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Groningen vs Utrecht 2-1
- B. Willumsson8'
- T. van Bergen48'
- A. Blake79'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 9 Aug 2026 · 12:30 (UTC)
- Referee
- Joey Kooij, Netherlands
Match timeline
- 88’Yellow card
UtrechtJ. van Overeem - 84’SubstitutionUtrechtK. Paredes ONA. Alarcon OFF
- 84’Yellow cardUtrechtD. de Wit
- 81’Substitution
GroningenT. Hernes ONB. Willumsson OFF - 81’SubstitutionGroningenR. Metu ONP. Clement OFF
- 79’Goal!UtrechtA. BlakeAssist: D. van den Berg2 – 1
- 71’SubstitutionGroningenT. Mercera ONW. Prins OFF
- 70’SubstitutionUtrechtG. Offerhaus ONS. Horemans OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 62’SubstitutionUtrechtD. van den Berg ONF. Pohl OFF
- 62’SubstitutionUtrechtZ. Iqbal OND. Min OFF
- 62’SubstitutionUtrechtA. Blake ONY. Cathline OFF
- 48’Goal!GroningenT. van Bergen2 – 0
- 34’VAR checkGroningenB. WillumssonGoal Disallowed - offside
- 30’SubstitutionGroningenE. van der Laan ONM. Rente OFF
- 8’Goal!GroningenB. Willumsson1 – 0
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
GroningenUtrecht- 59%Possession41%
- 16Shots14
- 1.55xG2.19
- 5Shots on Target7
- 5Corners1
- 81%Pass Accuracy74%
- 1Offsides4
- 6Saves3
- 441Passes303
- 12Fouls16
- 0Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Groningen4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Vaessen
- 14Schreuders
- 5Rente
- 3Blokzijl
- 2Prins
- 8Jonge
- 18Land
- 17Werff
- 26Bergen
- 24Clement
- 9Willumsson
Substitutions
- 30’↑15 Elvis Van der Laan↓5 Marco Rente
- 71’↑29 Tyrique Mercera↓2 Wouter Prins
- 81’↑7 Travis Hernes↓9 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
- 81’↑34 Ryan Metu↓24 Pelle Clement
Unused substitutes 31 Rijk Janse, 13 Lovro Štubljar, 42 Jesper Mosselaar, 12 Nikolas Brandis, 53 Jahelille Hall, 44 Jismerai Dillema, 16 Alvin Nordin, 20 Nils Eggens
Coach Dick Lukkien
Utrecht3 - 4 - 2 - 1
- 25Brouwer
- 2Horemans
- 53Pohl
- 44Eerdhuijzen
- 23Vesterlund
- 8Overeem
- 20Wit
- 92Zagre
- 11Alarcón
- 10Cathline
- 9Min
Substitutions
- 62’↑34 Davy van den Berg↓53 Ferdinand Pohl
- 62’↑14 Zidane Iqbal↓9 David Min
- 62’↑15 Adrian Blake↓10 Yoann Cathline
- 70’↑6 Guus Offerhaus↓2 Siebe Horemans
- 84’↑30 Kevin Paredes↓11 Ángel Alarcón
Unused substitutes 33 Kevin Gadellaa, 32 Per Kloosterboer, 47 Emmanuel Owen
Coach Anthony Correia
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Date
- Sun, 9 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 12:30 (UTC)
- Referee
- Joey Kooij, Netherlands
- Groningen coach
- Dick Lukkien
- Utrecht coach
- Anthony Correia
League table
Eredivisie - Netherlands
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Feyenoord | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | +21 | 25 |
| 2 |  Ajax | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | +17 | 24 |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +22 | 23 |
| 4 |  Twente | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +18 | 23 |
| 5 |  AZ Alkmaar | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +7 | 20 |
| 8 |  Groningen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 15 |
| 11 |  Utrecht | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -12 | 12 |
Head to head
7 goals11 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026EredivisieGroningen2 - 1Utrecht
- 2026EredivisieGroningen1 - 2Utrecht
- 2025EredivisieGroningen1 - 0Utrecht
- 2025EredivisieGroningen1 - 3Utrecht
- 2024EredivisieGroningen0 - 1Utrecht
7 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
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- Utrecht0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Groningen beat Utrecht 2-1 in the Eredivisie - Netherlands.
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.
Match record
- Competition
- Eredivisie - Netherlands
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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15 events
- 8’Goal!GroningenB. Willumsson1 – 0
- 30’SubstitutionGroningenE. van der Laan ONM. Rente OFF
- 34’VAR checkGroningenB. WillumssonGoal Disallowed - offside
- 48’Goal!GroningenT. van Bergen2 – 0
- 62’SubstitutionUtrechtD. van den Berg ONF. Pohl OFF
- 62’SubstitutionUtrechtZ. Iqbal OND. Min OFF
- 62’SubstitutionUtrechtA. Blake ONY. Cathline OFF
- 70’SubstitutionUtrechtG. Offerhaus ONS. Horemans OFF
- 71’SubstitutionGroningenT. Mercera ONW. Prins OFF
- 79’Goal!UtrechtA. BlakeAssist: D. van den Berg2 – 1
- 81’SubstitutionGroningenT. Hernes ONB. Willumsson OFF
- 81’SubstitutionGroningenR. Metu ONP. Clement OFF
- 84’SubstitutionUtrechtK. Paredes ONA. Alarcon OFF
- 84’Yellow cardUtrechtD. de Wit
- 88’Yellow cardUtrechtJ. van Overeem