FC Utrecht 3-1 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Sunday 13 April 2025

Result

FC Utrecht 3-1 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Sunday 13 April 2025, 10:15 UTC · half-time 3-1

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FC Utrecht 3-1 FC Groningen: match report

FC Utrecht defeated FC Groningen 3-1 in Eredivisie on Sunday 13 April 2025. The half-time score was 3-1.

Souffian El Karouani opened the scoring in the 8th minute. FC Utrecht's goals came from Souffian El Karouani (8'), Yoann Cathline (17') and Sébastien Haller (42'). FC Groningen scored through Stije Resink (32').

Discipline: FC Utrecht received 1 yellow card; FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Utrecht were 4th on 51 points from 28 and FC Groningen 13th on 32 points from 28. FC Utrecht went on to finish that season 5th with 62 points, and FC Groningen 13th with 39.

FC Utrecht lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Groningen in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Souffian El of FC Utrecht (7.6), level with Sébastien Haller (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Utrecht wins, 4 draws and 1 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Souffian El KarouaniFC Utrecht · 1-0
  • 10'Yellow card · Stije ResinkFC Groningen
  • 17'Goal · Yoann CathlineFC Utrecht · 2-0
  • 18'Yellow card · Thom van BergenFC Groningen
  • 32'Goal · Stije ResinkFC Groningen · 2-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Alonzo EngwandaFC Utrecht
  • 42'Goal · Sébastien HallerFC Utrecht · 3-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Utrecht 5, draws 4, FC Groningen 1.

Team news

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FC Utrecht line-up (4-2-3-1)

Vasilios Barkas, Siebe Horemans, Mike van der Hoorn, Nick Viergever, Souffian El, Oscar Fraulo, Alonzo Engwanda, Miguel Rodríguez, Paxten Aaronson, Yoann Cathline, Sébastien Haller

FC Groningen line-up (4-4-2)

Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Hjalmar Ekdal, Thijmen Blokzijl, Marvin Peersman, Mats Seuntjens, Tika de Jonge, Stije Resink, Dave Kwakman, Luciano Valente, Thom van Bergen