FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht
- Willumsson 8'
- van Bergen 48'
- Blake 80'
9 August 2026
The match in data
FC Groningen got the better of FC Utrecht, 2–1, on 9 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen), rated 67, thanks above all to 3 shots on target and 1 goal. Willumsson produced 1.4 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For FC Utrecht, the highest-rated player was Davy van den Berg, with 69.
Brynjólfur Willumsson
FC Groningen · 81'
Produced 1.36× and cost 0.31× their position's average
- 3 shots on target 3.5×
- 1 goal 3.2×
- 0.55 xG 2.1×
- 1 shot off target, worth 0.14 0.8×
- 5 duels lost 1.0×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brynjólfur Willumsson ★ | Forward | 81 | 67 |
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 90 | 66 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 56 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 30 | 54 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 90 | 50 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 42 |
| Pelle Clement | Midfielder | 81 | 31 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 71 | 24 |
| Elvis van der Laan | Defender | 60 | 24 |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 19 | no rating |
| Ryan Metu | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Travis Hernes | Midfielder | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davy van den Berg | Midfielder | 28 | 69 |
| Adrian Blake | Forward | 28 | 64 |
| Zidane Iqbal | Midfielder | 28 | 59 |
| David Min | Forward | 62 | 56 |
| Guus Offerhaus | Defender | 20 | 54 |
| Siebe Horemans | Defender | 70 | 51 |
| Ángel Alarcón | Forward | 84 | 47 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Michael Brouwer | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Joris van Overeem | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Ferdinand Pohl | Midfielder | 62 | 39 |
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Dani de Wit | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | Defender | 90 | 32 |
| Yoann Cathline | Forward | 62 | 23 |
| Kevin Paredes | Midfielder | 6 | 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 duels?
Thom van Bergen, with 9 duels won. Next: David van der Werff 8, Thijmen Blokzijl 5.
Thom van Bergen led FC Groningen with 9 duels won in their 2–1 win over FC Utrecht. David van der Werff followed closely behind with 8.
Which FC Utrecht player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Arthur Zagré, with 5 key passes. Next: Niklas Vesterlund 2, Siebe Horemans 1.
Arthur Zagré created 5 key passes for FC Utrecht, well ahead of Niklas Vesterlund with 2. Despite that playmaking output, FC Groningen took the 2–1 win.
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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