Groningen 2-1 Utrecht: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 1

Groningen

2 : 1

Utrecht

B. Willumsson8'
T. van Bergen48'

80'A. Blake

EuroborgJoey KooijCapacity 22,579Sun, 9 Aug 202614:30

Groningen4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-3-3Utrecht Utrecht crest

Assistant

Marcel Groninger

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Assistant

Marcel Groninger

Substitutions

30'
56.9
M. Rente
156.7
E. van der Laan
71'
26.3
W. Prins
296.3
T. Mercera
81'
97.3
B. Willumsson
76.9
T. Hernes
81'
247.0
P. Clement
346.7
R. Metu

Unused

Assistant

Twan Scheepers

Substitutions

62'
96.3
D. Min
147.0
Z. Iqbal
62'
106.6
Y. Cathline
157.9
A. Blake
62'
536.3
F. Pohl
346.9A
D. van den Berg
70'
26.5
S. Horemans
67.2
G. Offerhaus
84'
115.9
A. Alarcon
306.7
K. Paredes

Unused

Home

M. Jeng
Leg Injury
Out
S. Resink
Knee Injury
Out
O. Zawada
Knock
Out

Away

O. Agougil
Injury
Out
A. Engwanda
Hamstring Injury
Out
V. Jensen
Knee Injury
Out
M. Jonathans
Knee Injury
Out
N. Ohio
Knee Injury
Out

Player of the match

David van der Werff

Midfielder · Groningen

8.7

This match

Attacking

Goals0

Assists0

Dribbles won4

Build-up

Passes44

Key passes4

Pass accuracy84%

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions1

Duels won9 · 69%

Fouls won/made2 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
Etienne VaessenG	6	1	1,90	+0,90	35/61	19/45
Michael BrouwerG	3	2	1,21	-0,79	28/46	10/27

Live stats

Possession & Passing

59%Possession41%

449Total passes306

81%Pass accuracy74%

5Corners1

Attack

16Shots14

5On target7

4Off target7

7Blocked shots0

Box & Quality

10Shots in box12

6Shots out box2

1.5xG2.3

-0.8Goals prevented-0.8

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves3

1Offsides4

12Fouls17

0Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,04xG0,56

6Shots5

3On target4

2Big chances2

18Touches in box11

62%Possession38%

1Corners0

Second half

0,50xG1,71

10Shots9

2On target3

0Big chances3

18Touches in box16

55%Possession45%

4Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Groningen

1.55161259%

94% open play6% set piece

Utrecht

2.2714741%

90% open play10% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

30 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Groningen1,55 xG · 2 scored

Utrecht2,27 xG · 1 scored

How those chances were made

Groningen29

Open play 24Set piece 2Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1

Utrecht28

Open play 25Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 1

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Groningen63% pressure

Utrecht37% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-1

100%Draw 0%0%

1.55xG2.27

16Shots14

12On target7

Momentum

90' Off target Mike Eerdhuijzen 0.08 xG · Throw in set piece · Header

Shot map

16 v 14

Groningen shoot right, Utrecht left. Bigger dot = better chance.

GROGroningenUTRUtrechtgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

19 on target · 3 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

GroningenUtrechtgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

GroningenDefensive line 39%

UtrechtDefensive line 37%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

GroningenUntil 30'

Most-connected pair: Blokzijl and Land, 10 passes between them.

UtrechtUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Eerdhuijzen and Brouwer, 13 passes between them.

Tactical battle

51control49

Thom van Bergen

10 touches in box

In possession

53,4%Field tilt46,6%

14Passes into box14

30Progressive passes18

4Carries into final third5

12Chances created13

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,27Press intensity (PPDA)10,82

5High turnovers7

14Regains within 5s8

16,9sBall recovery time28,2s

7Interceptions14

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

114Carries99

1398mCarry distance1187m

13Progressive carries12

722mProgressive carry distance648m

2Carries into the box2

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won5

16Take-ons attempted13

560mProgressive pass distance344m

2Through balls1

4Switches of play3

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,87Expected threat (xT)0,92

2,61Action value (VAEP)1,48

29Shot-creating actions28

2Goal-creating actions2

0,90Expected assisted goals2,24

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,4Passes per attack2,6

14,0sAttack duration8,7s

2,15 m/sAttack directness3,32 m/s

2Build-up attacks2

8Direct attacks13

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

37Touches in box27

68Final third entries49

2Big chances4

1,50xG on target1,99

1Big chances missed3

Passing

2/14 (14%)Crosses10/18 (56%)

39/79 (49%)Long balls18/57 (32%)

18Throw-ins20

17Free kicks12

7Goal kicks9

Duels

48Total52

32/67 (48%)Ground35/67 (52%)

19/39 (49%)Aerial20/39 (51%)

7/18 (39%)Dribbles5/10 (50%)

9Dispossessed7

Defending

44Recoveries37

5Interceptions11

12Tackles20

67%Tackles won50%

26Clearances23

1Big chances scored1

1Big saves1

0Errors led to goal1

3Fouled in final third1

7,77Average rating7,22

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

GroningenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 31-45

UtrechtThis season

Scores most 76-90 · concedes most 46-60

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal88%

75%2+ goals50%

38%3+ goals38%

They concede

88%1+ goal100%

38%2+ goals75%

25%3+ goals63%

13%4+ goals38%

Heaviest results

best 5-1 (A)·worst 1-5 (A)

best 3-1 (H)·worst 1-6 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

GroningenshootallowUtrecht

6.8%+1.7Six-yard box3.9%

54.8%-7.5Penalty area-3.958.6%

26.4%+1.5Edge of the box+2.827.6%

12.1%+4.4Long range+2.39.9%

546 shots taken · 464 faced

UtrechtshootallowGroningen

4.0%Six-yard box5.9%

67.1%+4.8Penalty area+5.568.0%

21.9%-3.0Edge of the box-6.018.8%

6.9%Long range7.3%

547 shots taken · 410 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Groningen beat Utrecht 2-1 at Euroborg in the Eredivisie. Groningen led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: B. Willumsson (8'), T. van Bergen (48') for Groningen; A. Blake (80') for Utrecht. In their last 33 meetings, Groningen have won 8, Utrecht 18, with 7 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.