Groningen – Willem II 2–1

	1H	2H	T
GRO	1	1	2
WI	1	0	1

Match report

Groningen beat Willem II 2–1 at Groningen Stadium in Eredivisie. R. Higgins opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Groningen have 3 wins in their last 5, while Willem II have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽R. Higginsassist Besnik Mashuku

27'

38'

⚽Walshassist Schmidt

2H

⚽T. Hernes

50'

⇄L. Štubljar↓ T. Hernes

64'

⇄Vidić↓ Almeida

D. Baron

73'

⇄H. Jurjus↓ R. Higgins

83'

⇄Dubois↓ Bianchi

Momentum

GRO

⚽⚽⚽

WI

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offJun 15, 2025 · 18:00

VenueGroningen Stadium

Attendance32,461 / 41,617 (78%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking GRO

#10·

#17

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Petrit Preniqi

7.9

Lineups

GRO 4-3-37.11Formation6.944-3-3 WI

7.7Higgins 16.6Nielsen 27.0Costa 37.5Schmidt 46.6Marsh 57.1Müller 66.4Petrov 76.6Walsh 87.8Haas 97.0Martin 107.4Almeida 116.3Bianchi

Groningen

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Willem II

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

1Nielsen6.6 2Costa7.0 3Schmidt7.5 4Marsh6.6 5Müller7.1 6Petrov6.4 7Walsh6.6 8Haas7.8 9Martin7.0 10Almeida7.4 11Bianchi6.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL