Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs Almere City, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
FC Groningen
FT
0 - 0
Almere City

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
  • 3': Foul by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
  • 3': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Théo Barbet.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thijs Oosting.
  • 7': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen).
  • 7': Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 12': Offside, Almere City FC. Junior Kadile is caught offside.
  • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Vasilios Zagaritis (Almere City FC).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Vasilios Zagaritis (Almere City FC).
  • 14': Marco Rente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Junior Kadile (Almere City FC).
  • 22': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Junior Kadile (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC).
  • 24': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
  • 25': Stije Resink (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 27': Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
  • 27': Attempt missed. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Stije Resink with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by Anas Tahiri (Almere City FC).
  • 31': Romano Postema (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
  • 42': Foul by Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC).
  • 42': Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Charles-Andreas Brym (Almere City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, FC Groningen. Luciano Valente is caught offside.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Almere City FC 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 0, Almere City FC 0.
  • 46': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Romano Postema (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  • 48': Foul by Théo Barbet (Almere City FC).
  • 48': Romano Postema (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Romano Postema (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thijs Oosting with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Junior Kadile (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Vasilios Zagaritis.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Thijs Oosting.
  • 51': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Nordin Bakker.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thijs Oosting with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Nordin Bakker.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Stije Resink (FC Groningen) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Bacuna with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Junior Kadile.
  • 53': Foul by Romano Postema (FC Groningen).
  • 53': Hamdi Akujobi (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Junior Kadile (Almere City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Robinet.
  • 58': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Théo Barbet.
  • 59': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 60': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen).
  • 60': Théo Barbet (Almere City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Peersman with a cross.
  • 66': Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Luciano Valente.
  • 67': Substitution, FC Groningen. Finn Stam replaces Romano Postema.
  • 67': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 68': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Hamdi Akujobi.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Finn Stam (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 69': Substitution, Almere City FC. Ruben Providence replaces Charles-Andreas Brym.
  • 69': Substitution, Almere City FC. Àlex Carbonell replaces Thom Haye.
  • 69': Substitution, Almere City FC. Adi Nalic replaces Junior Kadile.
  • 72': Thijs Oosting (FC Groningen) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson with a headed pass.
  • 73': Offside, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson is caught offside.
  • 76': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Joey Jacobs.
  • 77': Foul by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
  • 77': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Mats Seuntjens (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Ruben Providence (Almere City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adi Nalic.
  • 81': Corner, Almere City FC. Conceded by Marco Rente.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Àlex Carbonell (Almere City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adi Nalic.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Vasilios Zagaritis (Almere City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. Wouter Prins replaces Leandro Bacuna.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. Thom van Bergen replaces Marvin Peersman.
  • 85': Substitution, FC Groningen. David van der Werff replaces Thijs Oosting.
  • 85': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Théo Barbet.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Wouter Prins following a corner.
  • 87': Offside, Almere City FC. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp is caught offside.
  • 87': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Joey Jacobs.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross.
  • 90': Hand ball by Thomas Robinet (Almere City FC).
  • 90': Attempt saved. Mats Seuntjens (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wouter Prins with a through ball.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Almere City FC. Baptiste Guillaume replaces Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Almere City FC. James Lawrence replaces Anas Tahiri.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Thomas Robinet.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 0, Almere City FC 0.
  • 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 0, Almere City FC 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 15
5 Saves 1
37.8 Possession 62.2
6 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
221 Accurate Passes 407
315 Passes 487
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 14
5 Crosses 40
0.2 Cross % 0.4
69 Long Balls 50
27 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 16
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 4
46 Effective Clearances 15
46 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,122

Eredivisie Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 18 +46 46
2 Ajax Amsterdam 18 +22 42
3 FC Utrecht 18 +7 39
4 Feyenoord Rotterdam 18 +18 35
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Etienne Vaessen (GK)
3 Thijmen Blokzijl
5 Marco Rente
43 Marvin Peersman
7 Leandro Bacuna Yellow Card
25 Thijs Oosting
8 Johan Hove
6 Stije Resink
9 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
10 Luciano Valente
29 Romano Postema
FC Groningen Substitutes:
Hidde Jurjus, Thom Van Bergen, Rui Mendes, Sven Bouland, Maxim Mariani, Dirk Baron, Joel Pelupessy, Wouter Prins, Finn Stam, Mats Seuntjens, David Van Der Werff.

ALM Almere City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nordin Bakker (GK)
22 Theo Barbet
3 Joey Jacobs
14 Vasilios Zagaritis
20 Hamdi Akujobi
9 Thomas Robinet
8 Anas Tahiri
19 Thom Haye
18 Charles-Andreas Brym Yellow Card
11 Junior Morau Kadile Yellow Card
5 Jochem Ritmeester Van De Kamp
Almere City Substitutes:
Damil Dankerlui, Joël Van Der Wilt, Ricardo Visus, Kornelius Hansen, Jamie Lawrence, Jonas Wendlinger, Marvin Martins, Álex Balboa, Ruben Providence, Adi Nalic, Àlex Carbonell, Baptiste Guillaume.

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