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Groningen vs Utrecht – Lineups & Match Details

Utrecht beat Groningen 2-1. Goals: Y. Taha (52'), D. de Wit (79'), J. Karlsson (90'). Groningen had 48% possession against Utrecht's 52%. Shots on target: 2-7.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 23

Saturday, 14 February 2026

GroningenGroningen

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

UtrechtUtrecht

Referee: Serdar Gozubuyuk, Netherlands

Lineups

GroningenGroningen4-4-2
E. Vaessen1E. VaessenG
M. Rente5M. RenteD
T. Blokzijl3T. BlokzijlD
D. Janse4D. JanseD
M. Peersman43M. PeersmanD
D. van der Werff17D. van der WerffM
T. Land18T. LandM
S. Resink6S. ResinkM
J. Schreuders14J. SchreudersM
Y. Taha10Y. TahaF
T. van Bergen26T. van BergenF

Substitutes

13L. StubljarG
21H. JurjusG
2W. PrinsD
7T. HernesM
9B. WillumssonF
16T. MerceraD
19O. ZawadaF
22S. BoulandD
27R. MendesF
34R. MetuF
UtrechtUtrecht4-2-3-1
V. Barkas1V. BarkasG
N. Vesterlund23N. VesterlundD
M. Didden40M. DiddenD
M. van der Hoorn3M. van der HoornD
S. El Karouani16S. El KarouaniD
A. Engwanda27A. EngwandaM
G. Zechiel21G. ZechielM
A. Alarcon77A. AlarconM
D. de Wit20D. de WitM
Y. Cathline10Y. CathlineM
A. Stepanov18A. StepanovF

Substitutes

25M. BrouwerG
33K. GadellaaG
5E. AdieleD
8C. BozdoganM
9D. MinF
11J. KarlssonF
15A. BlakeF
22M. RodriguezF
24N. ViergeverD
38O. AgougilD
46J. van OmmerenM
53N. ViereckD

Match Events

9'Y

G. Zechiël

46'S

M. Rente

Substitution 1

52'G

Y. Taha

Assist: Tyrique Mercera

62'S

Ángel Alarcón

Substitution 1

73'S

A. Stepanov

Substitution 2

73'S

Y. Cathline

Substitution 3

79'S

D. van der Werff

Substitution 2

79'G

D. de Wit

Assist: G. Zechiël

85'S

M. Peersman

Substitution 3

85'S

T. Land

Substitution 4

85'S

T. van Bergen

Substitution 5

86'S

A. Engwanda

Substitution 4

90'G

J. Karlsson

Statistics

Groningen
48%52%
Utrecht
0.78Expected Goals (xG)2.44
11Total Shots15
2Shots on Target7
2Corners8
12Fouls6
2Offsides3
80Pass Accuracy (%)82
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Groningen host Utrecht on Saturday, 14 February 2026 at Euroborg. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Groningen go into the match 9th in the table; Utrecht sit 7th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Groningen have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. Utrecht have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Sept 2025: Groningen 1-0 Utrecht; 13 Apr 2025: Groningen 1-3 Utrecht; 20 Oct 2024: Groningen 0-1 Utrecht. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Utrecht beat Groningen 2-1. Groningen scored through Y. Taha 52'. Utrecht replied with D. de Wit 79', J. Karlsson 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Groningen held 48% of the ball against 52% for Utrecht. Shots on target finished 2-7. Expected goals read 0.78 for Groningen, 2.44 for Utrecht.

Verdict

Utrecht take the three points; Groningen look at a thin night for the home crowd. Groningen sat 9th and Utrecht 7th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.