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Eredivisie 2026/27

FC Groningen lineup

7th in the Eredivisie 14 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DDWWL

Predicted lineup for FC Groningen

Next match: NEC vs FC Groningen,

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FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
1 Vaessen
33 Hateboer
5 Rente
3 Blokzijl
14 Schreuders
24 Clement
8 de Jonge
11 Ondrejka
26 van Bergen
17 van der Werff
9 Willumsson

Predicted lineup for FC Groningen: Vaessen, Hateboer, Rente, Blokzijl, Schreuders, Clement, de Jonge, Ondrejka, van Bergen, van der Werff, Willumsson

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English players at FC Groningen

1 player
Player Position Matches Starts Min. Goals Assists
Travis Hernes Midfielder 5 1 40 0 0

FC Groningen injuries and suspensions

  • Elvis van der Laan Injury Unavailable
  • Malcolm Jeng Torn Achilles tendon Unavailable
  • Rijk Janse Torn cruciate ligament Unavailable
  • Ryan Metu Not fit Unavailable
  • Tyrique Mercera Hamstring injury Unavailable
Played 9 4W 2D 3L
Goals for 22 2.4 per match on average
Goals against 19 2.1 per match on average
Goal difference +3 14 points
Clean sheets 1 failed to score in 0
xG 15.08 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.40 1.75 1.56
Goals for 2.20 2.75 2.44
Goals against 2.20 2.00 2.11
xG for 1.91 1.38 1.68
xG against 1.45 2.00 1.69
Corners 6.4 3.0 4.9
Cards 1.0 1.0 1.0
Clean sheets 20% 0% 11%

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Brynjólfur Willumsson 6
  2. 2 Thom van Bergen 6
  3. 3 Marco Rente 2
  4. 4 Tygo Land 2
  5. 5 David van der Werff 2

Assists

  1. 1 David van der Werff 3
  2. 2 Pelle Clement 2
  3. 3 Thom van Bergen 2
  4. 4 Etienne Vaessen 1
  5. 5 Thijmen Blokzijl 1

Key passes

  1. 1 David van der Werff 23
  2. 2 Thom van Bergen 15
  3. 3 Tika de Jonge 12
  4. 4 Tygo Land 10
  5. 5 Jorg Schreuders 8

Duels won

  1. 1 Thom van Bergen 60
  2. 2 Jorg Schreuders 45
  3. 3 Brynjólfur Willumsson 41
  4. 4 Pelle Clement 36
  5. 5 Márk Csinger 35

Shots on target

  1. 1 Thom van Bergen 15
  2. 2 Brynjólfur Willumsson 12
  3. 3 David van der Werff 7
  4. 4 Tika de Jonge 5
  5. 5 Jorg Schreuders 4

Rating

  1. 1 David van der Werff 7.34
  2. 2 Thom van Bergen 7.30
  3. 3 Brynjólfur Willumsson 7.25
  4. 4 Etienne Vaessen 7.06
  5. 5 Marco Rente 6.95

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for15.08
  • Actual goals scored22
  • Difference +6.92
  • xG against15.25
  • Passes per match435
  • Possession50.6%

FC Groningen squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Etienne Vaessen Age 31 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 9 810 0 1 425 60.2% 7.1
30 Pelle Boevink Age 28 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Lovro Štubljar Age 22 · Slovenia Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
31 Rijk Janse Age 24 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
3 Thijmen Blokzijl Age 21 · Netherlands Defender 9 810 0 1 559 88.0% 6.6
14 Jorg Schreuders Age 22 · Netherlands Defender 9 765 1 1 380 86.1% 6.7
2 Wouter Prins Age 22 · Netherlands Defender 7 489 0 0 134 74.6% 6.0
4 Márk Csinger Age 23 · Hungary Defender 8 483 0 0 230 88.3% 6.3
5 Marco Rente Age 29 · Germany Defender 6 298 2 0 188 89.4% 7.0
33 Hans Hateboer Age 32 · Netherlands Defender 3 186 0 0 100 93.0% 6.5
15 Elvis van der Laan Age 18 · Sweden Defender 4 172 0 0 75 94.7% 6.5
12 Nikolas Brandis Age 21 · Slovakia Defender 3 46 0 0 22 72.7% 6.2
29 Tyrique Mercera Age 22 · Curaçao Defender 1 19 0 0 6 66.7% 6.3
42 Jesper Mosselaar Age 21 · Netherlands Defender 1 1 0 0 2 100.0% -
70 Roy Leicester Age 20 · Netherlands Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
56 Marco Speelman Age 20 · Netherlands Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Malcolm Jeng Sweden · Torn Achilles tendon Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
26 Thom van Bergen Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 9 805 6 2 200 81.5% 7.3
8 Tika de Jonge Age 23 · Netherlands Midfielder 9 795 0 0 399 84.7% 6.8
24 Pelle Clement Age 30 · Netherlands Midfielder 9 758 0 2 341 82.4% 6.6
17 David van der Werff Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 9 736 2 3 256 80.1% 7.3
18 Tygo Land Age 20 · Netherlands Midfielder 9 556 2 1 321 91.3% 6.8
7 Travis Hernes Age 20 · England Midfielder 5 40 0 0 30 83.3% 6.5
16 Alvin Nordin Age 18 · Sweden Midfielder 2 13 0 0 10 50.0% 6.4
69 Ryan Higgins Age 31 · Scotland Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 Brynjólfur Willumsson Age 26 · Iceland Forward 9 682 6 0 131 64.9% 7.3
11 Jacob Ondrejka Age 24 · Sweden Forward 8 307 0 0 70 72.9% 6.4
19 Oskar Zawada Age 30 · Poland Forward 4 73 0 0 24 45.8% 6.5
20 Nils Eggens Age 21 · Netherlands Forward 6 49 1 0 15 73.3% 6.7
34 Ryan Metu Age 18 · Netherlands Forward 3 21 0 0 4 50.0% 6.6
- Kaid Becker Age 19 · Netherlands Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do FC Groningen play next?

FC Groningen play away against NEC on .

When will the lineup for FC Groningen be announced?

The predicted lineup for FC Groningen against NEC is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Which English players play for FC Groningen?

This season, FC Groningen have one English player: Travis Hernes (midfielder, 5 appearances).

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for FC Groningen?

Etienne Vaessen has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for FC Groningen?

Brynjólfur Willumsson and Thom van Bergen share top spot, having scored 6 goals each for FC Groningen this season.

Which FC Groningen players are injured or suspended?

FC Groningen are without Elvis van der Laan (injury), Malcolm Jeng (torn achilles tendon), Rijk Janse (torn cruciate ligament), Ryan Metu (not fit) and Tyrique Mercera (hamstring injury).