Utrecht vs Groningen
Ref: M. NagtegaalStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Utrecht 1–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Rente scored for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.24 for Utrecht versus 1.69 for Groningen. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
42'
Peersman
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
van den Berg
⇄
Barkas
55'
Taha
Yellow Card
70'
⚽
Rente
Assist: Resink
73'
VAR
Goal confirmed
⇄
Rodríguez
⇄
Blake
⇄
Viergever
78'
⇄
van der Werff
80'
⇄
Rente
86'
⇄
Taha
88'
Zawada
Yellow Card
90+2'
Resink
Yellow Card
| # | 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
UtrechtGroningen
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.24VS1.69
Attack3 · 2 won
14
Shots
13
3
Shots on target
6
9
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
353
Total passes
448
257
Accurate passes
344
73%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
16
0
Yellow cards
4
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
0.51
Goals prevented
0.51
Utrecht
4-3-3
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Utrecht
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 2S. HoremansD
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 6D. van den BergM
- 9D. MinF
- 15A. BlakeF
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 27A. EngwandaM
Substitutes
- 5K. FinnssonD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 11E. DemircanF
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 23N. VesterlundD
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 26M. JonathansF
- 40M. DiddenD
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
- 46J. van OmmerenM
- 55D. MurkinD
- 91S. HallerF
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
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 45 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0/1 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Davy van den Berg | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | F | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Adrian Blake | F | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/5 |
| Nick Viergever(C) | D | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matisse Didden | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirhan Demircan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zidane Iqbal | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derry Murkin | D | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Rente | D | 80 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| David van der Werff | M | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Younes Taha | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mats Seuntjens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |