UtrechtUtrecht vs Groningen — Eredivisie
2-1
GroningenStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht
Going into the match, Utrecht had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Groningen had won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 5 times in our records: Utrecht 3 wins, Groningen 2 wins. Utrecht are 15th in the Eredivisie on 2 points; Groningen are 10th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Utrecht
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W W L L W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-2 at Heerenveen · 29 Oct 2022
- W 3-1 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 23 Oct 2022
- L 6-1 at PSV Eindhoven · 16 Oct 2022
- L 1-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 9 Oct 2022
- W 0-1 at Excelsior · 2 Oct 2022
- D 0-0 vs Nijmegen · 16 Sept 2022
Away form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 2, lost 5 (D W L L L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Emmen · 30 Oct 2022
- W 4-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 23 Oct 2022
- L 3-0 at Twente · 16 Oct 2022
- L 2-3 vs Waalwijk · 7 Oct 2022
- L 1-4 vs AZ Alkmaar · 1 Oct 2022
- L 2-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 17 Sept 2022
Head-to-head: Utrecht vs Groningen
- Groningen 2-1 Utrecht · 9 Aug 2026 · Eredivisie
- 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
How it unfolded
- 40' Normal Goal — F. Krüger (Groningen)
- 62' Normal Goal — T. Booth (Utrecht)
- 84' Normal Goal — S. van de Streek (Utrecht)
Match statistics
| Utrecht | Metric | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 1 |
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 20 | Total shots | 6 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 9 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Attempts inside box | 3 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 451 | Total passes | 442 |
| 346 | Accurate passes | 337 |
| 77 | Pass accuracy | 76 |
| 16 | Key passes | 5 |
| 99 | Duels | 99 |
| 57 | Duels won | 42 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 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 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 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 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |