Groningen vs NEC Nijmegen

Groningen

2 - 1

NEC Nijmegen

🕒 Sun, 10 May 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Alex Bos 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Groningen 9 · NEC Nijmegen 3

Referee Stats

Alex Bos

17 matches · 2.71 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.71
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	24%
Home wins	24%
Draws	47%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-12).
Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
Groningen had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 18

Avg: 1.59 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

NEC Nijmegen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-6-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 28

Avg: 2.12 / 1.65

Points

Avg: 1.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.59

2.12

1.06

1.65

65%

O2.5

65%

53%

BTTS

88%

59%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Groningen rank9th

NEC Nijmegen rank3rd

Groningen points48

NEC Nijmegen points59

Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4

17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

NEC Nijmegen: #3 · 59 pts · GD +24

6 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Groningen last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

NEC Nijmegen last 5 away

L D W W D

Points8/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

NEC Nijmegen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS88%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 59% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home76%

Groningen clean sheet at home35%

NEC Nijmegen score away94%

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first59%

Groningen win after scoring first60%

NEC Nijmegen score first41%

NEC Nijmegen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 60% · NEC Nijmegen 60%

Avg first goal minute: Groningen 24.4' · NEC Nijmegen 20.3'

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.59 vs 1.80

Groningen concede at home1.06 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen score away2.12 vs 1.38

NEC Nijmegen concede away1.65 vs 1.80

Groningen score 12% below league average, while NEC Nijmegen score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 23% below league average at home, and NEC Nijmegen are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

NEC Nijmegen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 11

61-75 9

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 11

46-60 6

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

359

361

Passes Accurate

256

265

Passes %

71%

73%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

44'

44' T. de Jonge

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Rente

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Taha

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

T. Land

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Taha

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ B. Nuytinck

1st substitution · For: Danilo

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ E. Dasa

2nd substitution · For: B. Önal

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ P. Sandler

3rd substitution · For: B. Pereira

66'

66' B. Linssen

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ Y. Taha

1st substitution · For: T. Hernes

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ D. van der Werff

2nd substitution · For: Wouter Prins

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ B. Linssen

4th substitution · For: Y. El Kachati

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ T. Chery

5th substitution · For: Koki Ogawa

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Nejašmić

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Ouaissa

83' ⚽

⚽

83' ⚽ VAR

B. Önal

Goal Disallowed - offside

90+4'

90+4' M. Rente

Groningen vs NEC Nijmegen 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Groningen beat NEC Nijmegen 2-1 on Sunday, 10 May 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Alex Bos. It was played at Euroborg.

First half: T. de Jonge received a yellow card for Groningen at 44'. Groningen took the lead at 45+3' when M. Rente scored, with the assist credited to Y. Taha, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Groningen extended the lead at 51' when T. Land scored, with the assist credited to Y. Taha, making the score 2-0. NEC Nijmegen made their 1st substitution at 60', with B. Nuytinck replacing Danilo. NEC Nijmegen made their 2nd substitution at 60', with E. Dasa replacing B. Önal. NEC Nijmegen made their 3rd substitution at 60', with P. Sandler replacing B. Pereira. B. Linssen received a yellow card for NEC Nijmegen at 66'. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 69', with Y. Taha replacing T. Hernes. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 69', with D. van der Werff replacing Wouter Prins. NEC Nijmegen made their 4th substitution at 71', with B. Linssen replacing Y. El Kachati. NEC Nijmegen made their 5th substitution at 71', with T. Chery replacing Koki Ogawa. NEC Nijmegen reduced the deficit at 76' when D. Nejašmić scored, with the assist credited to S. Ouaissa, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 83' for NEC Nijmegen (Goal Disallowed - offside). M. Rente received a yellow card for Groningen at 90+4'.

Groningen used 2 substitutions while NEC Nijmegen used 5 substitutions. Groningen got 2 yellow cards, while NEC Nijmegen got 1 yellow card.