Eredivisie
AZ Alkmaar
GroningenNetherlands · Eredivisie · 2026-2027
Groningen
8th of 18 in the Eredivisie with 15 points from 11 games. Home ground: Euroborg.
8thin the table
15league points
26:24goals, all competitions
1clean sheets
Next match
AZ Alkmaar v Groningen
AZ AlkmaarGroningenEredivisie · 2026-2027
Groningen's season so far
Groningen sit 8th of 18 in the Eredivisie (2026-2027) with 15 points from 11 games: 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats, 26 scored and 24 conceded (1.36 points a game). The gap to the leaders, Feyenoord, is 10 points.
At home they have won 2 of 6 league games (13–14 in goals); away, 2 of 5 (13–10). Their points come more easily on the road: 1.60 a game against 1.17.
In all competitions they have played 11 matches, scoring 2.36 goals a game and conceding 2.18, with 1 clean sheet and 0 games without a goal. Their biggest win: won 5–1 away at Excelsior. Their heaviest defeat: lost 1–5 away at PSV Eindhoven.
Their last 5 results, newest first: lost 2–3 at home to Sparta Rotterdam; drew 2–2 away at NEC Nijmegen; lost 2–5 at home to Ajax; won 5–1 away at Excelsior; won 3–0 at home to PEC Zwolle. They are without a win in 3.
The squad table below lists 20 players with minutes this season. Of them, Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson has scored the most: 8 goals in 12 appearances. David Van Der Werff has the most assists, 3. Etienne Vaessen has played the most minutes (990).
Next: AZ Alkmaar away in the Eredivisie on Sunday 8 November at 15:45 UTC.
Results
This season
Eredivisie
Sun 1 Nov
FTGroningen2 – 3
Sparta RotterdamEredivisie
2 – 3Sparta RotterdamEredivisieSun 25 Oct
FTNEC Nijmegen
2 – 2GroningenEredivisie
2 – 2GroningenEredivisieSun 18 Oct
FTGroningen2 – 5
AjaxEredivisie
2 – 5AjaxEredivisieSun 11 Oct
FTExcelsior
1 – 5GroningenEredivisie
1 – 5GroningenEredivisieFri 18 Sept
FTGroningen3 – 0
PEC ZwolleEredivisie
3 – 0PEC ZwolleEredivisieSat 12 Sept
FTGo Ahead Eagles
1 – 1GroningenEredivisie
1 – 1GroningenEredivisieSun 6 Sept
FTGroningen2 – 2
TwenteEredivisie
2 – 2TwenteEredivisieFri 28 Aug
FTGroningen2 – 3
Fortuna SittardEredivisie
2 – 3Fortuna SittardEredivisieSun 23 Aug
FTPSV Eindhoven
5 – 1GroningenEredivisie
5 – 1GroningenEredivisieSun 16 Aug
FTADO Den Haag
1 – 4GroningenEredivisie
1 – 4GroningenEredivisieSun 9 Aug
FTGroningen2 – 1
UtrechtEredivisie
2 – 1UtrechtEredivisieFixtures
Coming up
Sun 8 Nov
15:45AZ AlkmaarvsGroningenEredivisie
vsGroningenEredivisieSat 21 Nov
20:00Groningenvs
HeerenveenEredivisie
vsHeerenveenEredivisieFri 27 Nov
19:00Groningenvs
Willem IIEredivisie
vsWillem IIEredivisieFri 4 Dec
19:00Telstar
vsGroningenEredivisie
vsGroningenEredivisieSun 13 Dec
13:30Groningenvs
FeyenoordEredivisie
vsFeyenoordEredivisieSun 20 Dec
13:30Cambuur
vsGroningenEredivisie
vsGroningenEredivisieSun 10 Jan
15:45GroningenvsGo Ahead EaglesEredivisie
vsGo Ahead EaglesEredivisieSun 17 Jan
13:30AjaxvsGroningenEredivisie
vsGroningenEredivisieSun 24 Jan
13:30Sparta RotterdamvsGroningenEredivisie
vsGroningenEredivisieSun 31 Jan
15:45GroningenvsNEC NijmegenEredivisie
vsNEC NijmegenEredivisieUpdated 2 Nov, 16:57 UTC
Standings
Where Groningen stand
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts | Form | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18:18 | 0 | 19 | DWDDW | |
| 7 | Heerenveen | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19:13 | +6 | 18 | WWWLW | |
| 8 | Groningen | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 26:24 | +2 | 15 | LDLWW | |
| 9 | Cambuur | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23:22 | +1 | 15 | WWDWD | |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 23:27 | -4 | 14 | LWLDD |
League record
Home and away
11 Eredivisie games.
At home2W 1D 3L · 13:14
Away2W 2D 1L · 13:10
All competitions4W 3D 4L · 26:24
Failed to score in 0 of 11 matches; kept a clean sheet in 1.
Points path
Groningen against the leaders
League points game by game, next to Feyenoord.
Squad
Player numbers this season
Every player with minutes, most used first.
| Player | Apps | Starts | Min | G | A | YC | RC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Etienne VaessenGK · Suriname | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.36 |
 Thijmen BlokzijlDF · The Netherlands | 11 | 11 | 990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.54 |
 Thom van BergenFW · The Netherlands | 11 | 11 | 970 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.28 |
 Tika de JongeMF · The Netherlands | 11 | 11 | 958 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.51 |
 Jorg SchreudersMF · The Netherlands | 11 | 11 | 939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
 Pelle ClementMF · The Netherlands | 11 | 11 | 938 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
 Márk CsingerDF · Hungary | 13 | 10 | 910 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.60 |
 Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonFW · Iceland | 12 | 11 | 854 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.32 |
| David Van Der WerffMF · The Netherlands | 10 | 10 | 813 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.90 |
| Tygo LandMF · The Netherlands | 11 | 6 | 588 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.82 |
| Wouter PrinsDF · The Netherlands | 9 | 6 | 514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 |
| Marco RenteDF · Germany | 8 | 6 | 510 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.12 |
| Jacob OndrejkaMF · Sweden | 9 | 4 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Hans HateboerDF · The Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 366 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 |
| Elvis van der LaanDF · Sweden | 4 | 1 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| Oskar ZawadaFW · Poland | 5 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nils EggensFW · The Netherlands | 8 | 0 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Travis HernesMF · Norway | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Tyrique MerceraDF · The Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nikolas BrandisDF · Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Eredivisie