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FC Utrecht

15th · 1-2-4 · 5 pts · -13
Ugh, no.
FC Utrecht lost to FC Groningen
FC Utrecht0-0-1 1 – 2 FC Groningen1-0-0
FT · Sun, Aug 9

Match Details

Euroborg (Groningen) · 22,525 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 1.
  • 90'+7'Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 1.
  • 90'+6'Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Guus Offerhaus (FC Utrecht).
  • 90'+4'Attempt missed. Mike Eerdhuijzen (FC Utrecht) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arthur Zagré with a cross.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Ryan Metu (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+3'Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Attempt missed. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niklas Vesterlund.
  • 90'+2'Travis Hernes (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Arthur Zagré (FC Utrecht).
  • 90'+1'Elvis van der Laan (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht).

Line Score

12T
UTR 01 1
GRO 11 2

Match Leaders

FC Utrecht
FC Groningen

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Key Events

88'Joris van Overeem (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84'Dani de Wit (FC Utrecht) is shown the yellow card.
84'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Kevin Paredes replaces Ángel Alarcón.
81'Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces Pelle Clement.
81'Substitution, FC Groningen. Travis Hernes replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.
79'Goal! FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 1. Adrian Blake (FC Utrecht) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davy van den Berg.
71'Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Wouter Prins.
70'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Guus Offerhaus replaces Siebe Horemans because of an injury.
62'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Adrian Blake replaces Yoann Cathline.
62'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Zidane Iqbal replaces David Min.
62'Substitution, FC Utrecht. Davy van den Berg replaces Ferdinand Pohl.
48'Goal! FC Groningen 2, FC Utrecht 0. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
30'Substitution, FC Groningen. Elvis van der Laan replaces Marco Rente because of an injury.
8'Goal! FC Groningen 1, FC Utrecht 0. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

Team Stats

FC UtrechtFC Groningen
General
41 Possession % 59
14 Shots 16
7 On Target 5
4 Offsides 1
1 Corners 5
17 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
225 Passes Completed 365
9 Crosses Won 2
11 Tackles Won 9
11 Interceptions 5
23 Clearances 26
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 6

Recent Form

FC Groningen L L W W L
FC Utrecht W W W W L

Starting Lineups

FC Groningen4-2-3-1
1 Vaessen
14 Schreuders 3 Blokzijl 5 Rente 2 Prins
8 De Jonge 18 Land
17 Van Der Werff 26 Van Bergen 48' 24 Clement
9 Willumsson 8'
10 Cathline 9 Min 11 Alarcón
53 Pohl 8 van Overeem 20 de Wit
92 Zagre 44 Eerdhuijzen 2 Horemans 23 Vesterlund
25 Brouwer
FC Utrecht4-3-3
Full lineups and substitutes

FC Groningen

  1. #1 Etienne VaessenG
  2. #5 Marco RenteCD-L
  3. #3 Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  4. #2 Wouter PrinsLB
  5. #14 Jorg SchreudersRB
  6. #26 Thom Van BergenAM48'
  7. #18 Tygo LandLM
  8. #8 Tika De JongeRM
  9. BW #9 Brynjólfur WillumssonF8'
  10. #24 Pelle ClementAM-L
  11. #17 David Van Der WerffAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

FC Utrecht

  1. #25 Michael BrouwerG
  2. #44 Mike EerdhuijzenCD-L
  3. #2 Siebe HoremansCD-R
  4. #92 Arthur ZagreLB
  5. #23 Niklas VesterlundRB
  6. #8 Joris van OvereemCM
  7. FP #53 Ferdinand PohlLM
  8. #20 Dani de WitRM
  9. #9 David MinF
  10. #10 Yoann CathlineLF
  11. #11 Ángel AlarcónRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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