NEC vs Groningen

Eredivisie - Regular Season 31 Oct 2021, 13:30
NEC
NEC
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Groningen
Groningen
🏟 Goffertstadion (Nijmegen) 👤 I. Oostrom Round 11

Match report

NEC cruised past Groningen 3-0 in the Eredivisie - Regular Season on 31 October 2021.

NEC had 18 shots to Groningen's 11.

The match was played at Goffertstadion (Nijmegen), with I. Oostrom in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 18 - 11 On target 9 - 1 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 13 - 15 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Elayis Tavsan
NEC · 1 goal
8 Ali Akman 1 goal
8 Souffian El Karouani captained the side
7 Jonathan Okita 1 goal
7 Mattijs Branderhorst captained the side
First half vs second half
Groningen came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 7–7
Shots On Goal 6–0 3–1
Ball Possession 65–35 —
Corners 4–1 2–5
Attacks 67–38 34–61
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
101 Attacks 99
50 Dangerous Attacks 44
10 On Target 1
9 Off Target 10
18 Shots Total 11
9 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 7
4 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 7
6 Shots Outside Box 4
13 Fouls 15
6 Corners 6
2 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
0 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 6
442 Passes Total 367
369 Passes Accurate 297
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
NEC · 4-3-3
1 M. Branderhorst
28 B. Rooij 4 I. Márquez 26 C. Odenthal 16 S. Karouani
20 L. Schöne 6 J. Bruijn 8 É. Barreto
7 E. Tavsan 9 A. Akman 10 J. Okita
Groningen · 3-4-2-1
1 P. Leeuwenburgh
21 N. Kasanwirjo 4 W. Dammers 3 B. Hintum
2 D. Dankerlui 6 L. Duarte 7 T. Suslov 11 Mo Hankouri
27 C. Ngonge 19 P. Abraham
8 M. Leeuw
NEC
Coach
R. Meijer
Substitutes
  • 27 Danny Vukovic
  • 31 Robin Roefs
  • 5 Rodrigo Guth
  • 2 Ilias Bronkhorst
  • 24 Calvin Verdonk
  • 11 Magnus Mattsson
  • 23 Thomas Beekman
  • 15 Javier Vet
  • 71 Dirk Proper
Groningen
Coach
D. Buijs
Substitutes
  • 16 Jan Hoekstra
  • 25 Jan de Boer
  • 40 Bjorn Meijer
  • 20 Marin Sverko
  • 15 Yahya Kalley
  • 26 Daniel Van Kaam
  • 10 Daleho Irandust
  • 29 Romano Postema
  • 9 Jørgen Strand Larsen
  • 14 Patrick Joosten
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ M. Šverko ↓ B. van Hintum Groningen
  • 46' ↑ D. Irandust ↓ N. Kasanwirjo Groningen
  • 66' ↑ M. Mattsson ↓ A. Akman NEC
  • 73' ↑ J. Larsen ↓ M. El Hankouri Groningen
  • 73' ↑ R. Postema ↓ M. de Leeuw Groningen
  • 73' ↑ P. Joosten ↓ P. Abraham Groningen
  • 77' ↑ J. Vet ↓ J. Bruijn NEC
  • 83' ↑ C. Verdonk ↓ E. Tavşan NEC
Cards
  • 70' C. Ngonge Groningen
  • 81' W. Dammers Groningen
Head-to-head
NEC 5 3 draws 2 Groningen
2026-05-10 Groningen vs Nijmegen 0 - 0
2025-11-09 Nijmegen vs Groningen 2 - 0
2025-07-19 Groningen vs Nijmegen 1 - 2
2025-02-08 Groningen vs NEC 2 - 1
2024-11-03 NEC vs Groningen 6 - 0
2022-08-26 NEC vs Groningen 1 - 1
Recent form
NEC D D D D D
Groningen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in NEC vs Groningen?
NEC won 3-0 against Groningen on 31 October 2021.
Who won NEC vs Groningen?
NEC won the match 3-0.
Where was NEC vs Groningen played?
The match was played at Goffertstadion (Nijmegen).
Who had more possession in NEC vs Groningen?
NEC had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.