ADO Den Haag vs Groningen — Eredivisie: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow5 clips- 15′Groningen, goal:0–1assist
- 30′Groningen, goal:0–2assist
- 45′Groningen, goal:0–3assist
- Half-time0 – 3
- 46′ADO Den Haag, substitution:off
- 46′ADO Den Haag, substitution:off
- 55′ADO Den Haag, goal:1–3assist
- 59′Groningen, substitution:off
- 59′ADO Den Haag, substitution:off
- 69′ADO Den Haag, substitution:off
- 78′ADO Den Haag, substitution:off
- 80′Groningen, substitution:off
- 81′Groningen, goal:1–4assist
- 83′Groningen, yellow card:Foul
- 87′Groningen, substitution:off
- 87′Groningen, substitution:off
- 87′Groningen, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 4
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Groningen thrash ADO Den Haag with four-goal salvo
ADO Den Haag suffered a 4-1 home defeat to Groningen in an Eredivisie Regular Season - 2 fixture at WerkTalent Stadion. Groningen raced into a three-goal half-time lead and never looked back, condemning the hosts to another loss on matchday two.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Thom van Bergen opened the scoring in the 15th minute, assisted by Pelle Clement, before Brynjólfur Willumsson doubled the lead on 30 minutes with Etienne Vaessen supplying the pass. David van der Werff added a third deep into first-half stoppage time, teeing up a commanding 0-3 interval score.
Yannick Eduardo pulled one back for ADO Den Haag in the 55th minute, finished from an assist by F. de Bruin, but the home side could not build on it. Nils Eggens restored Groningen's four-goal cushion in the 81st minute, converting a chance created by van Bergen, to complete the 4-1 scoreline.
Groningen dominated the underlying numbers too, out-shooting their hosts 17 to 9 with 14 shots on target compared to four, despite ADO Den Haag holding more of the ball at 55 per cent possession.
Thom van Bergen contributed a goal and an assist for Groningen and finished with a rating of 8.9, while David van der Werff also scored and assisted a further goal in the rout.
Groningen's expected goals figure of 3.19 against ADO Den Haag's 0.88 underlined the visitors' dominance in front of goal.
Groningen won 4–1 away against ADO Den Haag (half-time 0–3).
ADO Den Haag met Groningen in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 2). Kick-off was Sunday, 16 August 2026, 10:15 UTC at Bingoal Stadium. Referee: Jeroen Manschot.
Team pages: ADO Den Haag · Groningen · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Thom van Bergen (assist: Pelle Clement) — 0–1 · Watch Thom van Bergen's goal video (15')
- 30' Goal: Brynjólfur Willumsson (assist: Etienne Vaessen) — 0–2 · Watch Brynjólfur Willumsson's goal video (30')
- 45' Goal: David van der Werff (assist: Tygo Land) — 0–3 · Watch David van der Werff's goal video (45')
- 55' Goal: Yannick Eduardo (assist: Finn de Bruin) — 1–3 · Watch Yannick Eduardo's goal video (55')
- 81' Goal: Nils Eggens (assist: Thom van Bergen) — 1–4 · Watch Nils Eggens's goal video (81')
Starting line-ups
ADO Den Haag (4-4-2)
Groningen (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave ADO Den Haag 38%, the draw 28%, Groningen 34%. It finished ADO Den Haag 1–4 Groningen.
Home ground outweighs Groningen's rating edge — Groningen are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives ADO Den Haag the lean. The draw at 28% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why ADO Den Haag at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Groningen sit 99 points higher on our strength rating — 1432 to 1531. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,513 such games.
Why only 38%?
Because Groningen are the stronger side on our strength rating. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims ADO Den Haag's column. Across 10,596 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why the draw at 28%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.3 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,927. The goals environment takes 2.4 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
ADO Den Haag are newly promoted — game 2 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. Last 6 between them: ADO Den Haag 1 win, 2 draws, Groningen 3 wins. Most recently Groningen 3–0 ADO Den Haag, 6 years ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5572 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the ADO Den Haag vs Groningen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Eredivisie fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Thom van Bergen's goal against ADO Den Haag (15').
- Watch Brynjólfur Willumsson's goal against ADO Den Haag (30').
- Watch David van der Werff's goal against ADO Den Haag (45').
- Watch Yannick Eduardo's goal against Groningen (55').
- Watch Nils Eggens's goal against ADO Den Haag (81').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from ADO Den Haag 1–4 Groningen. Explore more on the ADO Den Haag and Groningen team pages or the Eredivisie page.