FC Groningen vs Willem II, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch EredivisieAbout
FC Groningen are hosting Willem II
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.
- 1': Attempt missed. Thijs Oosting (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 7': Offside, Willem II. Rob Nizet is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mickaël Tirpan.
- 12': Attempt missed. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Raffael Behounek.
- 13': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 14': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mickaël Tirpan.
- 15': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Attempt missed. Rob Nizet (Willem II) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mickaël Tirpan.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Rob Nizet (Willem II) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cisse Sandra.
- 22': Corner, Willem II. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
- 32': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Willem II 0. Thijs Oosting (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
- 34': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen).
- 34': Ringo Meerveld (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Willem II. Kyan Vaesen is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Cisse Sandra (Willem II).
- 39': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
- 41': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
- 45': Foul by Rob Nizet (Willem II).
- 45': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Willem II 0.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 1, Willem II 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thijs Oosting.
- 53': Foul by Johan Hove (FC Groningen).
- 53': Jesse Bosch (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Amine Lachkar (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
- 55': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
- 57': Attempt missed. Emilio Kehrer (Willem II) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesse Bosch with a headed pass.
- 59': Goal! FC Groningen 2, Willem II 0. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Peersman.
- 62': Substitution, Willem II. Jeremy Bokila replaces Kyan Vaesen.
- 62': Substitution, Willem II. Patrick Joosten replaces Emilio Kehrer.
- 62': Substitution, Willem II. Boris Lambert replaces Amine Lachkar.
- 64': Attempt saved. Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marvin Peersman.
- 65': Boris Lambert (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Johan Hove (FC Groningen).
- 66': Substitution, FC Groningen. Romano Postema replaces Thom van Bergen.
- 68': Foul by Raffael Behounek (Willem II).
- 68': Thijs Oosting (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Joosten with a cross.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Luciano Valente (FC Groningen).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Offside, FC Groningen. Thijs Oosting is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, FC Groningen. Joey Pelupessy replaces Luciano Valente because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Willem II. Rúnar Sigurgeirsson replaces Rob Nizet.
- 74': Foul by Patrick Joosten (Willem II).
- 74': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Offside, FC Groningen. Jorg Schreuders is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Johan Hove (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna.
- 81': Foul by Romano Postema (FC Groningen).
- 81': Patrick Joosten (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Rúnar Sigurgeirsson (Willem II).
- 85': Johan Hove (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 86': Foul by Jeremy Bokila (Willem II).
- 86': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Willem II. Khaled Razak replaces Ringo Meerveld.
- 87': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
- 87': Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Marco Rente (FC Groningen).
- 89': Jeremy Bokila (Willem II) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Jesse Bosch (Willem II) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Foul by Mickaël Tirpan (Willem II).
- 90': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Thijs Oosting.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, Willem II 0.
- 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 2, Willem II 0.
Statistics
 WIL |
GRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.9 | Possession | 49.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 391 |
| 497 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 20 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,136
Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,136
Eredivisie Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | +9 | 12 |
| 3 | Ajax Amsterdam | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 4 | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | +5 | 10 |
Line-Ups
FC Groningen (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Etienne Vaessen (GK) |
| 3 | Thijmen Blokzijl |
| 5 | Marco Rente |
| 43 | Marvin Peersman |
| 7 | Leandro Bacuna |
| 6 | Stije Resink |
| 8 | Johan Hove |
| 14 | Jorg Schreuders |
| 10 | Luciano Valente |
| 25 | Thijs Oosting |
| 26 | Thom Van Bergen  |
Willem II (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Didillon (GK) |
| 33 | Tommy St. Jago |
| 30 | Raffael Behounek |
| 22 | Rob Nizet |
| 25 | Mickaël Tirpan |
| 14 | Cisse Sandra |
| 34 | Amine Lachkar |
| 8 | Jesse Bosch |
| 9 | Kyan Vaesen |
| 16 | Ringo Meerveld |
| 11 | Emilio Kehrer |
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