FC Groningen 2-1 FC Utrecht · Eredivisie
FC Groningen beat FC Utrecht 2-1 in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
FC Groningen and FC Utrecht met in the Eredivisie at Euroborg Stadium in Groningen on Sunday, 9 August 2026.
Goalscorers
FC Groningen: B. Darri Willumsson 8'; T. v. Bergen 48'. FC Utrecht: A. Blake 79'.
How the match went
FC Groningen saw more of the ball, 59% of it. FC Groningen had 16 shots with 5 on target, FC Utrecht 14 with 7 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 5 to FC Groningen and 1 to FC Utrecht. FC Groningen conceded 12 fouls, FC Utrecht 17. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for FC Groningen, 2 for FC Utrecht).
Line-ups
FC Groningen started in a 4-2-3-1: Etienne Vaessen, Jorg Schreuders, Thijmen Blokzijl, Marco Rente, Wouter Prins, Tika de Jonge, Tygo Land, David van der Werff, Thom van Bergen, Pelle Clement, Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson.
FC Utrecht started in a 4-3-3: Michael Brouwer, Niklas Vesterlund, Siebe Horemans, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Arthur Zagre, Dani De Wit, Joris van Overeem, Ferdinand Pohl, Ángel Alarcón, David Min, Yoann Cathline.
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