Wednesday , 30 September 2026

VVV Venlo vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
VVV Venlo
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sat 14 Sep 2019 · 17:45 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'
Evert Linthorst 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Jermaine Lapar
  • Referee Angelo Boonman
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2
2
4
VVV Venlo 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen 2019-03-03 FC Groningen 3–2 VVV Venlo 2018-12-09 VVV Venlo 0–0 FC Groningen 2016-03-12 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen 2015-09-25 FC Groningen 1–1 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep FC Groningen H 2–1 W
31 Aug ADO Den Haag A 0–1 L
25 Aug FC Utrecht A 2–1 W
17 Aug AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
09 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 1–4 L
03 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep VVV Venlo A 1–2 L
31 Aug Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
18 Aug AZ A 0–0 D
10 Aug FC Twente '65 H 1–3 L
03 Aug FC Emmen A 1–0 W
21 May SBV Vitesse A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between VVV Venlo and FC Groningen.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VVV Venlo and FC Groningen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 12' John Yeboah puts VVV Venlo on the lead.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Haji Wright is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
  • 42' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Buijs might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' The Australia Ajdin Hrustic breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 1-1!
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' The 39-year-old Thorsten Kirschbaum has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' FC Groningen is showing some good football. However, FC Groningen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Peter van Ooijen makes way for Jerome Sinclair at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from VVV Venlo.
  • 66' VVV Venlo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FC Groningen's shape.
  • 70' Haji Wright makes way for Elia Soriano at the 70 minute mark. A tactical switch from VVV Venlo.
  • 74' Django Warmerdam makes way for Mo El Hankouri at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Groningen.
  • 79' FC Groningen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 84' What composure from Evert Linthorst! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 84' Evert Linthorst is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
  • 85' FC Groningen make a change. Sam Schreck trudges off to be replaced by Kaj Sierhuis on 85 minutes.
  • 87' The FC Groningen manager makes a substitution. Bart van Hintum departs to be replaced by Ramon-Pascal Lundqvist.
  • 89' VVV Venlo make a change. John Yeboah trudges off to be replaced by Damian van Bruggen on 89 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Maaskant

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Buijs

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mimoun Mahi 2
John Yeboah 1
Ajdin Hrustic 1
Oussama Darfalou 1
Giorgos Giakoumakis 1
Patrick Joosten 1
Daniel van Kaam 1
Danny Post 1

Head to Head

2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen 2019-03-03 FC Groningen 3–2 VVV Venlo 2018-12-09 VVV Venlo 0–0 FC Groningen 2016-03-12 VVV Venlo 0–1 FC Groningen 2015-09-25 FC Groningen 1–1 VVV Venlo

VVV Venlo Form

2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen W 2019-08-31 ADO Den Haag 1–0 VVV Venlo L 2019-08-25 FC Utrecht 1–2 VVV Venlo W 2019-08-17 VVV Venlo 1–4 AFC Ajax L 2019-08-09 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 VVV Venlo L 2019-08-03 VVV Venlo 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W

FC Groningen Form

2019-09-14 VVV Venlo 2–1 FC Groningen L 2019-08-31 FC Groningen 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2019-08-18 AZ 0–0 FC Groningen D 2019-08-10 FC Groningen 1–3 FC Twente '65 L 2019-08-03 FC Emmen 0–1 FC Groningen W 2019-05-21 SBV Vitesse 3–1 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: VVV Venlo or FC Groningen 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo43% Draw28% FC Groningen29%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Groningen
57%
VVV Venlo or FC Groningen
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo28% Draw48% FC Groningen24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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