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FC Groningen 2-1 NEC Nijmegen · Eredivisie

FC Groningen beat NEC Nijmegen 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 NEC Nijmegen met in the Eredivisie at Euroborg Stadium in Groningen on Sunday, 10 May 2026.

Goalscorers

FC Groningen: M. Rente 45'; T. Land 51'. NEC Nijmegen: D. Nejašmić 76'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. FC Groningen had 11 shots with 7 on target, NEC Nijmegen 12 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 5 to FC Groningen and 6 to NEC Nijmegen. FC Groningen conceded 16 fouls, NEC Nijmegen 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for FC Groningen, 1 for NEC Nijmegen).

Line-ups

FC Groningen started in a 4-2-3-1: Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, Tika de Jonge, Tygo Land, Younes Taha, David van der Werff, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen.

NEC Nijmegen started in a 3-4-1-2: Gonzalo Crettaz, Eli Dasa, Bram Nuytinck, Deveron Fonville, Sami Ouaissa, Darko Nejašmić, Philippe Sandler, Noé Lebreton, Kodai Sano, Bryan Linssen, Tjaronn Chery.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45+3'Goal! FC Groningen 1-0 NEC Nijmegen. M. Rente (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by Y. Taha.
  2. 45'Half-time. FC Groningen 1-0 NEC Nijmegen.
  3. 51'Goal! FC Groningen 2-0 NEC Nijmegen. T. Land (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by Y. Taha.
  4. 76'Goal! FC Groningen 2-1 NEC Nijmegen. D. Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen) scores, assisted by S. Ouaissa.
  5. 84'VAR check complete: the goal for NEC Nijmegen stands.
Full commentary (40 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: FC Groningen vs NEC Nijmegen.
  2. 15'Attempt blocked. M. Peersman (FC Groningen), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 22'Attempt missed. B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.36.
  4. 33'Attempt saved. T. Chery (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
  5. 34'Attempt missed. N. Lebreton (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 40'Attempt saved. J. Schreuders (FC Groningen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 41'Attempt blocked. D. v. d. Werff (FC Groningen), header. xG 0.06.
  8. 44'Yellow card for T. d. Jonge (FC Groningen).
  9. 44'Attempt saved. T. d. Jonge (FC Groningen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  10. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  11. 45+3'Goal! FC Groningen 1-0 NEC Nijmegen. M. Rente (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by Y. Taha.
  12. 45'Half-time. FC Groningen 1-0 NEC Nijmegen.
  13. 46'The second half is under way.
  14. 51'Goal! FC Groningen 2-0 NEC Nijmegen. T. Land (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by Y. Taha.
  15. 56'Attempt missed. D. Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  16. 58'Attempt saved. T. v. Bergen (FC Groningen), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  17. 60'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: B. Pereira comes on for P. Sandler.
  18. 60'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: B. Önal comes on for E. Dasa.
  19. 60'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: Danilo comes on for B. Nuytinck.
  20. 62'Attempt saved. Y. Taha (FC Groningen), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 64'Attempt saved. J. Schreuders (FC Groningen), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  22. 66'Yellow card for B. Linssen (NEC Nijmegen).
  23. 69'Substitution, FC Groningen: W. Prins comes on for D. v. d. Werff.
  24. 69'Substitution, FC Groningen: T. Hernes comes on for Y. Taha.
  25. 71'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: K. Ogawa comes on for T. Chery.
  26. 71'Substitution, NEC Nijmegen: Y. el Kachati comes on for B. Linssen.
  27. 74'Attempt missed. W. Prins (FC Groningen), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.31.
  28. 75'Attempt saved. D. Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  29. 76'Goal! FC Groningen 2-1 NEC Nijmegen. D. Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen) scores, assisted by S. Ouaissa.
  30. 78'Attempt blocked. D. Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  31. 82'Substitution, FC Groningen: R. Metu comes on for T. Land.
  32. 84'VAR check complete: the goal for NEC Nijmegen stands.
  33. 89'Attempt missed. B. Pereira (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  35. 90+3'Attempt blocked. K. Ogawa (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  36. 90+3'Attempt missed. J. Schreuders (FC Groningen), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.45.
  37. 90+4'Yellow card for M. Rente (FC Groningen).
  38. 90+4'Attempt blocked. B. Önal (NEC Nijmegen), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  39. 90+5'Attempt blocked. D. Nejašmić (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  40. 90+6'Attempt blocked. S. Ouaissa (NEC Nijmegen), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
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