Highlights

90+2'

S. Resink (Foul)

88'

O. Zawada (Not Retreating)

73'

M. Rente (VAR - decision : Goal)

70'

M. Rente (assist S. Resink)

55'

Y. Taha (Foul)

HT 0 - 0

42'

M. Peersman (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

86'

O. Zawada (Y. Taha - tactical)

80'

T. Mercera (M. Rente - tactical)

78'

T. Land (D. van der Werff - tactical)

76'

C. Bozdoğan (Miguel Rodríguez - tactical)

76'

M. Jonathans (A. Blake - tactical)

76'

D. Murkin (N. Viergever - tactical)

46'

S. Haller (D. van den Berg - tactical)

46'

M. Brouwer (V. Barkas - injury)

Player of the match

Etienne Frans Jozef Vaessen # 1 - Goalkeeper

Duel won 2/3 (66.67%)
Saves 3

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	7	Utrecht	44	30	12	8	10
	9	Groningen	42	30	12	6	12

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
17	G. Zechiël	8
-	T. van Bergen	8
31	B. Willumsson	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

J. Schreuders

Miguel Rodríguez 2
D. van der Werff 1

Shots off target

D. Min

S. Haller 2
Y. Taha 1

Big chance created

S. Resink

T. de Jonge 1

Successful contests

T. de Jonge

A. Blake 2
T. van Bergen 2

Fouls suffered

S. Haller

S. El Karouani 3
C. Bozdoğan 2

Dispossessed

T. van Bergen

T. de Jonge 2
Miguel Rodríguez 2

Touches

E. Vaessen

D. Janse 75
T. Blokzijl 72

Duel won

T. van Bergen

D. Janse 9
T. de Jonge 8

Duel lost

D. Min

T. van Bergen 11
Miguel Rodríguez 9

Interceptions

S. Horemans

M. van der Hoorn 2
G. Zechiël 2

Challenge lost

S. El Karouani

S. Resink 2
G. Zechiël 2

Tackles

J. Schreuders

T. de Jonge 4
A. Engwanda 3

Aerial duels won

M. van der Hoorn

M. Rente 5
D. Janse 5

Aerial duels lost

T. van Bergen

D. Min 7
N. Viergever 5

Fouls

S. Resink

S. Haller 3
D. Janse 3

Saves

V. Barkas

E. Vaessen 3
M. Brouwer 1

Passes

E. Vaessen

D. Janse 61
T. Blokzijl 59

Accurate passes

D. Janse

T. Blokzijl 49
E. Vaessen 41

Accurate crosses

S. El Karouani

M. Rente 1
S. Horemans 1

Current form

Stats

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W L W L W

Last matches

Stats & bet

13/04/25

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07/04/23

06/11/22

20/03/22

Referees

Marc Nagtegaal main referee

2.9

0.2

Average card count per match for 20 matches arbitrated
Joey Kooij VAR assistant referee
Yorick Weterings assistant referee
Frans Ozinga assistant referee
Dyon Fikkert VAR referee
Wouter Wiersma fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

Utrecht

Miguel Rodríguez Ankle Injury

Dani de Wit Foot injury

Victor Christoffer Jensen Hamstring

Gjivai Zechiël Knee injury

Gjivai Zechiël Unknown

Yoann Cathline Leg Injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Rafik El Arguioui Knee injury

Noah Ohio Unknown

Siebe Horemans Arm Injury

Niklas Brøndsted Vesterlund Nielsen Unknown

Groningen

Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson Unknown

Elvis Arnold van der Laan Unknown

Younes Taha El Idrissi Facial injury

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes Knee injury

Noam Fritz Emeran Hamstring

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Match venue

Stadion Galgenwaard - Utrecht

Year of construction: 1982
Surface: grass
Capacity: 24426
Average attendance: 12337
Maximum attendance: 23750
% sold: 56

Match result Utrecht Groningen

Date 14 September 2025 13:30
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 5
Match attendance 22681
Code UTR-GRO
Area Netherlands
Home team Utrecht
Away team Groningen

FAQ

What is the result between Utrecht Groningen?

Groningen won the match with a 0-1 score

What are the official lineups for Utrecht Groningen?

Utrecht : Coached by R. Jans, the lineup starts off in a 4-3-3 formation: V. Barkas, S. El Karouani, N. Viergever (C), M. van der Hoorn, S. Horemans, G. Zechiël, A. Engwanda, D. van den Berg, A. Blake, D. Min, Miguel Rodríguez

Groningen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Lukkien, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : E. Vaessen, M. Peersman, D. Janse, T. Blokzijl, M. Rente, S. Resink (C), T. de Jonge, J. Schreuders, Y. Taha, D. van der Werff, T. van Bergen

Who is the referee of the match Utrecht Groningen ?

Marc Nagtegaal is the referee for this match

Where is the match Utrecht Groningen?

The venue Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht is hosting the match

At what time is Utrecht Groningen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 14 September 2025. Kick-off at 13:30

Who is the man of the match Utrecht - Groningen ?

Etienne Frans Jozef Vaessen is the outstanding player of the match Utrecht - Groningen. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

2/3 Duel won (66.67%)
3 Saves

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Confirmed line-ups

Utrecht 4-3-3

- 7.2 1 V. Barkas
- 4.9 16 S. El Karouani
- 4.6 24 (C) N. Viergever
- 5.2 3 M. van der Hoorn
- 5.3 2 S. Horemans
- 5.8 21 G. Zechiël
- 5.6 27 A. Engwanda
- 4.7 6 D. van den Berg
- 5.1 15 A. Blake
- 4.2 9 D. Min
- 6.0 22 Miguel Rodríguez
- 7.6 1 E. Vaessen
- 6.5 43 M. Peersman
- 6.2 4 D. Janse
- 5.9 3 T. Blokzijl
- 7.2 5 M. Rente
- 7.0 6 (C) S. Resink
- 6.4 8 T. de Jonge
- 6.9 14 J. Schreuders
- 5.6 10 Y. Taha
- 5.5 17 D. van der Werff
- 6.0 26 T. van Bergen

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- R. Jans Coach
Substitutes
- J. van Ommeren #46 - Midfielder
- N. Vesterlund #23 - Defender
- K. Finnsson #5 - Defender
- 46'
  
  S. Haller #91 - Striker
- Zidane Iqbal #14 - Midfielder
- E. Demircan #17 - Striker
- 46'
  
  M. Brouwer #25 - Goalkeeper
- 76'
  
  D. Murkin #55 - Defender
- 76'
  
  C. Bozdoğan #8 - Midfielder
- 76'
  
  M. Jonathans #26 - Striker
- M. Eerdhuijzen #44 - Defender
- M. Didden #40 - Defender
- D. Lukkien Coach
Substitutes
- R. Kelder #48 - Defender
- M. Hoekstra #69 - Striker
- S. Bouland #22 - Defender
- T. Hernes #7 - Midfielder
- Rui Mendes #27 - Striker
- 86'
  
  O. Zawada #19 - Striker
- L. Štubljar #13 - Goalkeeper
- 78'
  
  T. Land #18 - Midfielder
- H. Jurjus #21 - Goalkeeper
- 80'
  
  T. Mercera #16 - Defender
- M. Seuntjens #20 - Midfielder
- W. Prins #2 - Defender

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

45%

55%

Duel won

46%

54%

Accurate passes

73%

77%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

353

Passes

448

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

S. Resink

T. de Jonge 1

Shots (%)

J. Schreuders

100% 3/3

Miguel Rodríguez 100% (2/2)

Successful contests

T. de Jonge

A. Blake 2
T. van Bergen 2
D. Janse 2
Y. Taha 2

Fouls suffered

S. Haller

S. El Karouani 3
C. Bozdoğan 2
T. van Bergen 2
Miguel Rodríguez 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

D. Min

0% 0/4

Y. Taha 0% (0/3)
S. Resink 0% (0/2)
T. de Jonge 0% (0/2)
S. Haller 0% (0/2)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

A. Engwanda

83% 5/6

M. van der Hoorn 70% (7/10)
J. Schreuders 70% (7/10)
T. de Jonge 67% (8/12)
S. Horemans 57% (4/7)

Interceptions

S. Horemans

M. van der Hoorn 2
G. Zechiël 2
M. Rente 2
A. Engwanda 2

Aerial duels won (%)

T. Mercera

100% 2/2

E. Vaessen 100% (2/2)
A. Engwanda 100% (2/2)
M. van der Hoorn 86% (6/7)
S. Horemans 80% (4/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

A. Blake

0% 0/7

G. Zechiël 0% (0/4)
D. Min 25% (4/16)
S. Resink 38% (5/13)
M. Peersman 40% (4/10)

Challenge lost

S. El Karouani

Aerial duels won (%)

M. Peersman

0% 0/4

A. Blake 0% (0/2)
D. Murkin 0% (0/2)
C. Bozdoğan 0% (0/2)
D. Min 22% (2/9)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

D. Janse

85% 52/61

Accurate crosses

S. El Karouani

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	77	31	25	2	4	90	41	49
2	Feyenoord	55	30	16	7	7	62	41	21
3	NEC	54	30	15	9	6	72	48	24
4	Twente	53	30	14	11	5	51	32	19
5	Ajax	51	30	13	12	5	57	37	20
6	AZ	49	31	14	7	10	52	45	7
7	Utrecht	44	30	12	8	10	49	36	13
8	Heerenveen	44	30	12	8	10	53	50	3
9	Groningen	42	30	12	6	12	42	37	5
10	Sparta	42	31	12	6	13	36	53	-17
11	Go Ahead	37	31	8	13	10	50	45	5
12	Fortuna	36	30	10	6	14	44	55	-11
13	Zwolle	34	31	8	10	13	41	66	-25
14	Telstar	30	31	7	9	15	43	53	-10
15	Volendam	28	30	7	7	16	31	50	-19
16	Excelsior	28	30	7	7	16	31	51	-20
17	NAC	25	30	5	10	15	30	51	-21
18	Heracles	19	30	5	4	21	34	77	-43

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	38	16	12	2	2	53	25	28
2	Feyenoord	32	15	10	2	3	35	21	14
3	Ajax	30	15	9	3	3	29	13	16
4	AZ	29	15	8	5	2	34	21	13
5	NEC	28	15	8	4	3	38	23	15
6	Twente	28	15	8	4	3	24	15	9
7	Utrecht	27	15	8	3	4	27	13	14
8	Heerenveen	26	15	7	5	3	31	23	8
9	Zwolle	25	15	7	4	4	20	19	1
10	Go Ahead	25	16	6	7	3	33	20	13
11	Volendam	23	15	6	5	4	23	19	4
12	Groningen	22	15	6	4	5	23	14	9
13	Fortuna	22	15	6	4	5	24	25	-1
14	Sparta	22	15	6	4	5	17	22	-5
15	NAC	17	15	4	5	6	18	21	-3
16	Telstar	17	16	4	5	7	28	28	0
17	Heracles	15	15	4	3	8	22	32	-10
18	Excelsior	14	15	4	2	9	14	21	-7

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	39	15	13	0	2	37	16	21
2	NEC	26	15	7	5	3	34	25	9
3	Twente	25	15	6	7	2	27	17	10
4	Feyenoord	23	15	6	5	4	27	20	7
5	Ajax	21	15	4	9	2	28	24	4
6	Groningen	20	15	6	2	7	19	23	-4
7	AZ	20	16	6	2	8	18	24	-6
8	Sparta	20	16	6	2	8	19	31	-12
9	Heerenveen	18	15	5	3	7	22	27	-5
10	Utrecht	17	15	4	5	6	22	23	-1
11	Fortuna	14	15	4	2	9	20	30	-10
12	Excelsior	14	15	3	5	7	17	30	-13
13	Telstar	13	15	3	4	8	15	25	-10
14	Go Ahead	12	15	2	6	7	17	25	-8
15	Zwolle	9	16	1	6	9	21	47	-26
16	NAC	8	15	1	5	9	12	30	-18
17	Volendam	5	15	1	2	12	8	31	-23
18	Heracles	4	15	1	1	13	12	45	-33

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	58	31	17	7	7	45	20	25
2	Ajax	55	30	15	10	5	33	16	17
3	Feyenoord	51	30	15	6	9	30	19	11
4	Utrecht	49	30	14	7	9	22	14	8
5	Twente	45	30	11	12	7	19	11	8
6	Heerenveen	44	30	12	8	10	23	23	0
7	AZ	43	31	10	13	8	28	23	5
8	NEC	42	30	11	9	10	27	27	0
9	Sparta	41	31	10	11	10	14	17	-3
10	Groningen	41	30	8	17	5	18	14	4
11	Zwolle	38	31	9	11	11	22	32	-10
12	Excelsior	38	30	9	11	10	16	20	-4
13	Go Ahead	37	31	8	13	10	22	22	0
14	Fortuna	36	30	9	9	12	23	29	-6
15	Telstar	34	31	8	10	13	17	23	-6
16	NAC	28	30	6	10	14	13	25	-12
17	Volendam	25	30	5	10	15	11	29	-18
18	Heracles	24	30	6	6	18	17	36	-19