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SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SC Heerenveen
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 21 Feb 2021 · 13:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Schaap
  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Rens Bluemink

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
2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 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

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb FC Groningen H 1–1 D
14 Feb AZ A 1–3 L
06 Feb SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W
31 Jan FC Twente '65 A 0–0 D
27 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–0 W
23 Jan Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Feb SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
13 Feb PEC Zwolle H 1–0 W
30 Jan Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
26 Jan ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
23 Jan SBV Vitesse A 0–1 L
17 Jan FC Twente '65 H 2–2 D

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' What a night it is going to be! SC Heerenveen welcome FC Groningen for this crunch clash at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their trying to find a way past FC Groningen's compact .
  • 10' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Netherlands international Mitchell van Bergen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' It’s high time Danny Buijs made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' 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.
  • 43' Siem de Jong doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 46' Rodney Kongolo is replacing Lasse Schone for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 51' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Sam Schreck is withdrawn and Paulos Abraham gets his opportunity.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gabriel Gudmundsson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 65' Ko Itakura has been relatively quiet despite scoring 15 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 72' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Damil Dankerlui on, Mo El Hankouri off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' 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 Erwin Mulder suffering a number of foals already.
  • 81' Fresh legs for FC Groningen! Wessel Dammers comes on to replace Daniel van Kaam.
  • 82' A goal from the Slovakia international Tomas Suslov! He fires home on 82 to make it 1-1!
  • 85' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Mitchell van Bergen departs to be replaced by Benjamin Nygren.
  • 90' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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

2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen 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

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-02-14 AZ 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-02-06 SC Heerenveen 1–0 SBV Vitesse W 2021-01-31 FC Twente '65 0–0 SC Heerenveen D 2021-01-27 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2021-01-23 Heracles Almelo 1–0 SC Heerenveen L

FC Groningen Form

2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-02-13 FC Groningen 1–0 PEC Zwolle W 2021-01-30 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-01-26 FC Groningen 3–0 ADO Den Haag W 2021-01-23 SBV Vitesse 1–0 FC Groningen L 2021-01-17 FC Groningen 2–2 FC Twente '65 D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen43% Draw29% FC Groningen28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
72%
Draw or FC Groningen
57%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen31% Draw48% FC Groningen21%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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