Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs AZ Alkmaar, 2020-21 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
FT
0 - 0
AZ Alkmaar

About

FC Groningen are hosting AZ Alkmaar at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 3': Paulos Abraham (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross.
  • 11': Foul by Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen).
  • 11': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 12': Foul by Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen).
  • 12': Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulos Abraham.
  • 14': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
  • 18': Offside, FC Groningen. Alessio Da Cruz tries a through ball, but Mo El Hankouri is caught offside.
  • 19': Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (AZ) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Wijndal.
  • 23': Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Calvin Stengs (AZ).
  • 26': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen).
  • 28': Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 30': Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 31': Foul by Fredrik Midtsjø (AZ).
  • 31': Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 34': Foul by Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen).
  • 34': Jesper Karlsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ).
  • 36': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Teun Koopmeiners.
  • 38': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jordy Clasie.
  • 39': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 39': Owen Wijndal (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Offside, FC Groningen. Bart van Hintum tries a through ball, but Paulos Abraham is caught offside.
  • 41': Damil Dankerlui (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Teun Koopmeiners (AZ).
  • 44': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Zakaria Aboukhlal (AZ) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, AZ 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, AZ 0.
  • 49': Offside, AZ. Albert Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Zakaria Aboukhlal is caught offside.
  • 52': Bruno Martins Indi (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Alessio Da Cruz (FC Groningen).
  • 54': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mo El Hankouri.
  • 58': Foul by Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen).
  • 58': Jonas Svensson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, AZ. Myron Boadu replaces Zakaria Aboukhlal.
  • 64': Foul by Jordy Clasie (AZ).
  • 64': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 65': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Groningen. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Paulos Abraham.
  • 68': Foul by Ko Itakura (FC Groningen).
  • 68': Myron Boadu (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Ko Itakura (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Jonas Svensson (AZ).
  • 70': Mo El Hankouri (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 70': Jonas Svensson (AZ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 71': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Fredrik Midtsjø.
  • 71': Albert Gudmundsson (AZ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen).
  • 72': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, AZ. Håkon Evjen replaces Jesper Karlsson.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Ahmed El Messaoudi (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 80': Calvin Stengs (AZ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen).
  • 80': Bart van Hintum (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Substitution, FC Groningen. Arjen Robben replaces Alessio Da Cruz.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Calvin Stengs (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonas Svensson.
  • 85': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Mike te Wierik.
  • 86': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 86': Mike te Wierik (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, AZ. Kenzo Goudmijn replaces Albert Gudmundsson.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Calvin Stengs (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordy Clasie.
  • 90': Arjen Robben (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Foul by Bruno Martins Indi (AZ).
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jørgen Strand Larsen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Wijndal with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bart van Hintum.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Kenzo Goudmijn (AZ) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Calvin Stengs with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Corner, AZ. Conceded by Bart van Hintum.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Teun Koopmeiners (AZ) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 0, AZ 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 0, AZ 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 2
65.2 Possession 34.8
11 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
494 Accurate Passes 241
578 Passes 310
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 1
17 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 58
24 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 18
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 4
15 Effective Clearances 25
15 Clearances 25

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 28 +41 68
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 28 +21 53
3 NEC Nijmegen 28 +22 50
4 Ajax Amsterdam 28 +18 48
Full Table

Line-Ups

GRO FC Groningen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sergio Padt (GK)
5 Kou Itakura Yellow Card
32 Mike te Wierik Yellow Card
3 Bart Van Hintum Yellow Card
2 Damil Dankerlui
21 Alessio da Cruz
6 Azor Matusiwa
7 Ramon Pascal Lundqvist
19 Paulos Abraham
11 Mohamed El Hankouri
18 Ahmed El Messaoudi
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Arjen Robben, Miguel Angel Leal, Daniel Van Kaam, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Sam Schreck, Tomás Suslov, Jan de Boer, Per Kristian Bratveit, Patrick Joosten.

AZ AZ Alkmaar (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marco Bizot (GK)
15 Bruno Martins Indi
20 Jordy Clasie
5 Owen Wijndal
2 Jonas Svensson Yellow Card
7 Calvin Stengs
8 Teun Koopmeiners
6 Fredrik Midtsjo
28 Albert Gudmundsson
11 Jesper Karlsson
17 Zakaria Aboukhlal
AZ Alkmaar Substitutes:
Jorn Berkhout, Maxim Gullit, Tijjani Reijnders, Yukinari Sugawara, Hobie Verhulst, Kenzo Goudmijn, Hakon Evjen, Mees Bakker, Myron Boadu.

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