBV De Graafschap W 2019-03-30 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen L 2019-03-17 FC Groningen 1–0 ADO Den Haag W 2019-03-08 FC Utrecht 0–0 FC Groningen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.83 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen47% Draw26% FC Groningen27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Groningen
53%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen36% Draw43% FC Groningen21%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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