Eredivisie · Matchday 3

PSV Eindhoven v Groningen

PSV Eindhoven
FULL TIME5 – 1
Groningen
Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:30:00 UTCPhilips StadionMatchday 3

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

PSV Eindhoven 41%Draw 20%Groningen 39%

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

PSV EindhovenGroningen
62Possession38
4.42Expected goals (xG)1.09
24Shots7
12Shots on target4
9Shots off target1
3Blocked shots2
19Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box0
9Corners4
0Offsides0
10Fouls4
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Saves7
568Passes354
522Accurate passes286
92Pass accuracy81

Match events

  • 9′Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson (assist Thom van Bergen)
  • 11′Thijmen Blokzijl · own goal
  • 21′Ruben van Bommel
  • 35′Ivan Perišić
  • 45′Guus Til · VAR
  • 45′Márk Csinger
  • 45′Ricardo Pepi · penalty
  • 46′Jorg Schreuders ← Marco Rente
  • 53′Ivan Perišić (assist Mauro Santos)
  • 54′Ivan Perišić
  • 56′Sergiño Dest (assist Ruben van Bommel)
  • 67′Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson ← Elvis van der Laan
  • 67′David Van Der Werff ← Jacob Ondrejka
  • 68′Noah Fernandez → Paul Wanner
  • 68′Ruben van Bommel
  • 75′Mauro Santos → Filip Kostic
  • 76′Ivan Perišić → Dennis Man
  • 85′Armando Obispo → Lutsharel Geertruida
  • 85′Tika de Jonge ← Travis Hernes

PSV Eindhoven · Groningen

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

PSV Eindhoven4-4-2
58.8↓76'Perišić
87.8Dest
206.8Til
177.5↓75'Santos
46.8↓85'Obispo
97.8Pepi
66.8Flamingo
246.8Sano
77.2↓68'Bommel
326.8Kovář
316.8↓68'Fernandez
Groningen3-5-2
246.3Clement
15.5Vaessen
146.3↓46'Schreuders
97.3↓67'Willumsson
46.0Csinger
35.1Blokzijl
26.3Prins
86.3↓85'Jonge
267.1Bergen
186.3Land
176.3↓67'Werff

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

PSV Eindhoven

  • 5Ivan Perišić8.8
  • 8Sergiño Dest7.8
  • 20Guus Til6.8
  • 17Mauro Santos7.5
  • 4Armando Obispo6.8
  • 9Ricardo Pepi7.8
  • 6Ryan Flamingo6.8
  • 24Kodai Sano6.8
  • 7Ruben van Bommel7.2
  • 32Matěj Kovář6.8
  • 31Noah Fernandez6.8

Groningen

  • 24Pelle Clement6.3
  • 1Etienne Vaessen5.5
  • 14Jorg Schreuders6.3
  • 9Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson7.3
  • 4Márk Csinger6.0
  • 3Thijmen Blokzijl5.1
  • 2Wouter Prins6.3
  • 8Tika de Jonge6.3
  • 26Thom van Bergen7.1
  • 18Tygo Land6.3
  • 17David Van Der Werff6.3
PSV EindhovenTale of the tapeGroningen
4-4-2Formation3-5-2
19 ptsTable14 pts
+15Goal difference+3
WDWWDFormWWLWW
2Head-to-head wins0
41%Win chance39%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

PSV Eindhoven 2W0D0W Groningen

Goals 6–3

  • 2026-02-08Groningen1–2PSV Eindhoven
  • 2025-08-23PSV Eindhoven4–2Groningen

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

PSV Eindhoven

WDWWD
  • @Excelsior2-1
  • vsFortuna Sittard2-2
  • vsTwente5-1
  • @Go Ahead Eagles4-1
  • @Ajax2-2

Groningen

WWLWW
  • @ADO Den Haag4-1
  • vsUtrecht2-1
  • @Ajax0-2
  • @Heracles Almelo2-1
  • vsNEC Nijmegen2-1

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 18-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
PSV Eindhoven9612+1519
Groningen9423+314