Twente vs Groningen
Ref: D. MakkelieDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede · 30,205 cap
Match recap
Twente beat Groningen 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Rots and Hlynsson scored for Twente; Peersman replied for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.78 for Twente versus 0.92 for Groningen. Twente sit 4th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
25'
van der Werff
Yellow Card
35'
⚽
Peersman
Assist: Taha
⚽
Rots
Assist: Lemkin
Second Half
⚽
Hlynsson
66'
⇄
van der Werff
66'
⇄
Land
66'
⇄
Prins
⇄
Ørjasæter
⇄
Zerrouki
78'
Tyrique Mercera
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Schreuders
83'
⇄
Tyrique Mercera
⇄
Hlynsson
⇄
van den Belt
⇄
Rots
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 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
TwenteGroningen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.78VS0.92
Attack1 · 4 won
6
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
3
4
Shots in the box
5
2
Shots outside box
6
0
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
49%
Possession
51%
447
Total passes
476
343
Accurate passes
399
77%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
6
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
3
-1.26
Goals prevented
-1.26
Twente
4-3-3
Groningen
4-4-2
Twente
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1L. UnnerstallG
- 6R. ZerroukiM
- 10S. LammersF
- 11D. RotsF
- 14K. HlynssonM
- 20T. van den BeltM
- 23S. LemkinD
- 27S. ØrjasæterF
- 28B. van RooijD
- 39M. RotsD
- 43R. NijstadD
Substitutes
- 4M. KjøløM
- 7M. PjacaF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21S. KarssiesG
- 22P. TytońG
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 32A. VerschuerenM
- 38M. BrunsD
- 42D. WeidmannM
Groningen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 10Y. TahaF
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 18T. LandM
- 26T. van BergenF
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 7T. HernesM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 15E. van der LaanD
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daan Rots | F | 89 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 77 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 86 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bart van Rooij(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stav Lemkin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Sam Lammers | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | F | 76 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daouda Weidmann | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Kjølø | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Bruns | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Pjaca | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Younes Taha | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0/3 |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 83 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 66 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 66 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Elvis Van der Laan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marco Rente | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dies Janse | D | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ryan Metu | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 24 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |