Saturday , 24 October 2026

FC Groningen vs NEC, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
FC Groningen
2 – 1
Full Time
NEC
Sun 10 May 2026 · 14:45 UTC Euroborg 22,525 HT 45' · FT 45'
Marco Rente 45+3' 1–0
Tygo Land 51' 2–0
2–1 76' Darko Nejasmic
Tika de Jonge 44' Y
Y 66' Bryan Linssen
Marco Rente 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs NEC — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Assistant 1 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Richard Brondijk
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 9 23
2 AZ 9 20
3 PSV 9 19
4 AFC Ajax 9 18
5 FC Twente '65 9 17
6 Fortuna Sittard 9 15
7 FC Groningen 9 14
8 Go Ahead Eagles 10 14
9 SC Heerenveen 9 12
10 SBV Excelsior 9 11
11 FC Utrecht 9 11
12 NEC 9 10
13 Sparta Rotterdam 9 9
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 9 9
15 PEC Zwolle 9 7
16 Telstar 1963 10 6
17 ADO Den Haag 9 6
18 Willem II Tilburg 9 2

Head-to-Head

3
1
4
FC Groningen 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals NEC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-10 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC 2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen 2025-02-08 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC 2024-11-03 NEC 6–0 FC Groningen 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Apr Telstar 1963 A 2–0 W
22 Mar AZ H 3–0 W
NEC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 May FC Groningen A 1–2 L
02 May Telstar 1963 H 1–1 D
25 Apr FC Twente '65 A 1–1 D
12 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–1 D
04 Apr SBV Excelsior A 2–0 W
22 Mar SC Heerenveen H 2–2 D

Season Stats

FC Groningen NEC
#7 Position #12
14 Points 10
9 Played 9
4 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 3
22 Scored 15
19 Conceded 16
+3 GD -1
1.56 PPG 1.11
44% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
0% Clean Sheets
NEC this season

FC Groningen are 7th (14 pts). NEC are 12th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 6 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 6 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
NEC
Tjaronn Chery 4 G 2 A
Kaj Sierhuis 2 G
Adam Tahauia 2 G
Bryan Linssen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Groningen is hosting NEC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Marco Rente has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. NEC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Sami Ouaissa, a Netherlands forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 314 games and scored 258 goals.
  • 40' FC Groningen currently sit 10 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 44' Tika de Jonge catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
  • 48' FC Groningen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Marco Rente on 45.
  • 51' GOAL! Tygo Land fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 56' FC Groningen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined NEC backline.
  • 61' It’s high time Dick Schreuder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Bryan Linssen is booked for NEC — card on 66.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 76' Darko Nejasmic makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and NEC are in front.
  • 81' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Basar Onal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Groningen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Marco Rente on 90.
  • It finishes all square. FC Groningen and NEC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

NEC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Schreuder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ali Akman 3
Vito van Crooij 2
Koki Ogawa 2
Jorgen Larsen 2
Romano Postema 2
Ibrahim Cissoko 2
Jordy Bruijn 1
Thomas Ouwejan 1

Head to Head

2026-05-10 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC 2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen 2025-02-08 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC 2024-11-03 NEC 6–0 FC Groningen 2023-04-25 FC Groningen 0–1 NEC

FC Groningen Form

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 2026-04-04 Telstar 1963 0–2 FC Groningen W 2026-03-22 FC Groningen 3–0 AZ W

NEC Form

2026-05-10 FC Groningen 2–1 NEC L 2026-05-02 NEC 1–1 Telstar 1963 D 2026-04-25 FC Twente '65 1–1 NEC D 2026-04-12 NEC 1–1 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2026-04-04 SBV Excelsior 0–2 NEC W 2026-03-22 NEC 2–2 SC Heerenveen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.93 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 NEC xG
I would bet for: FC Groningen or NEC 76% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen45% Draw24% NEC31%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.64
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
69%
Draw or NEC
55%
FC Groningen or NEC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Groningen33% Draw40% NEC27%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 0
4%
0 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push NEC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 19% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
NEC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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