GO Ahead Eagles vs Groningen
Ref: Ingmar Oostrom, NetherlandsDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
GO Ahead Eagles and Groningen drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Suray scored for GO Ahead Eagles; de Jonge replied for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.06 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 1.13 for Groningen. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
41'
Vaessen
Yellow Card
⚽
Suray
Assist: Smit
Second Half
⇄
Twigt
61'
⚽
de Jonge
Assist: Schreuders
⇄
Goudmijn
James
Yellow Card
68'
⇄
Willumsson
69'
⇄
de Jonge
69'
⇄
Rente
⇄
Meulensteen
⇄
James
Suray
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
van Bergen
84'
⇄
Peersman
⇄
Baeten
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GO Ahead EaglesGroningen
1Won
Statistical edge
1–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.06VS1.13
Attack0 · 4 won
8
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
7
1
Shots outside box
7
2
Shots off goal
8
1
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
387
Total passes
422
288
Accurate passes
338
74%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
7
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.01
Goals prevented
-0.01
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2M. DeijlD
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 6C. TwigtM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 9M. SmitF
- 17M. SurayM
- 21M. MeulensteenD
- 22J. De BusserG
- 23T. BaetenM
- 24K. GoudmijnM
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 14O. PetterssonF
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 20X. BlommeM
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 33N. VerdoniG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 26T. van BergenM
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 15E. van der LaanD
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 18T. LandM
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 57Nils EggensF
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathis Suray | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Milan Smit | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Melle Meulensteen | D | 73 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Thibo Baeten | M | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Dean James | D | 73 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Twigt | M | 46 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Xander Blomme | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Pettersson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Stokkers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 17 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 69 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Marco Rente | D | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Younes Taha | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | M | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nils Eggens | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 9 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |