There's been 14 days and nights since FC Groningen ran out versus Sparta Rotterdam and the result was 1-2. Can they win against AZ?
- FC Groningen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- AZ have won all their away games so far.
This looks to be an action-packed match with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
FC Groningen form and stats
FC Groningen have collected 4 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 1-1-1.
In their previous game, the manager Wormuth led his FC Groningen to a defeat away at Sparta Rotterdam. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Euroborg. Pepi, who usually features in attack, was the top player for the team in that match, receiving a rating of 7.45 (out of 10). Pepi scored one goal.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting SC Cambuur.FC Groningen has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 3 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
AZ form and stats
AZ are yet to lose a point on their Eredivisie travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
The club members enjoyed AZ's previous fixture versus Ajax (placed 2nd), a 2-1 win played at home. Midfielder Reijnders was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Reijnders hit the woodwork once and hit three key passes.
Before that game, the victory at home hosting Vaduz in the Europa Conference League (4-1).
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, AZ are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on AZ as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
FC Groningen-AZ H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Groningen two wins, AZ five wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Odgaard 4 goals |   C. Ngonge 2 goals |  D. de Wit 2 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
AZ missing players
| FC Groningen | AZ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 5.7 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 26 | 18.7 | 18.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5 | 6.9 |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 27% |
| 15.3 | 14 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.7 | 9.7 |
| 5.3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
- AZ have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AZ have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ have won all their away games so far.
- AZ have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Groningen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Ajax | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 |
| 3 | AZ | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | RKC Waalwijk | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 11 | NEC | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Volendam | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 5 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | SC Cambuur | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 4 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 4 |
