Groningen vs Utrecht — Eredivisie
2-1
Euroborg, Groningen
Going into the match, Groningen had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Utrecht had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in 10, scoring 2.0. The sides have met 6 times in our records: Groningen 1 win, Utrecht 5 wins. Groningen are 10th in the Eredivisie on 7 points; Utrecht are 15th on 2.
Match report
Home form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (L W W L L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-0 at Ajax · 21 May 2026
- W 1-2 at Heracles · 17 May 2026
- W 2-1 vs Nijmegen · 10 May 2026
- L 2-3 vs Excelsior · 2 May 2026
- L 3-1 at Feyenoord · 25 Apr 2026
- D 0-0 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 11 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (D W W W W). 2.0 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Ajax · 24 May 2026
- W 3-2 vs Heerenveen · 21 May 2026
- W 2-0 vs For Sittard · 17 May 2026
- W 1-2 at Ajax · 10 May 2026
- W 2-0 vs NAC Breda · 2 May 2026
- L 5-0 at Excelsior · 26 Apr 2026
Head-to-head: Groningen vs Utrecht
- Groningen 1-2 Utrecht · 14 Feb 2026 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 0-1 Groningen · 14 Sept 2025 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 3-1 Groningen · 13 Apr 2025 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 0-1 Utrecht · 20 Oct 2024 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 1-2 Utrecht · 7 Apr 2023 · Eredivisie
- Utrecht 2-1 Groningen · 6 Nov 2022 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 8' Normal Goal — B. Willumsson (Groningen)
- 48' Normal Goal — T. van Bergen (Groningen)
- 80' Normal Goal — A. Blake (Utrecht)
Match statistics
| Groningen | Metric | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 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 | Attempts inside box | 12 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 449 | Total passes | 306 |
| 365 | Accurate passes | 225 |
| 81 | Pass accuracy | 74 |
| 12 | Key passes | 15 |
| 104 | Duels | 104 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |