Groningen vs Utrecht match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 1 · Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, Groningen · Ref Joey Kooij, Netherlands

Groningen stats & fixtures · Utrecht stats & fixtures

Groningen beat Utrecht 2–1 in the Eredivisie on 9 August 2026. Expected goals finished 1.55–2.27. Groningen had 59% of the ball.

Groningen vs Utrecht match statistics

GroningenUtrecht

59% Ball possession 41%
1.55 Expected goals (xG) 2.27
16 Total shots 14
5 Shots on target 7
4 Shots off target 7
7 Blocked shots 0
10 Shots inside the box 12
5 Corners 1
12 Fouls 17
1 Offsides 4
0 Yellow cards 2
449 Passes 306
81% Pass accuracy 74%
6 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

8' Goal B. Willumsson Groningen
48' Goal T. van Bergen Groningen
80' Goal A. Blake (assist D. van den Berg) Utrecht
84' Yellow card D. de Wit Utrecht
88' Yellow card J. van Overeem Utrecht

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Groningen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Dick Lukkien

1 E. Vaessen

2 Wouter Prins 5 M. Rente 3 T. Blokzijl 14 J. Schreuders

18 T. Land 8 T. de Jonge

24 P. Clement 26 T. van Bergen 17 D. van der Werff

9 B. Willumsson

Bench Rijk Janse , L. Štubljar , N. Brandis , T. Mercera , Besnik Mashuku , Nils Eggens , J. Mosselaar , A. Nordin , T. Hernes , E. van der Laan , J. Hall , R. Metu

Utrecht

Confirmed 4-3-3 Anthony Correia

25 M. Brouwer

92 A. Zagré 44 Mike Eerdhuijzen 2 S. Horemans 23 N. Vesterlund

53 F. Pohl 8 J. van Overeem 20 D. de Wit

10 Y. Cathline 9 D. Min 11 Ángel Alarcón

Bench K. Gadellaa , Zidane Iqbal , A. Blake , E. C. Owen , D. van den Berg , K. Paredes , G. Offerhaus , P. Kloosterboer

Out and doubtful

S. Resink Groningen Out — Knee Injury
A. Engwanda Utrecht Out — Hamstring Injury
V. Jensen Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
M. Jeng Groningen Out — Leg Injury
O. Zawada Groningen Out — Knock
M. Jonathans Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
N. Ohio Utrecht Out — Knee Injury
O. Agougil Utrecht Out — Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Groningen at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

6% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Utrecht away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

46% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Groningen vs Utrecht head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Feb 26	Groningen v Utrecht	1–2
14 Sep 25	Utrecht v Groningen	0–1
13 Apr 25	Utrecht v Groningen	3–1
20 Oct 24	Groningen v Utrecht	0–1
7 Apr 23	Groningen v Utrecht	1–2
6 Nov 22	Utrecht v Groningen	2–1

The full Groningen vs Utrecht head-to-head record