Groningen vs Utrecht

Groningen

1 - 2

Utrecht

🕒 Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Serdar Gozubuyuk 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 23

Regular Season Table

Groningen 9 · Utrecht 6

Referee Stats

Serdar Gozubuyuk

27 matches · 3.74 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.74
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.30
Over 4.5 cards	37%
Home wins	48%
Draws	15%
Away wins	37%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-15).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
Utrecht had the sharper finishing (2-7 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

Utrecht (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.18

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

1.18

1.59

1.41

1.06

1.71

65%

O2.5

59%

53%

BTTS

71%

59%

Score 1st

35%

League-position context

Groningen rank9th

Utrecht rank6th

Groningen points48

Utrecht points53

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.

Utrecht: #6 · 53 pts · GD +13

12 pts off the top 2. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-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.

Utrecht last 5 away

W L L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-10

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 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

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

Utrecht trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home76%

Groningen clean sheet at home35%

Utrecht score away82%

Utrecht clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first59%

Groningen win after scoring first60%

Utrecht score first35%

Utrecht win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 60% · Utrecht 40%

Avg first goal minute: Groningen 24.4' · Utrecht 29.0'

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.59 vs 1.80

Groningen concede at home1.06 vs 1.38

Utrecht score away1.41 vs 1.38

Utrecht concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Groningen score 12% below league average, while Utrecht score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 23% below league average at home, and Utrecht are 5% below 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: 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

Utrecht goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

418

450

Passes Accurate

337

370

Passes %

81%

82%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' G. Zechiël

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Rente

1st substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Y. Taha

Normal Goal · Assist: Tyrique Mercera

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Ángel Alarcón

1st substitution · For: Miguel Rodríguez

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ A. Stepanov

2nd substitution · For: D. Min

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Y. Cathline

3rd substitution · For: J. Karlsson

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ D. van der Werff

2nd substitution · For: O. Zawada

79' ⚽

⚽

79' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. de Wit

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Zechiël

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Peersman

3rd substitution · For: Wouter Prins

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. Land

4th substitution · For: T. Hernes

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Engwanda

4th substitution · For: O. Agougil

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Karlsson

Normal Goal

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

Utrecht beat Groningen 2-1 on Saturday, 14 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Serdar Gozubuyuk. It was played at Euroborg.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. G. Zechiël received a yellow card for Utrecht at 9'.

Second half: Groningen made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Rente replacing Tyrique Mercera. Groningen took the lead at 52' when Y. Taha scored, with the assist credited to Tyrique Mercera, making the score 1-0. Utrecht made their 1st substitution at 62', with Ángel Alarcón replacing Miguel Rodríguez. Utrecht made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Stepanov replacing D. Min. Utrecht made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Y. Cathline replacing J. Karlsson. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 79', with D. van der Werff replacing O. Zawada. Utrecht leveled the score at 79' when D. de Wit scored, with the assist credited to G. Zechiël, making the score 1-1. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 85', with M. Peersman replacing Wouter Prins. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 85', with T. Land replacing T. Hernes. Utrecht made their 4th substitution at 86', with A. Engwanda replacing O. Agougil. Utrecht took the lead at 90' when J. Karlsson scored, making the score 1-2.

Groningen used 4 substitutions while Utrecht used 4 substitutions. Utrecht got 1 yellow card.