FC Groningen 1–2 FC Utrecht
- Taha 52'
- de Wit 79'
- Karlsson 90+1'
14 February 2026
The match in data
FC Utrecht got the better of FC Groningen, 2–1, on 14 February 2026, on matchday 23 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
FC Utrecht came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 52'.
Player of the match: Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen), rated 58, thanks above all to 0.82 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 3.00; conceded 2) and 1 cross claimed. Vaessen produced 2.0 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For FC Utrecht, the highest-rated player was Alonzo Engwanda, with 55.
Etienne Vaessen
FC Groningen · 90'
Produced 1.97× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.82 goals prevented (7 shots on target worth 3.00; conceded 2) 2.5×
- 1 cross claimed 0.9×
- 12 recoveries 1.2×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 85 | 67 |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 44 | 63 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 79 | 61 |
| Etienne Vaessen ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 58 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Younes Taha | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 42 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 46 | 41 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 39 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 85 | 38 |
| Stije Resink | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 85 | 24 |
| Oskar Zawada | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| Ryan Metu | Forward | 5 | no rating |
| Travis Hernes | Midfielder | 5 | no rating |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 5 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dani de Wit | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | Midfielder | 86 | 55 |
| Ángel Alarcón | Forward | 62 | 54 |
| Matisse Didden | Defender | 90 | 52 |
| Mike van der Hoorn | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Souffian El Karouani | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Vasilios Barkas | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Artem Stepanov | Forward | 73 | 35 |
| Yoann Cathline | Forward | 73 | 34 |
| Miguel Rodríguez | Forward | 28 | 28 |
| David Min | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Jesper Karlsson | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Oualid Agougil | Defender | 4 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which FC Groningen player won the most aerial duels?
David van der Werff, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Marco Rente 2, Stije Resink 2.
David van der Werff led FC Groningen's aerial efforts by winning 4 duels. That doubled the output of Marco Rente and Stije Resink, who tallied 2 each.
Which FC Utrecht player won the most aerial duels?
Dani de Wit, with 4 aerial duels won. Next: Mike van der Hoorn 1, Souffian El Karouani 1.
Dani de Wit ruled the air for FC Utrecht, winning 4 aerial duels. Mike van der Hoorn and Souffian El Karouani finished far behind with 1 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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