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Eredivisie 2026/27

FC Groningen line-up

9th in the Eredivisie 7 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 WWLLD

Predicted line-up for FC Groningen

Next match: Go Ahead Eagles - FC Groningen, Saturday 12 September

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FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
1 Vaessen
2 Prins
4 Csinger
3 Blokzijl
14 Schreuders
18 Land
8 de Jonge
24 Clement
26 van Bergen
17 van der Werff
9 Willumsson

Predicted line-up for FC Groningen: Vaessen, Prins, Csinger, Blokzijl, Schreuders, Land, de Jonge, Clement, 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

  • Malcolm Jeng Leg injury Unavailable
  • Marco Rente Injury Unavailable
  • Ryan Metu Injury Unavailable
  • Tyrique Mercera Injury Unavailable
Played 5 2W 1D 2L
Goals for 11 2.2 per match on average
Goals against 12 2.4 per match on average
Goal difference -1 7 points
Clean sheets 0 failed to score in 0
xG 9.11 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.33 1.50 1.40
Goals for 2.00 2.50 2.20
Goals against 2.00 3.00 2.40
xG for 1.96 1.62 1.82
xG against 1.46 2.07 1.70
Corners 6.7 3.0 5.2
Cards 1.3 1.0 1.2
Clean sheets 0% 0% 0%

Fixtures

Results

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Brynjólfur Willumsson 3
  2. 2 Thom van Bergen 3
  3. 3 David van der Werff 2
  4. 4 Tygo Land 1
  5. 5 Nils Eggens 1

Assists

  1. 1 Thom van Bergen 2
  2. 2 Etienne Vaessen 1
  3. 3 Thijmen Blokzijl 1
  4. 4 Jorg Schreuders 1
  5. 5 Tygo Land 1

Key passes

  1. 1 David van der Werff 16
  2. 2 Tika de Jonge 10
  3. 3 Thom van Bergen 8
  4. 4 Tygo Land 8
  5. 5 Brynjólfur Willumsson 5

Duels won

  1. 1 Thom van Bergen 34
  2. 2 Tika de Jonge 24
  3. 3 Jorg Schreuders 23
  4. 4 Brynjólfur Willumsson 22
  5. 5 Márk Csinger 20

Shots on target

  1. 1 Brynjólfur Willumsson 8
  2. 2 Thom van Bergen 8
  3. 3 David van der Werff 5
  4. 4 Tika de Jonge 4
  5. 5 Pelle Clement 1

Rating

  1. 1 David van der Werff 7.78
  2. 2 Thom van Bergen 7.49
  3. 3 Etienne Vaessen 7.33
  4. 4 Tika de Jonge 7.14
  5. 5 Tygo Land 7.05

FC Groningen squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Etienne Vaessen Age 31 · Netherlands Goalkeeper 5 450 0 1 236 59.3% 7.3
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 5 450 0 1 301 88.7% 6.5
2 Wouter Prins Age 22 · Netherlands Defender 5 412 0 0 115 73.9% 5.9
14 Jorg Schreuders Age 21 · Netherlands Defender 5 405 0 1 210 88.6% 6.4
4 Márk Csinger Age 23 · Hungary Defender 4 263 0 0 112 91.1% 6.2
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
5 Marco Rente Age 29 · Germany Defender 2 39 0 0 21 76.2% 6.6
29 Tyrique Mercera Age 22 · Curaçao Defender 1 19 0 0 6 66.7% 6.3
42 Jesper Mosselaar Age 21 · Netherlands Defender 0 0 0 0 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 · Leg injury Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
26 Thom van Bergen Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 450 3 2 121 80.2% 7.5
8 Tika de Jonge Age 23 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 442 0 0 243 84.8% 7.1
17 David van der Werff Age 22 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 419 2 1 163 82.2% 7.8
24 Pelle Clement Age 30 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 411 0 0 162 79.6% 6.5
18 Tygo Land Age 20 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 411 1 1 225 91.6% 7.1
7 Travis Hernes Age 20 · England Midfielder 5 40 0 0 30 83.3% 6.5
16 Alvin Nordin Age 18 · Sweden Midfielder 1 8 0 0 6 50% 6.3
69 Ryan Higgins Age 31 · Scotland Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 Brynjólfur Willumsson Age 26 · Iceland Forward 5 352 3 0 66 60.6% 7.0
11 Jacob Ondrejka Age 24 · Sweden Forward 4 82 0 0 19 84.2% 6.6
19 Oskar Zawada Age 30 · Poland Forward 2 56 0 0 13 30.8% 6.6
20 Nils Eggens Age 21 · Netherlands Forward 2 18 1 0 2 50% 7.0
34 Ryan Metu Age 18 · Netherlands Forward 1 9 0 0 0 - 6.7
- 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 Go Ahead Eagles on Saturday 12 September at 18:45.

When will the line-up for FC Groningen be announced?

The predicted line-up for FC Groningen against Go Ahead Eagles 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 3 goals each for FC Groningen this season.

Which FC Groningen players are injured or suspended?

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