Match Report
The table read 10th (FC Groningen, 6 pts) against 16th (FC Utrecht, 1 pts), 5 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 2.25/2.5 for FC Groningen and 1.5/3.75 for FC Utrecht (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.
The sides have met 35 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for FC Groningen, 9 draws and 19 for FC Utrecht, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, J. Kooij was the man in the middle. The venue was Euroborg, with room for 22,525 spectators. On the scoreboard, FC Groningen led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
FC Groningen: Brynjólfur Willumsson (8'), Thom van Bergen (48') · FC Utrecht: Adrian Blake (80')
Key stats
Possession: FC Groningen 59% · FC Utrecht 41% · Total shots: 16-14 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 5-1