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Matchday 5 · Sunday 6 September, 12:15 · Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion

FC Groningen vs FC Twente: line-ups and result

FC Groningen 9 · 7 points
  • 18' Thom van Bergen
  • 29' Tygo Land
2 - 2
FC Twente 8 · 7 points
  • 6' Marko Pjaca
  • 40' Wout Weghorst

Line-ups FC Groningen vs FC Twente

FC Groningen 4-2-3-1 · D. Lukkien
1 Vaessen
2 Prins
4 Csinger
3 Blokzijl
14 Schreuders
8 de Jonge
18 Land
24 Clement
26 van Bergen
17 van der Werff
9 Willumsson
  • 60' Oskar Zawada Brynjólfur Willumsson
  • 60' Elvis van der Laan Márk Csinger
  • 60' Jacob Ondrejka Pelle Clement
  • 80' Travis Hernes Tygo Land
  • 83' Nikolas Brandis Wouter Prins

Line-up for FC Groningen: Vaessen, Prins, Csinger, Blokzijl, Schreuders, de Jonge, Land, Clement, van Bergen, van der Werff, Willumsson

Bench
  • 12 M. Brandis 83'
  • 19 O. Zawada 60'
  • 44 Besnik Mashuku
  • 20 Nils Eggens
  • 7 T. Hernes 80'
  • 11 J. Ondrejka 60'
  • 13 L. Štubljar
  • 15 E. van der Laan
  • 30 P. Boevink
  • 42 J. Mosselaar
  • 16 A. Nordin
  • 53 J. Hall
Absentees FC Groningen

Jeng, Rente, Metu, Mercera (injured)

FC Twente 4-2-3-1 · J. van den Brom
1 Unnerstall
4 Nijstad
38 Bruns
3 Pröpper
28 van Rooij
8 Weidmann
6 Zerrouki
7 Pjaca
10 Taha
27 Ørjasæter
9 Weghorst
  • 61' Daan Rots Marko Pjaca
  • 75' Filip Thorvaldsen Sondre Ørjasæter
  • 75' Thomas van den Belt Daouda Weidmann
  • 88' Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink Younes Taha

Line-up for FC Twente: Unnerstall, Nijstad, Bruns, Pröpper, van Rooij, Weidmann, Zerrouki, Pjaca, Taha, Ørjasæter, Weghorst

Bench
  • 24 K. Kurowski
  • 25 Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink
  • 20 T. van den Belt
  • 37 N. Ünüvar
  • 17 F. Thorvaldsen 75'
  • 11 D. Rots 61'
  • 2 M. Rosiak
  • 22 R. Pasveer
  • 16 J. Drommel
  • 18 Jordy Bawuah
  • 29 A. Adelgaard
Absentees FC Twente

Lemkin (injured), Hlynsson (unavailable)

Highlights FC Groningen vs FC Twente

Which English players could feature in FC Groningen vs FC Twente?

1 player
  • Travis Hernes FC Groningen On the bench

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

FC Groningen

  1. Thom van Bergen Midfielder 3 goals 2 assists
  2. Brynjólfur Willumsson Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  3. David van der Werff Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Tygo Land Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Nils Eggens Forward 1 goals 0 assists

FC Twente

  1. Marko Pjaca Midfielder 6 goals 1 assists
  2. Wout Weghorst Forward 3 goals 3 assists
  3. Daouda Weidmann Midfielder 2 goals 3 assists
  4. Max Bruns Defender 3 goals 0 assists
  5. Sondre Ørjasæter Midfielder 0 goals 5 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

FC Groningen

Player Starts Min. Form
Etienne Vaessen 5/5 450 strong
Thijmen Blokzijl 5/5 450 mixed
Thom van Bergen 5/5 450 strong
Tika de Jonge 5/5 442 strong
David van der Werff 5/5 419 excellent
Wouter Prins 5/5 412 poor
Tygo Land 5/5 411 strong
Pelle Clement 5/5 411 mixed

FC Twente

Player Starts Min. Form
Ramiz Zerrouki 5/5 480 strong
Bart van Rooij 5/5 454 strong
Ruud Nijstad 5/5 449 strong
Wout Weghorst 5/5 432 strong
Daouda Weidmann 5/5 395 strong
Lars Unnerstall 4/4 390 mixed
Robin Pröpper 5/5 385 solid
Sondre Ørjasæter 5/5 375 strong

Stats

FC Groningen Match FC Twente
  • 46% Possession 54%
  • 21 Shots 16
  • 4 Shots on target 5
  • 5 Shots off target 10
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 6 Fouls 8
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.97 2.14
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners14.5

Team comparison

GRO home Per match TWE away
1.33 Points 1.33
2.00 Goals for 2.00
2.00 Goals against 1.33
1.96 xG for 1.99
1.46 xG against 1.30
6.7 Corners 6.3
WLD Home and away form LWD

Head-to-head record FC Groningen vs FC Twente

29 previous meetings
3 FC Groningen 11 draws 15 FC Twente
  • Goals per match3.10
  • Both teams scored66%
  • Over 2.5 goals52%
  • Feb 2026 FC Twente 2 - 1 FC Groningen
  • Nov 2025 FC Groningen 1 - 1 FC Twente
  • Mar 2025 FC Groningen 1 - 1 FC Twente
  • Dec 2024 FC Twente 2 - 0 FC Groningen
  • Feb 2023 FC Groningen 1 - 1 FC Twente
  • Oct 2022 FC Twente 3 - 0 FC Groningen
  • May 2022 FC Twente 3 - 0 FC Groningen
  • Oct 2021 FC Groningen 1 - 1 FC Twente
  • Jan 2021 FC Groningen 2 - 2 FC Twente
  • Sep 2020 FC Twente 3 - 1 FC Groningen

Frequently asked questions

Who is unavailable for FC Groningen against FC Twente?

FC Groningen are without Malcolm Jeng (leg injury), Marco Rente (injury), Ryan Metu (injury) and Tyrique Mercera (injury).

Who is unavailable for FC Twente against FC Groningen?

FC Twente are without Kristian Hlynsson (not registered) and Stav Lemkin (injury).

What formation do FC Groningen play?

FC Groningen have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under D. Lukkien.

What formation do FC Twente play?

FC Twente have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between FC Groningen and FC Twente finish?

On 22 February 2026, FC Twente vs FC Groningen finished 2-1.

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