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SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
SC Heerenveen
3 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 22 Jan 2023 · 11:15 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Liam van Gelderen
Y 72' Mads Bech Sorensen
Y 76' Tomas Suslov

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Van der Eijk
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
18 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

6
5
4
SC Heerenveen 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen 2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan FC Groningen H 3–1 W
14 Jan AZ H 0–2 L
07 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 0–0 D
13 Nov SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 2–1 W
05 Nov SBV Excelsior A 1–0 W
29 Oct FC Utrecht H 1–2 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Jan SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
15 Jan Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–3 L
08 Jan SBV Excelsior A 0–1 L
13 Nov Fortuna Sittard H 2–3 L
06 Nov FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
30 Oct FC Emmen A 0–0 D

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen FC Groningen
#11 Position #9
3 Points 3
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
1 Scored 2
0 Conceded 1
+1 GD +1
3.00 PPG 3.00
100% Win % 100%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SC Heerenveen are 11th (3 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Abe Lenstra Stadion as SC Heerenveen face off against FC Groningen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' GOAL! Amin Sarr scores on 5. Assisted by Andries Noppert
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' Joost van Aken is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Groningen so far.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' The travelling FC Groningen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' The deadlock is broken! Florian Kruger gets on the scoresheet on 40 minutes.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Johan Hove departs to be replaced by Tomas Suslov.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' The whistle greets Luciano Valente as he departs to be replaced by Aimar Sher.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam van Gelderen.
  • 70' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Simon Olsson is withdrawn and Sydney van Hooijdonk gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Mads Bech Sorensen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 76' Tomas Suslov picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 80' Damil Dankerlui gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Liam van Gelderen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' Pelle van Amersfoort puts SC Heerenveen on the lead.
  • 82' A goal from the Sweden international Amin Sarr! He fires home on 82 to make it 3-1!
  • 87' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 88' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Antoine Colassin is withdrawn and Tibor Halilovic gets his opportunity.
  • 90' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Timo Zaal is hanging Anas Tahiri on the field on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — SC Heerenveen 3-1 FC Groningen. Honours even.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dennis van der Ree

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2021-04-11 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen 2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen W 2023-01-14 SC Heerenveen 0–2 AZ L 2023-01-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen D 2022-11-13 SC Heerenveen 2–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden W 2022-11-05 SBV Excelsior 0–1 SC Heerenveen W 2022-10-29 SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Utrecht L

FC Groningen Form

2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen L 2023-01-15 FC Groningen 0–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L 2023-01-08 SBV Excelsior 1–0 FC Groningen L 2022-11-13 FC Groningen 2–3 Fortuna Sittard L 2022-11-06 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Groningen L 2022-10-30 FC Emmen 0–0 FC Groningen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.29 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.48 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen58% Draw29% FC Groningen13%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes29% 0% No71%
Avg goals/match: 1.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 53%
47%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
87%
Draw or FC Groningen
42%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen35% Draw56% FC Groningen9%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
20.9%
0 – 0
19.4%
2 – 0
13.5%
1 – 1
11.3%
0 – 1
6.9%
2 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1.9%
0 – 2
1.8%
2 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 17% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 29% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
62% ✗
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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