Groningen 1-2 Utrecht
Match summary
Utrecht beat Groningen 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sat, 14 Feb 2026.
Goals — Groningen: Taha 52' | Utrecht: De Wit 79'; Karlsson 90'.
Groningen had 48% of the possession and 11 shots (2 on target) against 15 (7) for Utrecht; corners 2-8, yellow cards 0-1.
In their last 13 meetings Groningen won 4, Utrecht won 6 and 3 ended level.
Venue: Euroborg. Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk.
Match timeline
- 9'Gjivai ZechelYellow card
- 46'⇄In T. MerceraOut RenteSubstitution
- 52'TahaAssist: T. MerceraGoal1-0
- 62'⇄In M. RodríguezOut AlarconSubstitution
- 73'⇄In KarlssonOut CathlineSubstitution
- 73'⇄In D. MinOut A. StepanovSubstitution
- 79'De WitAssist: Gjivai ZechelGoal1-1
- 79'⇄In ZawadaOut D. van der WerffSubstitution
- 85'⇄In T. HernesOut LandSubstitution
- 85'⇄In PrinsOut PeersmanSubstitution
- 85'⇄In MetuOut BergenSubstitution
- 86'⇄In O. AgougilOut A. EngwandaSubstitution
- 90'KarlssonGoal1-2
Top performers
ZawadaGroningen · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.21
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes12
A. StepanovUtrecht · Attacker
- Expected Goals1.6
- Shots On Target2
- Minutes72
LandGroningen · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes84
De WitUtrecht · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.36
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
BlokzijlGroningen · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
M. DiddenUtrecht · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Utrecht 4-2-3-1Groningen 4-4-2
Groningen
Coach: Dick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 16Tyrique MerceraDefender6.7
- 2Wouter PrinsDefender
- 7Travis HernesMidfielder
- 34Ryan MetuAttacker
- 19Oskar ZawadaAttacker6.8
- 21Hidde JurjusGoalkeeper
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarGoalkeeper
- 22Sven BoulandDefender
- 27Rui MendesAttacker
- 9Brynjolfur Darri WillumssonAttacker
Unavailable players
- Tika de Jonge-
- Mats Seuntjens-
Utrecht
Coach: Ron Jans
Substitutes
- 38Oualid AgougilMidfielder
- 22Miguel RodríguezAttacker7.0
- 11Jesper KarlssonAttacker7.6
- 9David MinAttacker6.7
- 25Michael BrouwerGoalkeeper
- 33Kevin GadellaaGoalkeeper
- 53Neal ViereckDefender
- 24Nick ViergeverDefender
- 5Emeka AdieleDefender
- 46Jaygo van OmmerenMidfielder
- 8Can BozdoganMidfielder
- 15Adrian BlakeAttacker
Unavailable players
- Siebe Horemans-
- Sébastien HallerRib injury
- Mike EerdhuijzenHip injury
- Victor JensenKnee injury
Statistics
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Key statistics
48%Possession52%
0.78Expected Goals2.44
11Total Shots15
2Shots On Target7
0Big Chances Created3
2Corners8
12Fouls6
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
5Goalkeeper Saves1
337Passes Completed370
All statistics
94Attacks91
7Shots Off Target2
2Shots Blocked6
0Hit Woodwork0
0.7Expected Goals On Target2.08
6Free Kicks12
4Shots Inside The Box12
419Total Passes451
7Shots Outside The Box3
0Big Chances Missed2
1Expected Assists1.44
4/13 (31%)Crosses Completed5/20 (25%)
165Passes Own Half211
267Passes Opposition Half260
26/46 (57%)Long Passes Completed37/66 (56%)
22Throw-Ins15
10Key Passes8
87Passes Into Final Third77
61Backward Passes83
4Goal Kicks8
10Interceptions9
2.44Expected Goals Conceded0.78
13/23 (57%)Tackles Won11/19 (58%)
32Clearances23
49Duels Won45
16/26 (62%)Aerial Duels Won10/26 (38%)
33/68 (49%)Ground Duels Won35/68 (51%)
6Was Fouled12
4/10 (40%)Successful Dribbles4/17 (24%)
6Was Dribbled Past13
4Final Third Possession Won5
140Possession Lost144
Previous meetings
4 Groningen3 draws6 Utrecht
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Match information
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Round
- Round 23
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Euroborg
- Capacity
- 22,579
- Attendance
- 21,976
- Referee
- Serdar Gozubuyuk