Groningen vs Utrecht
Ref: S. GozubuyukEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Utrecht beat Groningen 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Taha scored for Groningen; de Wit and Karlsson replied for Utrecht. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.78 for Groningen versus 2.44 for Utrecht. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Utrecht are 6th.
First Half
9'
Zechiël
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Rente
⚽
Taha
Assist: Tyrique Mercera
62'
⇄
Alarcón
73'
⇄
Stepanov
73'
⇄
Cathline
⇄
van der Werff
79'
⚽
de Wit
Assist: Zechiël
⇄
Land
⇄
Peersman
⇄
van Bergen
86'
⇄
Engwanda
90'
⚽
Karlsson
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GroningenUtrecht
5Won
Statistical edge
5–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.78VS2.44
Attack2 · 4 won
11
Shots
15
2
Shots on target
7
4
Shots in the box
12
7
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
2
2
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
419
Total passes
451
337
Accurate passes
370
80%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
6
0
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
6
-0.30
Goals prevented
-0.30
Groningen
4-4-2
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 10Y. TahaF
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 18T. LandM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7T. HernesM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 10Y. CathlineM
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20D. de WitM
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 40M. DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 11J. KarlssonF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 38O. AgougilD
- 46J. van OmmerenM
- 53N. ViereckD
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Younes Taha | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/4 |
| Marco Rente | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 79 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 85 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | 11 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Metu | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 11 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dani de Wit | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Mike van der Hoorn(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ángel Alarcón | M | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artem Stepanov | F | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1/4 |
| Yoann Cathline | M | 73 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nick Viergever | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emeka Adeile | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neal Viereck | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesper Karlsson | F | 17 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Oualid Agougil | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |