Twente vs Groningen

Twente

2 - 1

Groningen

🕒 Sun, 22 Feb 2026 11:15 Europe/London 📍 De Grolsch Veste 🧑‍⚖️ Danny Makkelie 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 24

Regular Season Table

Twente 4 · Groningen 9

Referee Stats

Danny Makkelie

24 matches · 3.17 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.17
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.54
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	42%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Groningen outshot their opponent (6-11).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).

Team Overview

Twente (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-3

Goals For / Against

29 / 16

Avg: 1.71 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27

Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.88

PPG

1.35

1.71

1.29

0.94

1.59

47%

O2.5

47%

BTTS

59%

47%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Twente rank4th

Groningen rank9th

Twente points58

Groningen points48

Twente: #4 · 58 pts · GD +19

7 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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.

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

Twente last 5 home

W D W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals9-4

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.

Groningen last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-8

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.

Twente trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 12%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Twente score at home76%

Twente clean sheet at home41%

Groningen score away82%

Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Twente score first47%

Twente win after scoring first63%

Groningen score first41%

Groningen win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Twente 80% · Groningen 38%

Avg first goal minute: Twente 24.0' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

Twente score at home1.71 vs 1.80

Twente concede at home0.94 vs 1.38

Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38

Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80

Twente score 5% below league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Twente are 32% below league average at home, and Groningen are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Twente goal timing (home)

1H scored: 34% 2H scored: 66% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

447

477

Passes Accurate

343

400

Passes %

77%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

25'

25' D. van der Werff

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Peersman

Normal Goal · Assist: Y. Taha

39' ⚽

⚽

39' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Rots

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Lemkin

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Hlynsson

Normal Goal

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Wouter Prins

1st substitution · For: D. Janse

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. van der Werff

2nd substitution · For: T. Hernes

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ T. Land

3rd substitution · For: B. Willumsson

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ S. Ørjasæter

1st substitution · For: M. Pjaca

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Zerrouki

2nd substitution · For: M. Kjølø

78'

78' Tyrique Mercera

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Tyrique Mercera

4th substitution · For: O. Zawada

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. van den Belt

3rd substitution · For: A. Verschueren

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ K. Hlynsson

4th substitution · For: M. Bruns

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ M. Rots

5th substitution · For: D. Weidmann

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

Twente beat Groningen 2-1 on Sunday, 22 February 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Danny Makkelie. It was played at De Grolsch Veste.

First half: D. van der Werff received a yellow card for Groningen at 25'. Groningen took the lead at 35' when M. Peersman scored, with the assist credited to Y. Taha, making the score 0-1. Twente leveled the score at 39' when D. Rots scored, with the assist credited to S. Lemkin, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Twente took the lead at 48' when K. Hlynsson scored, making the score 2-1. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 66', with Wouter Prins replacing D. Janse. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 66', with D. van der Werff replacing T. Hernes. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 66', with T. Land replacing B. Willumsson. Twente made their 1st substitution at 76', with S. Ørjasæter replacing M. Pjaca. Twente made their 2nd substitution at 77', with R. Zerrouki replacing M. Kjølø. Tyrique Mercera received a yellow card for Groningen at 78'. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 83', with Tyrique Mercera replacing O. Zawada. Twente made their 3rd substitution at 86', with T. van den Belt replacing A. Verschueren. Twente made their 4th substitution at 86', with K. Hlynsson replacing M. Bruns. Twente made their 5th substitution at 90', with M. Rots replacing D. Weidmann.

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