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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 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
#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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. SC Heerenveen is hosting FC Groningen for another epic battle.
  • 5' A goal from the Sweden international Amin Sarr! He fires home on 5 to make it 1-0!
  • 10' Antoine Colassin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SC Heerenveen so far.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Dennis van der Ree will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' SC Heerenveen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Florian Kruger doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Heerenveen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Johan Hove as he leaves the pitch. Tomas Suslov steps in for FC Groningen.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mats Kohlert made 279 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 63' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aimar Sher is hanging Luciano Valente on the field on 63 minute.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam van Gelderen on 66.
  • 70' Sydney van Hooijdonk gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Simon Olsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' The referee shows FC Groningen player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Tomas Suslov is booked for FC Groningen — Yellow card on 76.
  • 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 doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 82' Goal! Amin Sarr scores his 18 goal in 248 matches.
  • 87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Tibor Halilovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antoine Colassin on 88 minute.
  • 90' SC Heerenveen make a change. Anas Tahiri trudges off to be replaced by Timo Zaal on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Luciano Valente 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 2
Amin Sarr 2
Charlison Benschop 1
Ion Nicolaescu 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
3 / 4
2.32 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen61% Draw21% FC Groningen18%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Groningen
39%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen44% Draw38% FC Groningen18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
4.5%
4 – 1
4.1%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 18% 62%
-1.5 38% — 62%
-1 38% 21% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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