Saturday , 14 November 2026

FC Utrecht vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
FC Utrecht
1 – 3
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 20 Mar 2022 · 11:15 UTC Stadion Galgenwaard HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 41' Mike te Wierik
Y 41' Bjorn Meijer
Y 42' Bjorn Meijer
Y 48' Damil Dankerlui
Joris van Overeem 63' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Utrecht vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Stadion Galgenwaard.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Angelo Boonman
  • Referee Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

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

6
5
3
FC Utrecht 14 games · Avg 2.1 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-10-18 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht 2019-12-08 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht

Recent Form

FC Utrecht
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar FC Groningen H 1–3 L
13 Mar PSV H 0–1 L
05 Mar Go Ahead Eagles A 1–1 D
27 Feb SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
20 Feb SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
11 Feb Heracles Almelo A 0–1 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Mar FC Utrecht A 3–1 W
12 Mar NEC H 4–3 W
05 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–1 D
26 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 1–0 W
20 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
12 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 0–1 L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Utrecht and FC Groningen is underway.
  • 4' A goal from the Netherlands international Mo El Hankouri! He fires home on 4 to make it 0-1!
  • 9' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrie Poldervaart will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' GOAL! Michael de Leeuw fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 11' Michael de Leeuw does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Groningen surge ahead!
  • 16' FC Utrecht is showing some good football. However, FC Utrecht are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Stadion Galgenwaard. FC Utrecht seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' The 26-year-old Tommy St. Jago has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark van der Maarel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Utrecht.
  • 36' Fabian de Keijzer has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for FC Groningen. Mike te Wierik will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' The referee has no hesitation. Bjorn Meijer is booked for FC Groningen — Yellow card on 42.
  • 46' A change in the FC Utrecht ranks — Remco Balk exits the field as Pontus Almqvist enters on 46.
  • 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damil Dankerlui.
  • 49' Brilliant from the ! Bart Ramselaar makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 49.
  • 54' FC Groningen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rene Hake might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 63' Joris van Overeem is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 68' Bart van Hintum has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 233 appearances.
  • 73' FC Utrecht currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' Another change for FC Groningen made on 75 minute. Damil Dankerlui leaves to be changed by Paulos Abraham.
  • 79' Moussa Sylla has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark van der Maarel on 79 minute.
  • 84' Paulos Abraham is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 85' FC Groningen make a change. Laros Duarte trudges off to be replaced by Emmanuel Matuta on 85 minutes.
  • 89' Brilliant from the ! Jorgen Larsen makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Mo El Hankouri as he leaves the pitch. Cyril Ngonge steps in for FC Groningen.
  • Another three points for FC Groningen.

Lineups

FC Utrecht Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rene Hake

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2020-10-18 FC Groningen 0–0 FC Utrecht 2019-12-08 FC Groningen 0–1 FC Utrecht

FC Utrecht Form

2022-03-20 FC Utrecht 1–3 FC Groningen L 2022-03-13 FC Utrecht 0–1 PSV L 2022-03-05 Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2022-02-27 SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Utrecht W 2022-02-20 FC Utrecht 1–1 SBV Vitesse D 2022-02-11 Heracles Almelo 1–0 FC Utrecht L

FC Groningen Form

2022-03-20 FC Utrecht 1–3 FC Groningen W 2022-03-12 FC Groningen 4–3 NEC W 2022-03-05 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1–1 FC Groningen D 2022-02-26 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2022-02-20 PEC Zwolle 1–1 FC Groningen D 2022-02-12 FC Groningen 0–1 Fortuna Sittard L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.63 FC Utrecht xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.48 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht27% Draw23% FC Groningen50%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes73% 0% No27%
Avg goals/match: 4.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

FC Utrecht or Draw
51%
Draw or FC Groningen
73%
FC Utrecht or FC Groningen
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Utrecht22% Draw36% FC Groningen42%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 2
8%
1 – 1
7.4%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 1
5.3%
2 – 3
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
1 – 4
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
3.5%
2 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Utrecht

Handicap FC Utrecht covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 7% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 13% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 45% — 55%
+1 45% 19% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 16% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

FC Utrecht keeps clean sheet
9% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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