Team Overview
Our Elo rating for Groningen is 1502; they are in the upper half of the Eredivisie field. Groningen beat Den Haag 4-1 in the Eredivisie (2026/27); next they lost to PSV 1-5, lost to Sittard 2-3, drew with Twente 2-2, drew with Go Ahead 1-1, beat Zwolle 3-0, beat Excelsior 5-1, lost to Ajax 2-5, drew with NEC 2-2 and lost to Sparta 2-3. Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson (8), Thom van Bergen (7), David van der Werff (2) and Tygo Land (2) scored in recorded matches. Their heaviest win was 5-1 on 11 October 2026 over the latest 35 recorded matches across competitions. Their worst defeat was 1-5 on 23 August 2026.
In the 2026/27 Eredivisie table, Groningen rank 6 of 18 teams with 14 points from 8 matches. The record is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, with 20 goals for, 14 goals against and a difference of +6.
The 2026/27 Eredivisie goal list for Groningen is headed by Thom van Bergen (5), Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson (5) and David van der Werff (2). Named scorers cover 18 of the 20 goals in that data. David van der Werff has the most assists in that data, with 3 assists.
Registered with Groningen in our records: 53 players; by position, 9 goalkeepers, 14 defenders, 16 midfielders and 14 forwards. The median age of the registered players is 22.0, within a range of 17 to 34. Mats Seuntjens is the oldest registered player, aged 34; Daan Erdman is the youngest, aged 17. The registered players cover 15 nationalities; the two largest groups are Netherlands (29) and Sweden (4).
Everything on this page that relates to the 2026/27 Eredivisie, including the squad, dates from 14 October 2026.
Our records for Groningen cover 16 seasons from 2010/11 to 2026/27 across 1 competition, with 561 matches in total. The 527 matches with a final result break down into 181 wins, 129 draws and 217 defeats for the side: 34% won. Goals in those matches: 709 goals scored and 801 goals conceded, or 1.3 and 1.5 per match. The side kept a clean sheet in 23% of the matches with a result and failed to score in 26%. The widest winning margin in these records is 7-1 against Willem II in the Eredivisie on 6 February 2011. Our heaviest defeat margin is 0-6 against PSV, in the Eredivisie on 11 February 2023; no defeat exceeds it. Away from home, the side has 63 wins, 59 draws and 142 defeats; at home the figures are 118 wins, 70 draws and 75 defeats. The busiest year for the side in the record is 2021: 39 matches. Between 22 March 2014 and 17 August 2014, the side was unbeaten in 12 matches, a record in our data. Between 22 March 2014 and 10 May 2014, the side won 8 matches in succession, the longest winning run in our data. Across 14 seasons of the Eredivisie with a final table, the side’s best finish is position 4 in 2010/11 and the lowest position 18 in 2022/23. The club’s first match in our data is Groningen 2-2 Ajax, Eredivisie, on 8 August 2010.
The most frequent opponent of Groningen in our records is AZ Alkmaar, with 33 matches. The record in those matches is 9 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats for the side, goals 34-49. The most recent meeting with a result, on 22 March 2026 in the Eredivisie, ended Groningen 3-0 AZ Alkmaar. The club has also met Twente 31 times, with 3 wins, 12 draws and 16 defeats. The club has also met PSV 31 times, with 4 wins, 7 draws and 20 defeats.