Eredivisie · Matchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Groningen 39%Draw 34%Utrecht 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
GroningenUtrecht
61Possession39
1.04Expected goals (xG)0.56
6Shots5
3Shots on target4
1Shots off target1
2Blocked shots0
5Shots inside box5
1Shots outside box0
1Corners0
1Offsides2
5Fouls7
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Saves2
258Passes162
220Accurate passes117
85Pass accuracy72
Match events
- 8'Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson
- 30'Marco Rente → Elvis van der Laan
- 34'Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson · VAR
- 48'Thom van Bergen
- 62'David Min ← Zidane Iqbal
- 62'Yoann Cathline ← Adrian Blake
- 70'Siebe Horemans ← Guus Offerhaus
- 71'Wouter Prins → Tyrique Mercera
- 79'Adrian Blake (assist Davy van den Berg)
- 81'Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson → Travis Hernes
- 81'Pelle Clement
- 84'Dani de Wit
- 88'Joris van Overeem
Groningen · Utrecht
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
246.8↓81'Clement
16.8Vaessen
56.8↓30'Rente
146.8Schreuders
97.8↓81'Willumsson
36.8Blokzijl
26.8↓71'Prins
86.8Jonge
267.8Bergen
186.8Land
176.8Werff
86.0Overeem
206.0Wit
256.1Brouwer
926.3Zagré
106.3↓62'Cathline
26.3↓70'Horemans
236.3Nielsen
446.3Eerdhuijzen
116.3Alarcón
96.3↓62'Min
536.3Pohl
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Groningen
- 24Pelle Clement6.8
- 1Etienne Vaessen6.8
- 5Marco Rente6.8
- 14Jorg Schreuders6.8
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson7.8
- 3Thijmen Blokzijl6.8
- 2Wouter Prins6.8
- 8Tika de Jonge6.8
- 26Thom van Bergen7.8
- 18Tygo Land6.8
- 17David Van Der Werff6.8
Utrecht
- 8Joris van Overeem6.0
- 20Dani de Wit6.0
- 25Michael Brouwer6.1
- 92Arthur Zagré6.3
- 10Yoann Cathline6.3
- 2Siebe Horemans6.3
- 23Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen6.3
- 44Mike Eerdhuijzen6.3
- 11Ángel Alarcón6.3
- 9David Min6.3
- 53Ferdinand Pohl6.3
GroningenTale of the tapeUtrecht
3-5-2Formation4-3-3
7 ptsTable1 pts
-1Goal difference-9
2Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Groningen 2W0D1W Utrecht
Goals 4–3
- 2026-08-09Groningen2–1Utrecht
- 2026-02-14Groningen1–2Utrecht
- 2025-09-14Utrecht0–1Groningen
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table