AZ Alkmaar 1-2 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 6 December 2020

Result

AZ Alkmaar 1-2 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 6 December 2020, 13:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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AZ Alkmaar 1-2 FC Groningen: match report

AZ Alkmaar lost to FC Groningen 1-2 in Eredivisie on Sunday 6 December 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

T. Koopmeiners opened the scoring in the 21st minute. AZ Alkmaar's goal came from T. Koopmeiners (21'). FC Groningen scored through Ahmed El Messaoudi (69') and Ahmed El Messaoudi (74').

Discipline: AZ Alkmaar received 5 yellow cards and 2 red cards; FC Groningen received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game AZ Alkmaar were 7th on 17 points from 9 and FC Groningen 8th on 17 points from 10. AZ Alkmaar went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and FC Groningen 7th with 50.

AZ Alkmaar lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Groningen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ahmed El Messaoudi of FC Groningen (8.7), ahead of Teun Koopmeiners (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 AZ Alkmaar wins, 3 draws and 1 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Yellow card · Fredrik MidtsjöAZ Alkmaar
  • 21'Goal · T. KoopmeinersAZ Alkmaar · 1-0
  • 57'Second yellow · Fredrik MidtsjöAZ Alkmaar
  • 69'Goal · Ahmed El MessaoudiFC Groningen · 1-1
  • 74'Goal · Ahmed El MessaoudiFC Groningen · 1-2
  • 78'Yellow card · Bruno Martins IndiAZ Alkmaar
  • 79'Yellow card · P. JoostenFC Groningen
  • 85'Second yellow · Bruno Martins IndiAZ Alkmaar
  • 90+1'Yellow card · C. StengsAZ Alkmaar
  • 90+5'Red card · Mohammed El HankouriFC Groningen
  • 90+5'Yellow card · T. KoopmeinersAZ Alkmaar
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Owen WijndalAZ Alkmaar

Head-to-head

10 meetings: AZ Alkmaar 6, draws 3, FC Groningen 1.

Team news

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AZ Alkmaar line-up (4-3-3)

Marco Bizot, Yukinari Sugawara, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, Bruno Martins Indi, Owen Wijndal, Fredrik Midtsjø, Dani de Wit, Teun Koopmeiners, Calvin Stengs, Myron Boadu, Jesper Karlsson

FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Sergio Padt, Damil Dankerlui, Ko Itakura, Bart van Hintum, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Azor Matusiwa, Daniël van Kaam, Tomas Suslov, Ahmed El Messaoudi, Patrick Joosten, Jørgen Strand Larsen