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
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiF
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 17David van der WerffM
- 18Tygo LandM
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7Travis Enrique HernesM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 19Oskar ZawadaF
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Vasilis Cornelius BarkasG
- 3Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der HoornD
- 10Yoann CathlineM
- 16Souffian El KarouaniD
- 18A. StepanovF
- 20Dani de WitM
- 21Gjivai ZechiëlM
- 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund NielsenD
- 27Alonzo Tim Engwanda-OngenaM
- 40Matisse DiddenD
- 77Ángel AlarcónM
Substitutes
- 5Emeka AdeileD
- 8Can BozdoğanM
- 9David MinF
- 11Karl Jesper KarlssonF
- 15Adrian BlakeF
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 24Nick ViergeverD
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 38Oualid AgougilD
- 46Jaygo van OmmerenM
- 53Neal Roëll 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 |