FC Groningen vs FC Utrecht Highlights - August 09, 2026

FC Groningen beat FC Utrecht 2-1 in Eredivisie on August 09, 2026. The match was played at Euroborg.

Brynjólfur Willumsson (8'), Thom Van Bergen (48') scored for FC Groningen. Adrian Blake (79') scored for FC Utrecht.

At kick-off FC Groningen stood in position 9 with 0 points. Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

FC Utrecht went into the game in position 13, on 0 points. They had won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 in their previous five.

That run had left FC Utrecht 4 games without defeat.

A block denied Wouter Prins on 5 minutes. Shortly afterwards, Yoann Cathline could not find the target for FC Utrecht (6').

Brynjólfur Willumsson put one away for FC Groningen (8').

Moments later, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Brynjólfur Willumsson’s effort (13').

Ángel Alarcón tested the goalkeeper for FC Utrecht (26'). Soon after, Niklas Vesterlund forced a save for FC Utrecht on 26 minutes.

The keeper had to be alert to keep out Thom Van Bergen’s effort (28'). Wouter Prins saw a shot blocked (41').

Substitutions: FC Groningen 1, FC Utrecht 0.

After the break, Thom Van Bergen scored for FC Groningen on 48 minutes. Brynjólfur Willumsson tested the goalkeeper for FC Groningen (55').

Shortly afterwards, a block denied Brynjólfur Willumsson on 55 minutes. David Van Der Werff saw a shot blocked (58').

Moments later, Mike Eerdhuijzen forced a save for FC Utrecht on 60 minutes. Ángel Alarcón sent an effort off target for FC Utrecht (63').

Soon after, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Ángel Alarcón’s effort (65'). Adrian Blake scored for FC Utrecht on 79 minutes after a pass from Davy van den Berg.

Shortly afterwards, the referee cautioned Dani de Wit of FC Utrecht on 84 minutes. Joris van Overeem was booked for FC Utrecht (88').

Substitutions: FC Groningen 3, FC Utrecht 5.

FC Groningen controlled 59% of possession. FC Groningen had 16 shots with 5 on target, while FC Utrecht had 14 and 7.

Goalkeeper saves: FC Groningen 6, FC Utrecht 3. Corners: FC Groningen 5, FC Utrecht 1.

FC Groningen completed the most passes, 449 in total at 81.3% accuracy. The referee produced 2 yellow cards.