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VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 25/26 · 2 Nov 2025

FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente

Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 4.8 xG · Standout: Marko Pjaca scored 88.3 · Breakout watch: Sondre Ørjasæter

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.9 – 0.8
Actual xG
3.4 – 1.4
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot saw it as open: FC Groningen 35%, the draw 34%, FC Twente 31%.

FC Groningen deserved more from the draw, creating 3.4 xG to 1.4.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: David van der Werff, 63.6 in 71′.

Well above their usual level: Dies Janse +12.2, Lars Unnerstall +11.1, David van der Werff +10.6.

Well below it: Marco Rente −19.7, Thomas Van den Belt −16.6, Bart van Rooij −16.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

FC Groningen

25 Oct 2025W 2–1at Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
19 Oct 2025L 0–2v Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie
3 Oct 2025W 2–1at NAC Breda Eredivisie
28 Sep 2025L 0–1v Feyenoord Eredivisie
20 Sep 2025W 2–0v SC Telstar Eredivisie

FC Twente

26 Oct 2025L 2–3v AFC Ajax Eredivisie
18 Oct 2025D 3–3at NEC Nijmegen Eredivisie
5 Oct 2025W 2–1v Heracles Almelo Eredivisie
26 Sep 2025W 3–2v Fortuna Sittard Eredivisie
19 Sep 2025W 5–1at Sparta Rotterdam Eredivisie

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

FC Groningen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
David van der Werff Midfielder71000.6463.6+10.6
Dies Janse Defender9000–57.6+12.2
Stije Resink Midfielder90100.7955.0−0.6
Thijmen Blokzijl Defender9000–54.2+1.9
Marvin Peersman Defender90000.6253.8−0.9
Etienne Vaessen Goalkeeper9000–52.6+6.3
Tika de Jonge Midfielder90000.0251.5+0.1
Thom van Bergen Forward82000.4249.8+0.5
Younes Taha Midfielder90000.4348.1−10.4
Marco Rente Defender90000.0947.5−19.7
Jorg Schreuders Midfielder90000.1343.1−12.7
Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson Forward19000.0541.4–
Mats Seuntjens Midfielder8000.1837.2–

FC Twente

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marko Pjaca Forward27000.0488.3–
Taylor Booth Midfielder900–79.2–
Arno Verschueren Midfielder15000.0468.7–
Kristian Hlynsson Midfielder75100.9461.7+4.2
Lars Unnerstall Goalkeeper9000–58.8+11.1
Stav Lemkin Defender900–58.4–
Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder9000–57.2+1.6
Daan Rots Midfielder81000.0753.2–
Robin Pröpper Defender90000.2449.4−13.2
Sondre Ørjasæter Midfielder63000.0749.0−3.6
Mats Rots Defender90010.0448.2−9.0
Ruud Nijstad Defender8100–46.2−1.6
Ricky van Wolfswinkel Forward8100–43.7−13.1
Thomas Van den Belt Midfielder9000–41.2−16.6
Bart van Rooij Defender9000–39.6−16.4
Sam Lammers Forward900–32.8–