Monday , 9 November 2026

FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2026-27
FC Groningen
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Utrecht
Sun 9 Aug 2026 · 12:30 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 8' 1–0
Thom van Bergen 48' 2–0
2–1 79' Adrian Blake
Y 84' Dani de Wit
Y 88' Joris van Overeem

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Assistant 1 Dyon Fikkert
  • Assistant 2 Murat Kucukerbir (Netherlands)
8 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

3
5
6
FC Groningen 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals FC Utrecht
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht 2026-02-14 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht 2025-09-14 FC Utrecht 0–1 FC Groningen 2025-04-13 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Groningen 2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug FC Utrecht H 2–1 W
17 May Heracles Almelo A 2–1 W
10 May NEC H 2–1 W
02 May SBV Excelsior H 2–3 L
25 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L
11 Apr Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug FC Groningen A 1–2 L
17 May Fortuna Sittard H 2–0 W
10 May AFC Ajax A 2–1 W
02 May NAC Breda H 2–0 W
26 Apr SBV Excelsior A 0–5 L
11 Apr Telstar 1963 H 4–1 W

Season Stats

FC Groningen FC Utrecht
#9 Position #14
15 Points 12
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 6
29 Scored 21
28 Conceded 34
+1 GD -13
1.25 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 25%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
FC Utrecht this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). FC Utrecht are 14th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Utrecht
0-15
1/5
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/7
46-60
5/9
61-75
5/3
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
FC Utrecht
Artem Stepanov 5 G
Yoann Cathline 4 G 2 A
Angel Alarcon 4 G 1 A
Dani de Wit 3 G 1 A
Adrian Blake 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Groningen gets underway.
  • 5' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 8' The Iceland Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
  • 13' Adrian Blake, a England , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 18' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. David van der Werff has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 23' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Utrecht is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 28' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Groningen and FC Utrecht are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 31' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Elvis Van Der Laan on, Marco Rente off on 31 minutes.
  • 34' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FC Groningen are in front.
  • 39' FC Utrecht are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 48' The Netherlands Thom van Bergen breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 3-0!
  • 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with FC Groningen winning 100% of all matches.
  • 58' 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.
  • 62' FC Utrecht make a change. Yoann Cathline trudges off to be replaced by Adrian Blake on 62 minutes.
  • 67' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' Time for substitution for FC Utrecht. Siebe Horemans is replaced by Guus Offerhaus.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Tyrique Mercera. He replaces Wouter Prins on 71 minute.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at Euroborg. FC Groningen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 79' Magnificent from Adrian Blake! That is 7 goals in 367 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 81' FC Groningen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Travis Hernes is hanging Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson on the field on 81 minute.
  • 84' FC Utrecht manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kevin Paredes is hanging Angel Alarcon on the field on 84 minute.
  • 84' FC Utrecht player sees a card in front of him.
  • 88' Controversy at the stadium! Joris van Overeem argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The points are shared — FC Groningen 2-1 FC Utrecht. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

FC Utrecht Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bart Ramselaar 3
Sander van de Streek 2
Yoann Cathline 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Michael de Leeuw 2
Anastasios Douvikas 1
Ahmad Mendes Moreira 1
Oliver Antman 1

Head to Head

2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht 2026-02-14 FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht 2025-09-14 FC Utrecht 0–1 FC Groningen 2025-04-13 FC Utrecht 3–1 FC Groningen 2024-10-20 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht

FC Groningen Form

2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht W 2026-05-17 Heracles Almelo 1–2 FC Groningen W 2026-05-10 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC W 2026-05-02 FC Groningen 2–3 SBV Excelsior L 2026-04-25 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–1 FC Groningen L 2026-04-11 FC Groningen 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D

FC Utrecht Form

2026-08-09 FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht L 2026-05-17 FC Utrecht 2–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2026-05-10 AFC Ajax 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2026-05-02 FC Utrecht 2–0 NAC Breda W 2026-04-26 SBV Excelsior 5–0 FC Utrecht L 2026-04-11 FC Utrecht 4–1 Telstar 1963 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.88 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 FC Utrecht xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 82% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen57% Draw20% FC Utrecht23%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 82%
18%
± 3.5 65%
35%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
77%
Draw or FC Utrecht
43%
FC Groningen or FC Utrecht
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen47% Draw33% FC Utrecht20%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
5.9%
1 – 1
5.8%
3 – 2
5.6%
4 – 1
4.9%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
4 – 2
4.1%
2 – 3
3.3%
3 – 3
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% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 11% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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