FC Groningen
Eredivisie · 2026FC Groningen 2–1 FC Utrecht · Eredivisie
This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.
Match at a glance
FC Groningen won 2–1.
- Shots
- 16–14
- Shots on target
- 5–7
- Expected goals
- 1.55–2.27
- Possession
- 59%–41%
Full time
What the match recorded
FC Groningen beat FC Utrecht 2–1. Recorded in this match (FC Groningen – FC Utrecht): shots 16–14, shots on target 5–7, expected goals 1.55–2.27, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.
This match
Match statistics
Every shot
Shot map
Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.
- off target
- on target
- goal
- penalty
- size = xG
FC Groningen: 16 shots, 5 on target, 1.56 xG. FC Utrecht: 14 shots, 7 on target, 2.33 xG.
How the match built
Expected-goals timeline
Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.
The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: FC Groningen 1.56 xG · FC Utrecht 2.33 xG.
History
Head-to-head
Recent meetings between these teams.
Last 5 meetings
Season-opening preview
Current-season evidence is still building.
This competition's new season has only just started, so PitchMath does not yet hold enough completed matches for a current-season grade. The comparison below is last season's recorded data, shown as historical context.
1 / 2 matches toward the first current-season grade
Current season so far
Completed matches in the season being played. Kept separate from the historical block below.
- FC Groningen1 matches
- FC Utrecht1 matches
Previous-season context
Recorded season totals from the source competition. Not current form.
Both clubs played the same competition and season, so these values are directly comparable.
FC Groningen
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 35 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 24 May 2026
- Goals scored1.4 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.34 goals/match
- Expected goals1.67 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.37 xG/match
- Shots15.5 shots/match
- Shots allowed11.6 shots/match
- Shots on target5.66 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed4.23 shots/match
- Possession50.4%
- Corners6.06 corners/match
- Corners allowed4.91 corners/match
- Fouls10.7 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency29%
- Scoring frequency77%
FC Utrecht
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Season
- 2025/26
- Sample
- 36 matches
- Profile grade
- A
- Data cutoff
- 24 May 2026
- Goals scored1.61 goals/match
- Goals allowed1.22 goals/match
- Expected goals1.47 xG/match
- Expected goals allowed1.32 xG/match
- Shots15.4 shots/match
- Shots allowed13.1 shots/match
- Shots on target5.53 shots/match
- Shots on target allowed4.81 shots/match
- Possession46.5%
- Corners5.25 corners/match
- Corners allowed4.61 corners/match
- Fouls10.9 fouls/match
- Clean-sheet frequency28%
- Scoring frequency81%
Evidence quality
How much supports this analysis
- At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
- At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
- Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.
Known unknowns
- Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
- Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
- The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.
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