Match report
Groningen and Twente share four goals in first-half thriller
Groningen and Twente shared the points in a breathless Eredivisie meeting at the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadion, drawing 2-2 with all four goals coming inside the opening 40 minutes. The result left Groningen ninth and Twente sixth, both level on seven points but with Twente having played one fewer game.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Twente struck first as Marko Pjaca converted a Wout Weghorst assist after just six minutes. Groningen responded quickly through Thom van Bergen, set up by David van der Werff, before Tygo Land put the hosts ahead in the 29th minute with an assist from Thijmen Blokzijl. Weghorst then levelled matters for Twente three minutes before the interval, finishing off a pass from Younes Taha to make it 2-2 at half-time, a scoreline that held for the remainder of the match.
Twente had the greater share of possession at 54 percent and edged the corner count in Groningen's favour by eight to two, yet it was the home side who produced more shots overall, 21 to 16, with Twente narrowly ahead on shots on target. Both teams picked up a single yellow card apiece as the contest, settled by its frantic first half, quietened after the break.
Land scored and rated highest on the day at 8.13, while Weghorst's goal and assist for Twente were not far behind at 8.12, with Van Bergen also among the standout contributors for Groningen.
Groningen managed 21 shots to Twente's 16 despite having less of the ball, reflecting a directness to their approach even while conceding territory.
Groningen and Twente drew 2–2 (half-time 2–2).
Groningen met Twente in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 10:15 UTC at Euroborg. Referee: Danny Desmond Makkelie.
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Key moments
- 6' Goal: Marko Pjaca (assist: Wout Weghorst) — 0–1
- 18' Goal: Thom van Bergen (assist: David van der Werff) — 1–1
- 29' Goal: Tygo Land (assist: Thijmen Blokzijl) — 2–1 · Watch Tygo Land's goal video (29')
- 40' Goal: Wout Weghorst (assist: Younes Taha) — 2–2 · Watch Wout Weghorst's goal video (40')
Starting line-ups
Groningen (4-2-3-1)
Twente (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Groningen 22%, the draw 24%, Twente 54%. It finished Groningen 2–2 Twente.
Twente's rating gap outweighs Groningen's home ground — Twente are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and the early-season home fade on top gives Twente the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Twente at 54%?
Twente sit 244 points higher on our strength rating — 1533 to 1777. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 51.9% of 6,069 such games. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Groningen's column. Across 10,972 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 25–27–48.
Why only 54%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 54% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Groningen at 22%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 3.8 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,128. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Twente average 11 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 244 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Last 6 between them: Groningen 0 wins, 3 draws, Twente 3 wins. Most recently Twente 2–1 Groningen, 6 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5618 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Groningen vs Twente 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.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Groningen vs Twente?
Groningen and Twente drew 2–2 (half-time 2–2).
›Who scored in Groningen vs Twente?
Marko Pjaca (6') for Twente; Thom van Bergen (18') for Groningen; Tygo Land (29') for Groningen; Wout Weghorst (40') for Twente.
›Where can I watch Groningen vs Twente highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Groningen 2–2 Twente are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Groningen and Twente?
Groningen and Twente have met 10 times — 0 wins for Groningen, 5 wins for Twente and 5 draws.