Dutch EredivisieNetherlands
Sunday, 9 August 202614:30FT
Kick-off14:30Sunday, 9 August 2026Europe/Berlin
CompetitionDutch Eredivisie
DateSunday, 9 August 2026
Kick-off14:30
StatusFT
MATCH SNAPSHOT
Match overview
Key statistics, standout player and live event timeline
DATA
59%Possession41%
FC GroningenFC Utrecht
16Shots14
FC GroningenFC Utrecht
5Shots on target7
FC GroningenFC Utrecht
5Corners1
FC GroningenFC Utrecht
12Fouls17
FC GroningenFC Utrecht
1Offsides4
FC GroningenFC Utrecht
LIVE TIMELINEMatch events · latest first
88'
YC
Yellow cardJoris van Overeem
84'
YC
Yellow cardDani de Wit
84'
⇄
SubstitutionKevin Paredes
81'
⇄
SubstitutionTravis Hernes
81'
⇄
SubstitutionRyan Metu
80'
G
GoalAdrian Blake
2-171'
⇄
SubstitutionTyrique Mercera
70'
⇄
SubstitutionGuus Offerhaus
62'
⇄
SubstitutionDavy van den Berg
62'
⇄
SubstitutionAdrian Blake
62'
⇄
SubstitutionZidane Iqbal
48'
G
GoalThom van Bergen
2-035'
VAR
VAR reviewBrynjólfur Willumsson
30'
⇄
SubstitutionElvis van der Laan
8'
G
GoalBrynjólfur Willumsson
1-0MATCH CENTER
Match details
Events, statistics and team information
TIMELINE
15 eventsMatch events
8'
⚽
Brynjólfur WillumssonGoal · Right foot shot
1-0
30'
↔
Elvis van der Laan ↔ Marco RenteSubstitution · 1st Substitution
35'
VAR
Brynjólfur WillumssonVAR · Goal disallowed
48'
⚽
Thom van BergenGoal · Left foot shot
2-0
62'
↔
Davy van den Berg ↔ Ferdinand PohlSubstitution · 2nd Substitution
62'
↔
Adrian Blake ↔ Yoann CathlineSubstitution · 3rd Substitution
62'
↔
Zidane Iqbal ↔ David MinSubstitution · 4th Substitution
70'
↔
Guus Offerhaus ↔ Siebe HoremansSubstitution · 5th Substitution
71'
↔
Tyrique Mercera ↔ Wouter PrinsSubstitution · 6th Substitution
80'
⚽
Adrian BlakeGoal · Right foot shot
2-1
81'
↔
Travis Hernes ↔ Brynjólfur WillumssonSubstitution · 7th Substitution
81'
↔
Ryan Metu ↔ Pelle ClementSubstitution · 8th Substitution
84'
↔
Kevin Paredes ↔ Ángel AlarcónSubstitution · 9th Substitution
84'
🟨
Dani de WitYellowcard · Roughing
88'
🟨
Joris van OvereemYellowcard · Foul
INFORMATION
Match facts
StadiumEuroborgGroningen
RefereeJoey Kooij, Dyon Fikkert, Halis Murat Kucukerbir, Joshua Kuipers
Round1
Stadium capacity22,525
Surfacegrass
GOALS
Goals & assists
⭐ TOP PLAYER
90Minutes
2Key passes
36Accurate passes
LEAGUE CONTEXT
Full Dutch Eredivisie tableTable position
Current league position and recent form
9Position16
7Points1
5Played4
2Wins0
1Draws1
2Losses3
11Goals for6
12Goals against15
-1Goal difference-9
FC GroningenRecent form
DLL
FC UtrechtRecent form
LDL
TACTICAL LINEUPS
Starting XI on the pitch
Formation, player ratings and match events
STARTING XI
4-2-3-1FC Groningen
STARTING XI
4-3-3FC Utrecht
⚽ GoalA Assist🟨 Yellow card🟥 Red card↔ Substitution
MATCH CENTER
Match details
Events, statistics and team information
TEAMS
Lineups
FC GroningenStarting XI
4-2-3-11Etienne Vaessen1
2Wouter Prins5
3Thijmen Blokzijl3
5Marco Rente4
8Tika de Jonge6
9Brynjólfur Willumsson11
14Jorg Schreuders2
17David van der Werff8
18Tygo Land7
24Pelle Clement10
26Thom van Bergen9
Substitutes
7Travis Hernes
12Nikolas Brandis
13Lovro Stubljar
15Elvis van der Laan
16Alvin Nordin
20Nils Eggens
29Tyrique Mercera
31Rijk Janse
34Ryan Metu
42Jesper Mosselaar
44Jismerai Dillema
53Jahelille Hall
FC UtrechtStarting XI
4-3-32Siebe Horemans3
8Joris van Overeem7
9David Min10
10Yoann Cathline11
11Ángel Alarcón9
20Dani de Wit6
23Niklas Vesterlund2
25Michael Brouwer1
44Mike Eerdhuijzen4
53Ferdinand Pohl8
92Arthur Zagré5
Substitutes
6Guus Offerhaus
14Zidane Iqbal
15Adrian Blake
30Kevin Paredes
32Per Kloosterboer
33Kevin Gadellaa
34Davy van den Berg
47Emmanuel Chigozie Owen
MATCH CENTER
Match details
Events, statistics and team information
DATA
Match statistics
FC GroningenSTATFC Utrecht
59%Ball Possession %41%
16Shots Total14
5Shots On Target7
4Shots Off Target7
10Shots Insidebox12
6Shots Outsidebox2
5Corners1
12Fouls17
1Offsides4
0Yellowcards2
6Saves3
12Key Passes14
79Long Passes57
446Passes305
39Successful Long Passes18
49%Successful Long Passes Percentage32%
365Successful Passes223
82%Successful Passes Percentage73%
107Attacks67
38Dangerous Attacks37
2Accurate Crosses10
0Assists1
85Ball Safe79
2Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed3
18Dribble Attempts10
51Duels Won55
17Free Kicks12
7Goal Attempts11
7Goal Kicks9
2Goals1
1Hit Woodwork0
5Interceptions11
7Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions5
7Successful Dribbles5
39%Successful Dribbles Percentage50%
18Successful Headers20
12Tackles20
18Throwins20
14Total Crosses18
PERFORMANCE
Player ratings
FC Groningen
Etienne Vaessen#1 Goalkeeper
Thom van Bergen#26 Midfielder
⚽ 1
8.0
Brynjólfur Willumsson#9 Attacker
⚽ 1
7.7
David van der Werff#17 Midfielder
Tygo Land#18 Midfielder
Thijmen Blokzijl#3 Defender
Travis Hernes#7 Midfielder
Marco Rente#5 Defender
Pelle Clement#24 Midfielder
Ryan Metu#34 Attacker
Jorg Schreuders#14 Defender
A 1
6.5
Elvis van der Laan#15 Defender
Wouter Prins#2 Defender
Tika de Jonge#8 Midfielder
Tyrique Mercera#29 Defender
Nikolas Brandis#12 Defender
Lovro Stubljar#13 Goalkeeper
Alvin Nordin#16 Midfielder
Nils Eggens#20 Attacker
Rijk Janse#31 Goalkeeper
Jesper Mosselaar#42 Defender
Jismerai Dillema#44 Midfielder
Jahelille Hall#53 Midfielder
FC Utrecht
Arthur Zagré#92 Defender
Adrian Blake#15 Attacker
⚽ 1
7.2
Davy van den Berg#34 Midfielder
A 1
7.1
Niklas Vesterlund#23 Defender
Guus Offerhaus#6 Defender
Michael Brouwer#25 Goalkeeper
Zidane Iqbal#14 Midfielder
Joris van Overeem#8 Midfielder
🟨
6.8
Siebe Horemans#2 Defender
Mike Eerdhuijzen#44 Defender
David Min#9 Attacker
Kevin Paredes#30 Midfielder
Ferdinand Pohl#53 Midfielder
Yoann Cathline#10 Attacker
Dani de Wit#20 Midfielder
🟨
6.4
Ángel Alarcón#11 Attacker
Per Kloosterboer#32 Defender
Kevin Gadellaa#33 Goalkeeper
Emmanuel Chigozie Owen#47 Attacker
PLAYER STATISTICS
Detailed player performance
Match statistics for every available player
PLAYER DATA
23 playersFC Groningen
| Player | MIN | RAT | G | A | SH | SOT | PASS | ACC | KP | SDR | TCK | INT | CLR | FC | FD | DW | DUEL | CRS | ACR | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Etienne Vaessen#1 Goalkeeper · XI | 90 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 61 | 36 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Thom van Bergen#26 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | – | – | – |
David van der Werff#17 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 45 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | – |
Tygo Land#18 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 49 | 44 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
Thijmen Blokzijl#3 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 70 | 61 | 70 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 5 | 7 | – | – | – |
Jorg Schreuders#14 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 41 | 37 | 41 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | – | – | – |
Tika de Jonge#8 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 51 | 44 | 51 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | – | – |
Brynjólfur Willumsson#9 Attacker · XI | 81 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | – | – | – |
Pelle Clement#24 Midfielder · XI | 81 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | – |
Wouter Prins#2 Defender · XI | 71 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 21 | 16 | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | – |
Marco Rente#5 Defender · XI | 30 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 14 | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – |
Elvis van der Laan#15 Defender · SUB | 60 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 28 | 29 | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | – | – | – |
Tyrique Mercera#29 Defender · SUB | 19 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – |
Travis Hernes#7 Midfielder · SUB | 9 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
Ryan Metu#34 Attacker · SUB | 9 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – |
Nikolas Brandis#12 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Lovro Stubljar#13 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Alvin Nordin#16 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Nils Eggens#20 Attacker · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Rijk Janse#31 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jesper Mosselaar#42 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jismerai Dillema#44 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jahelille Hall#53 Midfielder · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
MIN MinutesRAT RatingSH ShotsSOT On targetKP Key passesTCK TacklesINT InterceptionsSV Saves
PLAYER DATA
19 playersFC Utrecht
| Player | MIN | RAT | G | A | SH | SOT | PASS | ACC | KP | SDR | TCK | INT | CLR | FC | FD | DW | DUEL | CRS | ACR | SV | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arthur Zagré#92 Defender · XI | 90 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 21 | 5 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | – | 0 |
Niklas Vesterlund#23 Defender · XI | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
Michael Brouwer#25 Goalkeeper · XI | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 28 | 46 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
Joris van Overeem#8 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 42 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 |
Mike Eerdhuijzen#44 Defender · XI | 90 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 33 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | – | – | – | 0 |
Dani de Wit#20 Midfielder · XI | 90 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 17 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | – | – | – | 1 |
Ángel Alarcón#11 Attacker · XI | 84 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 0 |
Siebe Horemans#2 Defender · XI | 70 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 30 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | – | – | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 |
David Min#9 Attacker · XI | 62 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | – | – | – | 0 |
Ferdinand Pohl#53 Midfielder · XI | 62 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 11 | 15 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | 0 |
Yoann Cathline#10 Attacker · XI | 62 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | 6 | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 0 |
Adrian Blake#15 Attacker · SUB | 28 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 0 |
Davy van den Berg#34 Midfielder · SUB | 28 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 0 |
Zidane Iqbal#14 Midfielder · SUB | 28 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 0 |
Guus Offerhaus#6 Defender · SUB | 20 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 7 | 9 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 |
Kevin Paredes#30 Midfielder · SUB | 6 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 |
Per Kloosterboer#32 Defender · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Kevin Gadellaa#33 Goalkeeper · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
Emmanuel Chigozie Owen#47 Attacker · SUB | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
MIN MinutesRAT RatingSH ShotsSOT On targetKP Key passesTCK TacklesINT InterceptionsSV Saves
HEAD TO HEAD
Previous meetings
1FC Groningen wins
0Draws
3FC Utrecht wins
14 Feb 2026
FC Groningen1 : 2FC Utrecht
14 Sept 2025
FC Utrecht0 : 1FC Groningen
13 Apr 2025
FC Utrecht3 : 1FC Groningen
20 Oct 2024
FC Groningen0 : 1FC Utrecht
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