Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
FC Groningen
0 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 20 Oct 2024 · 12:30 UTC Euroborg 22,160 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 20' Yoann Cathline
Y 10' Paxten Aaronson
Y 68' Noah Ohio
Marvin Peersman 69' Y
Y 89' Souffian El Karouani

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk
  • Assistant 1 Erwin Zeinstra
  • Assistant 2 Johan Balder
6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
5
6
FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht 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

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Utrecht H 0–1 L
06 Oct AFC Ajax A 1–3 L
29 Sep Go Ahead Eagles H 0–1 L
22 Sep SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
14 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–2 D
31 Aug Almere City FC A 1–1 D
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Oct FC Groningen A 1–0 W
05 Oct RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
29 Sep AZ A 2–1 W
21 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 3–2 W
01 Sep FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
24 Aug NAC Breda A 2–1 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' FC Groningen have kicked off against FC Utrecht. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' FC Groningen have won 252 goals from 311 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' That looks like a foul for a card for Paxten Aaronson.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Assisted by Oscar Fraulo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yoann Cathline makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Groningen and FC Utrecht are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Siebe Horemans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' FC Groningen make a change. Finn Stam trudges off to be replaced by Leandro Bacuna on 46 minutes.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' Marvin Peersman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Utrecht so far.
  • 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Noah Ohio suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' FC Utrecht ring the changes. Ole Romeny has done his job and it is now time for Taylor Booth to step up.
  • 68' A meaty challenge results in booking for Noah Ohio on 68.
  • 68' Tika de Jonge has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rui Mendes on 68 minute.
  • 69' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Marvin Peersman gets a card.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Groningen and FC Utrecht are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 79' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 83' A tactical swap from FC Utrecht — Jens Toornstra on, Victor Jensen off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' FC Utrecht receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FC Groningen and FC Utrecht (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

FC Utrecht Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ron Jans

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bart Ramselaar 3
Michael de Leeuw 2
Sander van de Streek 2
Yoann Cathline 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Mo El Hankouri 1
Adrian Blake 1
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 1

Head to Head

2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht 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

FC Groningen Form

2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht L 2024-10-06 AFC Ajax 3–1 FC Groningen L 2024-09-29 FC Groningen 0–1 Go Ahead Eagles L 2024-09-22 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Groningen L 2024-09-14 FC Groningen 2–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2024-08-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Groningen D

FC Utrecht Form

2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht W 2024-10-05 FC Utrecht 3–2 RKC Waalwijk W 2024-09-29 AZ 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2024-09-21 FC Utrecht 3–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2024-09-01 FC Utrecht 2–1 FC Twente '65 W 2024-08-24 NAC Breda 1–2 FC Utrecht W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
2.59 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen51% Draw21% FC Utrecht28%
Actual: FC Utrecht win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
71%
Draw or FC Utrecht
49%
FC Groningen or FC Utrecht
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen46% Draw36% FC Utrecht18%
Actual: FC Utrecht win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–1 not predicted
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 1
7.5%
3 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
5.1%
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.6%
1 – 0
4.4%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push FC Utrecht covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 20% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
8% ✗

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