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FC Groningen
FT
2–1
HT 1–0
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie Sun 9 Aug, 13:30London Euroborg, Groningen Joey Kooij 22,525 attendance

Timeline

  1. 8' Brynjólfur Willumsson
  2. 30' Elvis Laan for Marco Rente
  3. 48' Thom Van Bergen Goal - Volley
  4. 62' Davy van den Berg for Ferdinand Pohl
  5. 62' Zidane Iqbal for David Min
  6. 62' Adrian Blake for Yoann Cathline
  7. 70' Guus Offerhaus for Siebe Horemans
  8. 71' Tyrique Mercera for Wouter Prins
  9. 79' Adrian Blake assist Davy van den Berg
  10. 81' Travis Hearnes for Brynjólfur Willumsson
  11. 81' Ryan Metu for Pelle Clement
  12. 84' Kevin Paredes for Ángel Alarcón
  13. 84' Dani de Wit Yellow Card
  14. 88' Joris van Overeem Yellow Card

Match stats

59% Possession 41%
16 Shots 14
5 On target 7
12 Fouls 17
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 4
6 Saves 3
365 Accurate passes 225

Lineups

FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
1 Vaessen
2 Prins 5 Rente 3 Blokzijl 14 Schreuders
18 Land 8 De Jonge
24 Clement 26 Van Bergen 17 Der Werff
9 Willumsson
FC Utrecht 4-3-3
25 Brouwer
92 Zagre 44 Eerdhuijzen 2 Horemans 23 Vesterlund
53 Pohl 8 van Overeem 20 de Wit
10 Cathline 9 Min 11 Alarcón
FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Etienne Vaessen G
  2. 5 Marco Rente ▼ CD-L
  3. 3 Thijmen Blokzijl CD-R
  4. 2 Wouter Prins ▼ LB
  5. 14 Jorg Schreuders RB
  6. 26 Thom Van Bergen AM
  7. 18 Tygo Land LM
  8. 8 Tika De Jonge RM
  9. 9 Brynjólfur Willumsson ▼ F
  10. 24 Pelle Clement ▼ AM-L
  11. 17 David Van Der Werff AM-R

Came on

  1. 29 Tyrique Mercera ▲ SUB
  2. 7 Travis Hearnes ▲ SUB
  3. 34 Ryan Metu ▲ SUB
  4. 15 Elvis Laan ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (8)
  1. 16 Alvin Vilhelm Valdemar Nordin SUB
  2. 12 Nikolas Brandis SUB
  3. 13 Lovro Štubljar SUB
  4. 53 Jahelille Hall SUB
  5. 20 Nils Eggens SUB
  6. 31 Rijk Janse SUB
  7. 42 Jesper Mosselaar SUB
  8. 44 Jismerai Dillema SUB
FC Utrecht 4-3-3
  1. 25 Michael Brouwer G
  2. 44 Mike Eerdhuijzen CD-L
  3. 2 Siebe Horemans ▼ CD-R
  4. 92 Arthur Zagre LB
  5. 23 Niklas Vesterlund RB
  6. 8 Joris van Overeem CM
  7. 53 Ferdinand Pohl ▼ LM
  8. 20 Dani de Wit RM
  9. 9 David Min ▼ F
  10. 10 Yoann Cathline ▼ LF
  11. 11 Ángel Alarcón ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 6 Guus Offerhaus ▲ SUB
  2. 30 Kevin Paredes ▲ SUB
  3. 14 Zidane Iqbal ▲ SUB
  4. 34 Davy van den Berg ▲ SUB
  5. 15 Adrian Blake ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 47 Emmanuel Owen SUB
  2. 32 Per Kloosterboer SUB
  3. 33 Kevin Gadellaa SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 1.
  2. 90'+7' Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 1.
  3. 90'+6' Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 90'+6' Foul by Guus Offerhaus (FC Utrecht).
  5. 90'+4' Attempt missed. Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arthur Zagré with a cross.
  6. 90'+3' Foul by Ryan Metu (FC Groningen).
  7. 90'+3' Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 90'+3' Attempt missed. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niklas Vesterlund.
  9. 90'+2' Travis Hernes (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  10. 90'+2' Foul by Arthur Zagré (FC Utrecht).
  11. 90'+1' Elvis van der Laan (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 90'+1' Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
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  1. 90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  2. 90' Attempt missed. Kevin Paredes (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  3. 88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 88' Delay in match because of an injury Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  5. 88' Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 87' Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 87' Foul by Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht).
  8. 86' Handball by Travis Hernes (FC Groningen).
  9. 85' Foul by Tyrique Mercera (FC Groningen).
  10. 85' Kevin Paredes (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 84' Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 84' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Kevin Paredes replaces Ángel Alarcón.
  13. 84' Offside, FC Utrecht. Dani de Wit is caught offside.
  14. 84' Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Travis Hernes with a headed pass following a corner.
  15. 83' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
  16. 82' Attempt missed. Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
  17. 81' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Guus Offerhaus.
  18. 81' Attempt blocked. Ryan Metu (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Etienne Vaessen.
  19. 81' Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces Pelle Clement.
  20. 81' Substitution, FC Groningen. Travis Hernes replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
  21. 79' Goal! FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 1. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
  22. 76' Offside, FC Utrecht. Dani de Wit is caught offside.
  23. 76' Attempt missed. Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zidane Iqbal with a cross.
  24. 75' Attempt missed. Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thom van Bergen.
  25. 74' Attempt blocked. David van der Werff (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.
  26. 74' Tygo Land (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  27. 74' Foul by Davy van den Berg (FC Utrecht).
  28. 73' Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.
  29. 71' Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Wouter Prins.
  30. 71' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  31. 70' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Guus Offerhaus replaces Siebe Horemans because of an injury.
  32. 69' Delay in match because of an injury Siebe Horemans (FC Utrecht).
  33. 69' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  34. 69' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  35. 68' Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  36. 68' Foul by Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht).
  37. 66' Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
  38. 66' Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 65' Attempt saved. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Zidane Iqbal with a cross.
  40. 64' Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  41. 63' Attempt missed. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Arthur Zagré with a cross.
  42. 63' Foul by Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen).
  43. 63' Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  44. 62' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Yoann Cathline.
  45. 62' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Zidane Iqbal replaces David Min.
  46. 62' Substitution, FC Utrecht. Davy van den Berg replaces Ferdinand Pohl.
  47. 61' Corner, FC Utrecht. Conceded by Etienne Vaessen.
  48. 60' Attempt saved. Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Arthur Zagré with a cross.
  49. 60' Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
  50. 60' Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  51. 58' Attempt blocked. David van der Werff (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  52. 58' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
  53. 57' Tygo Land (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  54. 57' Foul by Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht).
  55. 55' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
  56. 55' Attempt blocked. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.
  57. 55' Attempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Brouwer (FC Utrecht). Assisted by David van der Werff.
  58. 51' Pelle Clement (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  59. 51' Foul by Ferdinand Pohl (FC Utrecht).
  60. 51' Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
  61. 51' Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  62. 50' Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  63. 50' Foul by Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht).
  64. 48' Goal! FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 0. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  65. 46' Elvis van der Laan (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 46' Foul by David Min (FC Utrecht).
  67. 45' Second Half begins FC Groningen 1, FC Utrecht 0.
  68. 45'+4' First Half ends, FC Groningen 1, FC Utrecht 0.
  69. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  70. 45'+1' Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  71. 45'+1' Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht).
  72. 45' Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Siebe Horemans with a cross.
  73. 44' Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  74. 44' Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  75. 43' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  76. 42' Delay in match because of an injury Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
  77. 41' Attempt blocked. Wouter Prins (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pelle Clement.
  78. 40' Offside, FC Utrecht. Dani de Wit is caught offside.
  79. 37' Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
  80. 37' Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  81. 36' Attempt saved. Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Niklas Vesterlund with a cross.
  82. 35' Elvis van der Laan (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  83. 35' Foul by David Min (FC Utrecht).
  84. 35' VAR Decision: No Goal FC Groningen 1-0 FC Utrecht.
  85. 34' GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  86. 34' Offside, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson is caught offside.
  87. 33' Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by David van der Werff.
  88. 30' Substitution, FC Groningen. Elvis van der Laan replaces Marco Rente because of an injury.
  89. 30' Marco Rente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  90. 30' Foul by David Min (FC Utrecht).
  91. 28' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Michael Brouwer.
  92. 28' Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Brouwer (FC Utrecht). Assisted by Etienne Vaessen with a through ball.
  93. 27' David van der Werff (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  94. 27' Foul by Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht).
  95. 27' David van der Werff (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  96. 27' Foul by Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht).
  97. 26' Attempt saved. Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Mike Eerdhuijzen with a headed pass.
  98. 26' Attempt saved. Ángel Alarcón (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by David Min.
  99. 25' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  100. 23' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  101. 14' Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
  102. 14' Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  103. 13' Foul by Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen).
  104. 13' Niklas Vesterlund (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  105. 13' Attempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Brouwer (FC Utrecht). Assisted by David van der Werff.
  106. 11' Handball by Pelle Clement (FC Groningen).
  107. 10' Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  108. 10' Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
  109. 8' Goal! FC Groningen 1, FC Utrecht 0. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  110. 6' Attempt missed. Yoann Cathline (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Zagré following a fast break.
  111. 5' Attempt blocked. Wouter Prins (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David van der Werff.
  112. 3' Pelle Clement (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  113. 3' Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).
  114. 1' Offside, FC Utrecht. David Min is caught offside.
  115. First Half begins.
  116. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

FC Groningen L W W L L

  • L at Feyenoord 3-1 Eredivisie
  • L Excelsior 3-2 Eredivisie
  • W NEC Nijmegen 2-1 Eredivisie
  • W at Heracles Almelo 2-1 Eredivisie
  • L at Ajax 2-0 Eredivisie

FC Utrecht L W W W W

  • W NAC Breda 2-0 Eredivisie
  • W at Ajax 2-1 Eredivisie
  • W Fortuna Sittard 2-0 Eredivisie
  • W SC Heerenveen 3-2 Eredivisie
  • L at Ajax 1-1 Eredivisie

Head to head

UTR leads series 4-1

  • 14 Feb 2026 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 14 Sep 2025 FC Utrecht 0–1 FC Groningen 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 13 Apr 2025 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Groningen 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 20 Oct 2024 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 7 Apr 2023 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie