Groningen vs Utrecht

Groningen

2 - 1

Utrecht

🕒 Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Joey Kooij 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Groningen 7 · Utrecht 11

Referee Stats

Joey Kooij

6 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.33
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	1.50
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	50%
Draws	33%
Away wins	17%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Groningen controlled possession (59%).
Utrecht had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-2

Goals For / Against

11 / 11

Avg: 2.20 / 2.20

Points

Avg: 1.40

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-2

Goals For / Against

8 / 12

Avg: 1.60 / 2.40

Points

Avg: 1.40

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

1.40

PPG

1.40

2.20

1.60

2.20

2.40

100%

O2.5

100%

80%

BTTS

80%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Groningen rank7th

Utrecht rank11th

Groningen points14

Utrecht points11

Groningen: #7 · 14 pts · GD +3

6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Utrecht: #11 · 11 pts · GD -10

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Groningen last 5 home

L W D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index40

Goals11-11

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Utrecht last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-12

Record2-1-2

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 2.5100%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 40%

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.580%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home100%

Groningen clean sheet at home20%

Utrecht score away80%

Utrecht clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first60%

Groningen win after scoring first67%

Utrecht score first40%

Utrecht win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 50% · Utrecht 33%

Avg first goal minute: Groningen 14.7' · Utrecht 26.0'

Vs league average

Groningen score at home2.20 vs 1.80

Groningen concede at home2.20 vs 2.04

Utrecht score away1.60 vs 2.04

Utrecht concede away2.40 vs 1.80

Groningen score 22% above league average, while Utrecht score 21% below league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 8% above league average at home, and Utrecht are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 62% 2H scored: 38% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

31-45 3

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

449

306

Passes Accurate

365

225

Passes %

81%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

8' ⚽

⚽

8' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

B. Willumsson

Normal Goal

30' ↑↓

↑↓

30' ⇄ M. Rente

1st substitution · For: E. van der Laan

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ VAR

B. Willumsson

Goal cancelled

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

T. van Bergen

Normal Goal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ D. Min

1st substitution · For: Zidane Iqbal

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Y. Cathline

2nd substitution · For: A. Blake

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ F. Pohl

3rd substitution · For: D. van den Berg

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ S. Horemans

4th substitution · For: G. Offerhaus

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Wouter Prins

2nd substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

A. Blake

Normal Goal · Assist: D. van den Berg

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ B. Willumsson

3rd substitution · For: T. Hernes

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ P. Clement

4th substitution · For: R. Metu

84'

84' D. de Wit

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ Ángel Alarcón

5th substitution · For: K. Paredes

88'

88' J. van Overeem

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

Groningen beat Utrecht 2-1 on Sunday, 09 August 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Joey Kooij. It was played at Euroborg.

First half: Groningen took an early lead at 8' when B. Willumsson scored, making the score 1-0. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 30', with M. Rente replacing E. van der Laan. VAR intervened at 35' for Groningen (Goal cancelled).

Second half: Groningen extended the lead at 48' when T. van Bergen scored, making the score 3-0. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 62', with D. Min replacing Zidane Iqbal. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Y. Cathline replacing A. Blake. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 62', with F. Pohl replacing D. van den Berg. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 70', with S. Horemans replacing G. Offerhaus. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Wouter Prins replacing Tyrique Mercera. Utrecht reduced the deficit at 80' when A. Blake scored, with the assist credited to D. van den Berg, making the score 3-1. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 81', with B. Willumsson replacing T. Hernes. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 81', with P. Clement replacing R. Metu. D. de Wit received a yellow card for Utrecht at 84'. Utrecht made their 5th substitution at 84', with Ángel Alarcón replacing K. Paredes. J. van Overeem received a yellow card for Utrecht at 88'.

Groningen used 4 substitutions while Utrecht used 5 substitutions. Utrecht got 2 yellow cards.