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Groningen v Utrecht 2-1 · Eredivisie

Eredivisie
Groningen
FT

2-1

  • B. Willumsson8'
  • T. van Bergen48'
  • A. Blake79'
Utrecht
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Groningen beat Utrecht 2-1 in the Eredivisie.

B. Willumsson 8' and T. van Bergen 48' scored for Groningen, A. Blake 79' for Utrecht.

Groningen had 59% of the ball to Utrecht's 41%; the sides had 16 and 14 shots (5 and 7 on target).

The referee showed 2 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

59%41%

Shots

1614

xG

1.552.19

Shots on Target

57

Corners

51

Pass Accuracy

81%74%

Match timeline

  1. 88’Yellow cardJ. van Overeem
  2. 84’SubstitutionA. Alarcon · On: K. Paredes
  3. 84’Yellow cardD. de Wit
  4. 81’SubstitutionB. Willumsson · On: T. Hernes
  5. 81’SubstitutionP. Clement · On: R. Metu
  6. 79’A. BlakeUtrecht · assist D. van den Berg2–1
  7. 71’SubstitutionW. Prins · On: T. Mercera
  8. 70’SubstitutionS. Horemans · On: G. Offerhaus
  9. 62’SubstitutionF. Pohl · On: D. van den Berg
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Team stats comparison

GroningenUtrecht
  • 59Possession41
  • 16Shots14
  • 5Shots on Target7
  • 1.55xG2.19
  • 5Corners1
  • 1Offsides4
  • 6Saves3
  • 441Passes303
  • 81Pass Accuracy74
  • 12Fouls16
  • 0Yellow Cards2

Match info

Competition
Eredivisie
Referee
Joey Kooij, Netherlands
Groningen coach
Dick Lukkien
Utrecht coach
Anthony Correia

Match record

Competition
Eredivisie
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:groningen-vs-utrecht-eredivisie-2026-08-09

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Groningen4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Etienne VaessenGK
  • 14Jorg SchreudersDF
  • 5Marco RenteDF
  • 3Thijmen BlokzijlDF
  • 2Wouter PrinsDF
  • 8Tika de JongeMF
  • 18Tygo LandMF
  • 17David van der WerffMF
  • 26Thom van BergenMF
  • 24Pelle ClementMF
  • 9Brynjólfur Darri WillumssonFW

Bench

  • 31Rijk Janse
  • 13Lovro Štubljar
  • 42Jesper Mosselaar
  • 29Tyrique Mercera
  • 12Nikolas Brandis
  • 15Elvis Van der Laan
  • 7Travis Hernes
  • 53Jahelille Hall
  • 44Jismerai Dillema
  • 16Alvin Nordin
  • 20Nils Eggens
  • 34Ryan Metu

Coach · Dick Lukkien

1. Etienne Vaessen (GK)1Vaessen14. Jorg Schreuders (DF)14Schreuders5. Marco Rente (DF)5Rente3. Thijmen Blokzijl (DF)3Blokzijl2. Wouter Prins (DF)2Prins8. Tika de Jonge (MF)8Jonge18. Tygo Land (MF)18Land17. David van der Werff (MF)17Werff26. Thom van Bergen (MF)26Bergen24. Pelle Clement (MF)24Clement9. Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson (FW)9Willumsson25. Michael Brouwer (GK)25Brouwer2. Siebe Horemans (DF)2Horemans53. Ferdinand Pohl (DF)53Pohl44. Mike Eerdhuijzen (DF)44Eerdhuijzen23. Niklas Vesterlund (MF)23Vesterlund8. Joris van Overeem (MF)8Overeem20. Dani De Wit (MF)20Wit92. Arthur Zagre (MF)92Zagre11. Ángel Alarcón (FW)11Alarcón10. Yoann Cathline (FW)10Cathline9. David Min (FW)9Min
  • Groningen
  • Utrecht

Utrecht3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 25Michael BrouwerGK
  • 2Siebe HoremansDF
  • 53Ferdinand PohlDF
  • 44Mike EerdhuijzenDF
  • 23Niklas VesterlundMF
  • 8Joris van OvereemMF
  • 20Dani De WitMF
  • 92Arthur ZagreMF
  • 11Ángel AlarcónFW
  • 10Yoann CathlineFW
  • 9David MinFW

Bench

  • 33Kevin Gadellaa
  • 32Per Kloosterboer
  • 6Guus Offerhaus
  • 34Davy van den Berg
  • 30Kevin Paredes
  • 14Zidane Iqbal
  • 47Emmanuel Owen
  • 15Adrian Blake

Coach · Anthony Correia

Head to head

2Wins
0Draws
5Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · EredivisieGroningen2 - 1Utrecht
  • 2026 · EredivisieGroningen1 - 2Utrecht
  • 2025 · EredivisieGroningen1 - 0Utrecht
  • 2025 · EredivisieGroningen1 - 3Utrecht
  • 2024 · EredivisieGroningen0 - 1Utrecht

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

Eredivisie table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1PSV Eindhoven6510+1516
2AZ Alkmaar6510+1116
3Feyenoord6420+1314
4Twente6411+713
5Ajax5311+810
9Groningen6222-18
14Utrecht6123-85
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Full timeline

15 events

  1. 8’B. WillumssonGroningen1–0
  2. 30’SubstitutionM. Rente · On: E. van der Laan
  3. 34’VARB. Willumsson · Goal Disallowed - offside
  4. 48’T. van BergenGroningen2–0
  5. 62’SubstitutionF. Pohl · On: D. van den Berg
  6. 62’SubstitutionD. Min · On: Z. Iqbal
  7. 62’SubstitutionY. Cathline · On: A. Blake
  8. 70’SubstitutionS. Horemans · On: G. Offerhaus
  9. 71’SubstitutionW. Prins · On: T. Mercera
  10. 79’A. BlakeUtrecht · assist D. van den Berg2–1
  11. 81’SubstitutionB. Willumsson · On: T. Hernes
  12. 81’SubstitutionP. Clement · On: R. Metu
  13. 84’SubstitutionA. Alarcon · On: K. Paredes
  14. 84’Yellow cardD. de Wit
  15. 88’Yellow cardJ. van Overeem

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