Groningen 2-1 Utrecht — Eredivisie, 9 Aug 2026
Groningen beat Utrecht 2-1 in Eredivisie on 9 August 2026 at Euroborg, Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson and Thom van Bergen scored for Groningen; Adrian Blake for Utrecht. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Groningen have won 1 and Utrecht 4.
Match timeline
- 1-08'
- 30'
- 35'VARGoal cancelled
- Half-time1-0
- 2-048'
- 62'
- 62'
- 62'
- 70'
- 71'out: T. Mercera
- 2-180'assist: Davy van den Berg
- 81'
- 81'out: R. Metu
- 84'
- 84'
- 88'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Groningen
- 8.7David van der WerffM
- 8.6Etienne VaessenG
- 7.6Thom van BergenM
- 7.3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 7.3Brynjólfur WillumssonF
- 7.3Tygo LandM
- 7.0Pelle ClementM
- 6.9Travis HernesM
- 6.9Marco RenteD
- 6.7Ryan MetuF
- 6.7Elvis van der LaanD
- 6.3Wouter PrinsD
- 6.3Tyrique MerceraD
- 6.2Jorg SchreudersD
- 6.0Tika de JongeM
Utrecht
- 7.9Adrian BlakeF
- 7.3Arthur ZagréD
- 7.2Guus OfferhausD
- 7.0Zidane IqbalM
- 6.9Davy van den BergM
- 6.7Kevin ParedesM
- 6.7Joris van OvereemM
- 6.6Michael BrouwerG
- 6.6Yoann CathlineF
- 6.6Niklas VesterlundD
- 6.5Siebe HoremansD
- 6.3David MinF
- 6.3Dani de WitM
- 6.3Ferdinand PohlM
- 5.9Ángel AlarcónF
- 5.9Mike EerdhuijzenD
Line-ups
Substitutes
GroningenDick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 31Rijk JanseG
- 7Travis Hernes81'M6.9
- 29T. Mercera71'D6.3
- 20N. EggensF
- 16Alvin NordinM
- 15Elvis van der Laan30'D6.7
- 44J. DillemaM
- 12N. Brandis
- 34R. Metu81'F6.7
- 42J. MosselaarD
- 53J. HallM
UtrechtAnthony Correia
Substitutes
- 30Kevin Paredes84'M6.7
- 34Davy van den Berg62'M6.9
- 6Guus Offerhaus70'D7.2
- 14Z. Iqbal62'M7.0
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 15Adrian Blake80'62'F7.9
- 32Per KloosterboerD
- 47E. C. OwenF
Team statistics
Groningen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David van der Werff | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Etienne Vaessen | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 8.6 |
| Thom van Bergen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | 81 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Tygo Land | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Pelle Clement | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Travis Hernes | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Marco Rente | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Metu | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Elvis van der Laan | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Wouter Prins | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tyrique Mercera | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Tika de Jonge | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Utrecht
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Blake | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Arthur Zagré | 90 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Guus Offerhaus | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Zidane Iqbal | 28 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Davy van den Berg | 28 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Kevin Paredes | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joris van Overeem | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Michael Brouwer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Yoann Cathline | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Siebe Horemans | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| David Min | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Dani de Wit | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ferdinand Pohl | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Ángel Alarcón | 84 | – | 0 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 5.9 |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
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Groningen
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