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SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
SC Heerenveen
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 27 Oct 2019 · 11:15 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Joey Kooij
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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

6
5
4
SC Heerenveen 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-27 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 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
27 Oct FC Groningen H 1–1 D
19 Oct AZ A 4–2 W
05 Oct PEC Zwolle H 1–0 W
28 Sep VVV Venlo A 3–0 W
22 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
14 Sep AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
25 Sep PSV A 1–3 L
21 Sep PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen FC Groningen
#10 Position #8
9 Points 11
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
11 Scored 15
9 Conceded 13
+2 GD +2
1.29 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
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' And we are off! SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ibrahim Dresevic, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Azor Matusiwa is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Heerenveen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 25' The 27-year-old Joel Asoro has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Danny Buijs will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' Sergio Padt is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 46' FC Groningen make a change. Ajdin Hrustic trudges off to be replaced by Joel Asoro on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Brilliant from the ! Hicham Faik makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 45.
  • 53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 58' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' SC Heerenveen is showing some good football. However, SC Heerenveen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 68' 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 Sven Botman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' A goal from the Curacao international Charlison Benschop! He fires home on 73 to make it 1-1!
  • 78' Alen Halilovic is replacing Jens Odgaard for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 79' Samir Memisevic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kaj Sierhuis at the 79 minute mark.
  • 80' Chidera Ejuke makes way for Jordy Bruijn at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • 85' The whistle greets Charlison Benschop as he departs to be replaced by Sam Schreck.
  • 88' Anders Dreyer is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joey Veerman at the 88 minute mark.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Ritsu Doan 1
Sven van Beek 1

Head to Head

2019-10-27 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 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

2019-10-27 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2019-10-19 AZ 2–4 SC Heerenveen W 2019-10-05 SC Heerenveen 1–0 PEC Zwolle W 2019-09-28 VVV Venlo 0–3 SC Heerenveen W 2019-09-22 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2019-09-14 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen L

FC Groningen Form

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 2019-09-25 PSV 3–1 FC Groningen L 2019-09-21 FC Groningen 2–0 PEC Zwolle W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen46% Draw27% FC Groningen27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
73%
Draw or FC Groningen
54%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen32% Draw47% FC Groningen21%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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