Groningen vs Telstar
Ref: E. BlankEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Telstar 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Taha and Zawada scored for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.80 for Groningen versus 0.84 for Telstar. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Telstar are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Taha
Second Half
46'
⇄
Unknown
Resink
Yellow Card
53'
Mertens
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
Mertens
64'
Oudsten
Yellow Card
⇄
van der Werff
71'
⇄
Brouwer
71'
⇄
Tejan
⇄
Taha
83'
⇄
Hetli
⇄
Schreuders
⇄
van Bergen
⚽
Zawada
Assist: Prins
89'
Koeman
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal confirmed
| # | 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 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GroningenTelstar
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.80VS0.84
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
441
Total passes
365
370
Accurate passes
273
84%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
0
-0.61
Goals prevented
-0.61
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Telstar
3-4-2-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7T. HernesM
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 18T. LandM
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
- 69R. HigginsF
Telstar
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1R. KoemanG
- 2J. HardeveldD
- 4G. OfferhausD
- 7S. HetliF
- 11T. NoslinM
- 14N. Ogidi Nwankwo
- 16D. MertensM
- 17N. RossenM
- 27P. BrouwerF
- 30K. TejanF
- 39J. Ritmeester van de KampM
Substitutes
- 9M. ZonneveldF
- 10M. HamdaouiF
- 13T. BodakG
- 15A. LechkarD
- 19Sebastiaan HagedoornF
- 20D. ReizigerG
- 24Abdelraffie BenzzineD
- 26Jaylan von SchooneveldD
- 28R. OudstenF
- 29D. MaloneD
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younes Taha | M | 76 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| David van der Werff | M | 65 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Marco Rente | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 12 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 14 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 25 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Telstar
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Koeman Jr | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soufiane Hetli | F | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Tyrese Noslin | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Patrick Brouwer | F | 71 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Kay Tejan | F | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jeff Hardeveld(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Dylan Mertens | M | 62 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Nils Rossen | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neville Nwankwo | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guus Offerhaus | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jaylan von Schooneveld | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrick Bodak | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdelraffie Benzzine | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daan Reiziger | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Hamdaoui | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Zonneveld | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dion Malone | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rojendro Oudsten | F | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adil Lechkar | D | 19 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sebastiaan Hagedoorn | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |