FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2022-23

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FC Utrecht

Fri 7 Apr 2023 · 18:00 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 69' Sander van de Streek

Johan Hove 75' Y

Matej Chalus 80' Y

Florian Kruger 80' Y

Isak Dybvik 82' Y

Overview

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FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
FC Utrecht 7 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jeroen Manschot
Referee Dennis Higler
Referee Johan Balder
Referee Maarten Ketting
Referee Michael Osseweijer
Referee Luuk Timmer (Netherlands)

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	7	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente '65	7	16
5	AFC Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	SBV Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar 1963	7	5
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II Tilburg	7	2

Head-to-Head

FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals FC Utrecht

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-07 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht 2022-11-06 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Groningen 2022-03-20 FC Utrecht 1–3 FC Groningen 2021-08-21 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht 2021-01-09 FC Utrecht 2–2 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	FC Utrecht	H	1–2	L
02 Apr	Fortuna Sittard	A	1–3	L
19 Mar	SC Heerenveen	H	0–2	L
11 Mar	AZ	A	0–1	L
04 Mar	Feyenoord Rotterdam	A	0–1	L
25 Feb	SBV Excelsior	H	3–0	W

FC Utrecht

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Apr	FC Groningen	A	2–1	W
02 Apr	FC Volendam	H	0–0	D
18 Mar	Go Ahead Eagles	H	1–2	L
12 Mar	NEC	A	2–2	D
03 Mar	Fortuna Sittard	H	1–2	L
24 Feb	Sparta Rotterdam	A	3–0	W

Season Stats

FC Groningen		FC Utrecht
#8	Position	#15
11	Points	5
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 4
15	Scored	11
13	Conceded	24
+2	GD	-13
1.57	PPG	0.71
43%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts). FC Utrecht are 15th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Utrecht

0-15

1/4

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/4

46-60

1/6

61-75

2/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen

Thom van Bergen	4 G	2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	4 G
David van der Werff	2 G	3 A
Tygo Land	2 G	1 A

FC Utrecht

Artem Stepanov	5 G
Dani de Wit	2 G
Matisse Didden	2 G
Adrian Blake	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Euroborg as FC Groningen face off against FC Utrecht in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Radinio Balker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and FC Utrecht are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
18' It is a substitution in FC Utrecht team. Othman Boussaid is replaced by Bart Ramselaar on 18 minute.
23' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Utrecht backline.
28' Mark van der Maarel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
29' Fresh legs for FC Utrecht! Mark van der Maarel comes on to replace Ramon Hendriks.
34' It’s high time Dennis van der Ree made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
38' Laros Duarte is replacing Jetro Willems for the FC Groningen side.
41' Taylor Booth makes way for Victor Jensen at the 41 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Utrecht.
46' The whistle greets Tomas Suslov as he departs to be replaced by Florian Kruger.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
52' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Anastasios Douvikas makes it 0-1.
55' What a strike from Oliver Antman! The score is 1-1.
60' FC Groningen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
65' FC Groningen make a change. Daleho Irandust trudges off to be replaced by Elvis Manu on 65 minutes.
68' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Sean Klaiber is replaced by Hidde ter Avest.
69' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sander van de Streek.
74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Groningen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
75' A moment of madness from Johan Hove on 75 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Groningen will be frustrated.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bas Dost makes it 1-2.
80' Matej Chalus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
81' Luciano Valente gets the nod from FC Groningen. He replaces Matej Chalus and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Isak Dybvik picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Othman Boussaid is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Groningen.
Another three points for FC Utrecht.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

15
Jetro Willems ↓ Laros Duarte 38'
10
Daleho Irandust ↓ Elvis Manu 65'
21
Oliver Antman
12
Radinio Balker
9
Ricardo Pepi
20
Michael Verrips
7
Tomas Suslov ↓ Florian Kruger 46'
37
Matej Chalus ↓ Luciano Valente 81'
19
Liam van Gelderen ↓ Damil Dankerlui 46'
18
Isak Dybvik
8
Johan Hove

Bench

Coach Dennis van der Ree

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

24
Nick Viergever
33
Mike van der Hoorn
17
Sean Klaiber ↓ Hidde ter Avest 68'
22
Sander van de Streek
26
Othman Boussaid ↓ Bart Ramselaar 18'
18
Jens Toornstra
9
Anastasios Douvikas ↓ Bas Dost 68'
8
Luuk Brouwers
1
Vasilios Barkas
14
Ramon Hendriks ↓ Mark van der Maarel 29'
10
Taylor Booth ↓ Victor Jensen 41'

Bench

Coach Michael Silberbauer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bart Ramselaar	3
Michael de Leeuw	2
Sander van de Streek	2
Yoann Cathline	2
Jorgen Larsen	2
Adrian Blake	1
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	1
Taylor Booth	1

Head to Head

FC Groningen Form

2023-04-07 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht L 2023-04-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–1 FC Groningen L 2023-03-19 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen L 2023-03-11 AZ 1–0 FC Groningen L 2023-03-04 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–0 FC Groningen L 2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior W

FC Utrecht Form

2023-04-07 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2023-04-02 FC Utrecht 0–0 FC Volendam D 2023-03-18 FC Utrecht 1–2 Go Ahead Eagles L 2023-03-12 NEC 2–2 FC Utrecht D 2023-03-03 FC Utrecht 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2023-02-24 Sparta Rotterdam 0–3 FC Utrecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.85 FC Groningen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.62 FC Utrecht xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen53% Draw21% FC Utrecht26%

Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes75% 0% No25%

Avg goals/match: 4.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	81%	19%
± 3.5	64%	36%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw

75%

Draw or FC Utrecht

47%

FC Groningen or FC Utrecht

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Groningen47% Draw34% FC Utrecht19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.5%

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 1

2 – 2

5.9%

3 – 2

5.5%

4 – 1

4.9%

2 – 0

4.8%

3 – 0

4.4%

1 – 2

Actual

4 – 2

2 – 3

3.2%

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap	FC Groningen covers	Push	FC Utrecht covers
-2.5	25%	—	75%
-2	25%	17%	57%
-1.5	43%	—	57%
-1	43%	19%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.