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PSV vs FC Groningen — result, stats & head-to-head, 23 Aug 2026

PSV vs FC GroningenEredivisie · Round 3 · Philips Stadion5–1
Matches
PSV 5–1 Full time FC Groningen

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

PSV5 out
Filip KosticInjurysince 13 ago · 1 match missed Noah FernandezInjurysince 13 ago · 1 match missed Jerdy Schouten  Injurysince 3 abr · 14 matches missed Alassane PléaInjurysince 13 ago · 1 match missed Couhaib Driouech Injurysince 31 jul · 3 matches missed
FC Groningen3 out
Ryan MetuInjurysince 9 ago · 1 match missed Malcolm Jeng Injurysince 11 ago · 1 match missed Oskar Zawada Injurysince 6 ago · 2 matches missed

Starting XI

PSV—
5⚽↓Perišić9.0↓ 76'
9Pepi6.6
7↓van Bommel7.6↓ 68'
20Til7.7
24Sano7.0
31↓Fernandez7.1↓ 68'
8⚽Dest7.7
6Flamingo7.2
4↓Obispo7.5↓ 85'
17↓CSantos7.2↓ 75'
32Kovář6.7

Timeline

  1. 9'
    Brynjólfur Willumsson · 0–1assist: Thom van Bergen
  2. 11'
    Thijmen Blokzijl  · 1–1Right foot shot
  3. 35'
    Ivan Perisic · 2–1Right foot shot
  4. 45'
    Guus TilVAR check
  5. 45+3'
    Ricardo Pepi · 3–1Right foot shot
  6. 53'
    Ivan Perisic · 4–1assist: Mauro Júnior
  7. 56'
    Sergiño Dest · 5–1assist: Ruben van Bommel
Show all 19 events (+12 subs & bookings)
  1. 9'
    Brynjólfur Willumsson · 0–1assist: Thom van Bergen
  2. 11'
    Thijmen Blokzijl  · 1–1Right foot shot
  3. 21'
    Ruben van Bommelyellow card
  4. 35'
    Ivan Perisic · 2–1Right foot shot
  5. 45'
    Guus TilVAR check
  6. 45+2'
    Márk Csingeryellow card
  7. 45+3'
    Ricardo Pepi · 3–1Right foot shot
  8. 46'
    Jorg Schreuders ↑ Marco Rente ↓substitution
  9. 53'
    Ivan Perisic · 4–1assist: Mauro Júnior
  10. 54'
    Marco Rente ↑ Nikolas Brandis ↓substitution
  11. 56'
    Sergiño Dest · 5–1assist: Ruben van Bommel
  12. 67'
    David van der Werff ↑ Jacob Ondrejka ↓substitution
  13. 67'
    Brynjólfur Willumsson ↑ Elvis van der Laan ↓substitution
  14. 68'
    Ruben van Bommel ↑ Amir Bouhamdi ↓substitution
  15. 68'
    Noah Fernandez ↑ Paul Wanner ↓substitution
  16. 75'
    Mauro Júnior ↑ Filip Kostic ↓substitution
  17. 76'
    Ivan Perisic ↑ Dennis Man ↓substitution
  18. 85'
    Armando Obispo ↑ Lutsharel Geertruida ↓substitution
  19. 85'
    Tika de Jonge ↑ Travis Hernes ↓substitution

PSV left · FC Groningen right

Periods

PSV
1st half3
2nd half2
Extra time0
FC Groningen
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

24Shots7
12Shots on target4
9Corners4
10Fouls4
14Tackles14
1Yellow cards1

Match information

EredivisieCompetition
3Round
dom 23 ago · 12:30 UTCKickoff
Philips StadionVenue
36,500Capacity

Possession

Possession
62% · 38%
Duels won
55% · 45%
Pass accuracy
92% · 81%

Breakdown

Shooting
19Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box0
3Shots blocked2
9Big chances created4
5Big chances missed3
Passing
563Passes354
27Crosses6
10Accurate crosses0
31Long passes51
21Accurate long passes23
Defence
11Interceptions5
2Keeper saves7
Duels & dribbles
39Duels won32
20Dribble attempts15
10Successful dribbles6

Goalscorers

Thom van Bergen 2FC Groningen
Brynjólfur Willumsson 2FC Groningen
Nils EggensFC Groningen

Bench

PSV · bench

1OlijGK
2Geertruida6.5↑ 85'
3HernandisDF
10Wanner6.5↑ 68'
18Kostić7.0↑ 75'
19BajraktarevicFW
21MijnansMF
25SildilliaDF
27Man6.7↑ 76'
37Bouhamdi6.5↑ 68'
41NgomGK

FC Groningen · bench

5Rente6.2↑ 46'
7Hearnes6.4↑ 85'
11Ondrejka6.4↑ 67'
12Brandis6.2↑ 54'
13ŠtubljarGK
15van der Laan6.6↑ 67'
16NordinMF
19ZawadaFW
31JanseGK
42MosselaarDF
44DillemaMF
53HallMF

Managers

Peter Bosz
PSV · Manager

Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, PSV have won 4 and FC Groningen 0 — 0 ended level.

2026 · EredivisieFC Groningen vs PSV 1–2 2025 · EredivisiePSV vs FC Groningen 4–2 2025 · EredivisieFC Groningen vs PSV 1–3 2024 · EredivisiePSV vs FC Groningen 5–0 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

PSV WDWDW
FC Groningen WWLWW

Eredivisie

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Feyenoord8620277+2020
2PSV86112610+1619
3AZ Alkmaar8611188+1019
4FC Twente8521168+817
5Ajax84312210+1215
6FC Groningen84222014+614
7Fortuna Sittard84221415-114
8Go Ahead Eagles82511917+211
9Excelsior83231614+211
10SC Heerenveen8233111109
11NEC Nijmegen82331314-19
12SC Cambuur82241119-88
13FC Utrecht82241425-118
14Sparta Rotterdam81341320-76
15Telstar8134714-76
16PEC Zwolle8116621-154
17ADO Den Haag8035919-103
18Willem II8026723-162

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
2
PSV
WDWDW
 7.16 19
6
FC Groningen
WWLWW
 6.37 14
Market

No market on record.

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Around this match
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FC Groningen – Fortuna SittardFC Groningen
Form
PSVWDWDW
FC GroningenWWLWW
Match stats
62Possession38
24Shots7
12On target4
9Corners4
1Yellow cards1