Eredivisie Gameweek 2 Sun, Aug 16 2026 · 11:15 Bingoal Stadion, ‘s-Gravenhage
ADO Den Haag
1–4 Full time · HT 0–3 xG 1.01 – 3.20
Groningen
  • Y. Eduardo 55’
  • 15’ T. van Bergen
  • 30’ B. Willumsson
  • 45’ D. van der Werff
  • 81’ N. Eggens
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Groningen cruise past ADO Den Haag

Groningen entered as narrow favourites and won 4–1 through goals from van Bergen, Willumsson, Werff and Eggens. ADO Den Haag replied through a Eduardo goal. Groningen finished with the higher xG (3.20 vs 1.01).

ADO Den Haag33%
Draw25%
Groningen ✓42%

Model vs reality

ADO Den Haag goals
1
Model 1.33 · xG 1.01
Groningen goals
4
Model 1.51 · xG 3.20
Total goals
5
Model 2.84 · xG 4.21
Score 1–4
2%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
Yes
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchK. NikiémaADO Den Haag
9.7
  • RefereeJeroen Manschot
  • VenueBingoal Stadion
  • Table before kick-offADO Den Haag 15th · Groningen 9th

Timeline

  1. T. van Bergen 0–1
    15’
  2. B. Willumsson 0–2Assist E. Vaessen
    30’
  3. D. van der Werff 0–3Assist T. Land
    45’
  4. Half time · 0–3
  5. ⇄ F. de BruinFor J. Žambůrek
    46’
  6. ⇄ O. RaterinkFor M. Waem
    46’
  7. Y. Eduardo 1–3Assist F. de Bruin
    55’
  8. ⇄ L. ReischlFor Y. Eduardo
    59’
  9. ⇄ M. CsingerFor Elvis Van der Laan
    59’
  10. ⇄ E. RottierFor J. Bal
    69’
  11. ⇄ L. WilhelmFor P. Mulder
    78’
  12. ⇄ N. EggensFor B. Willumsson
    80’
  13. N. Eggens 1–4Assist T. van Bergen
    81’
  14. D. van der WerffYellow card · Foul
    83’
  15. ⇄ N. BrandisFor W. Prins
    87’
  16. ⇄ J. OndrejkaFor T. de Jonge
    87’
  17. ⇄ T. HernesFor T. Land
    87’
  18. Full time · 1–4

Team stats

ADO Den Haag10 shots · 5 in box, 5 outside
Groningen17 shots · 14 in box, 3 outside
ADO Den HaagGroningen
55% Possession 45%
1.01 Expected goals (xG) 3.20
0.37 Expected points (xPts) 2.51
10 Shots 17
4 Shots on target 14
4 Shots off target 1
2 Blocked shots 2
5 Shots inside the box 14
5 Shots outside the box 3
489 Passes 410
82% Pass accuracy 77%
5 Corners 2
10 Goalkeeper saves 3
11 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 3
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6.80 Team rating 7.20

Line-ups

ADO Den Haag 4-4-2

19.7★ K. Nikiéma(G)
185.7 S. Sylla 46.0 M. Waem ↓46’ 36.6 P. Mulder ↓78’ 155.9 M. Hokke
106.6 I. de Ruijter 256.9 J. Kilo 86.3 J. Žambůrek ↓46’ 76.9 D. van Mieghem
467.2 Y. Eduardo ↓59’ 9 J. Bal ↓69’
  • 1K. Nikiéma (G) ★9.7
  • 18S. Sylla5.7
  • 4M. Waem↓46’6.0
  • 3P. Mulder↓78’6.6
  • 15M. Hokke5.9
  • 10I. de Ruijter6.6
  • 25J. Kilo6.9
  • 8J. Žambůrek↓46’6.3
  • 7D. van Mieghem6.9
  • 46Y. Eduardo↓59’7.2
  • 9J. Bal↓69’

Substitutes used

  • 22L. Wilhelm↑78’6.9
  • 16F. de BruinA↑46’
  • 2O. Raterink↑46’6.6
  • 11E. Rottier↑69’6.3
  • 19L. Reischl↑59’6.3

Unused: N. Thiede, Sem Eekhout, S. Puljhun, M. Jiménez, A. Veselov, N. Thomas, D. van Loenen

Groningen 4-2-3-1

16.9 E. Vaessen(G) A
26.3 W. Prins ↓87’ 156.2 Elvis Van der Laan ↓59’ 36.7 T. Blokzijl 147.2 J. Schreuders
187.2 T. Land A↓87’ 87.6 T. de Jonge ↓87’
246.2 P. Clement 268.9 T. van Bergen A 178.5 D. van der Werff
97.2 B. Willumsson ↓80’
  • 1E. Vaessen (G)A6.9
  • 2W. Prins↓87’6.3
  • 15Elvis Van der Laan↓59’6.2
  • 3T. Blokzijl6.7
  • 14J. Schreuders7.2
  • 18T. LandA↓87’7.2
  • 8T. de Jonge↓87’7.6
  • 24P. Clement6.2
  • 26T. van BergenA8.9
  • 17D. van der Werff8.5
  • 9B. Willumsson↓80’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 4M. Csinger↑59’7.0
  • 12N. Brandis↑87’
  • 11J. Ondrejka↑87’
  • 7T. Hernes↑87’
  • 20N. Eggens↑80’7.5

Unused: R. Janse, L. Štubljar, J. Mosselaar, Jismerai Dillema, A. Nordin, J. Hall

Player stats

Top rated
K. NikiémaADO Den Haag9.7
2nd
T. van BergenGroningen8.9
3rd
D. van der WerffGroningen8.5

ADO Den Haag

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
K. Nikiéma G 90 0 0 10 sv 0 73% 62 0 0 0/0 0/0 9.7
S. Sylla D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 34 3 2 0/0 1/1 5.7
M. Waem D 46 0 0 1 (1) 0 97% 29 0 1 0/0 2/0 6.0
P. Mulder D 78 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 56 2 2 0/0 1/1 6.6
M. Hokke D 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 79% 58 2 0 0/0 0/1 5.9
I. de Ruijter D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 73% 22 2 0 0/2 1/2 6.6
J. Kilo M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 93% 70 3 1 0/0 1/0 6.9
J. Žambůrek M 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 21 3 1 0/0 2/0 6.3
D. van Mieghem F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 63% 35 2 1 0/0 0/3 6.9
Y. Eduardo F 59 1 0 2 (1) 0 83% 12 1 0 1/2 0/0 7.2
J. Bal F 69 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
L. Wilhelm D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 13 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
F. de Bruin M 44 0 1 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
O. Raterink M 44 0 0 0 (0) 2 84% 19 3 0 0/1 0/0 6.6
E. Rottier F 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
L. Reischl F 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 5 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3

Groningen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Vaessen G 90 0 1 3 sv 1 44% 45 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
W. Prins D 87 0 0 0 (0) 2 59% 29 0 0 1/2 3/2 6.3
Elvis Van der Laan D 59 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 19 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
T. Blokzijl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 52 1 1 0/0 2/0 6.7
J. Schreuders M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 89% 37 3 0 0/0 2/1 7.2
T. Land M 87 0 1 0 (0) 2 84% 44 1 0 3/4 0/1 7.2
T. de Jonge M 87 0 0 3 (3) 1 81% 32 2 3 3/3 0/0 7.6
P. Clement M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 81% 36 0 0 1/2 0/1 6.2
T. van Bergen F 90 1 1 5 (4) 3 78% 36 0 0 5/9 2/3 8.9
D. van der Werff M 90 1 0 3 (3) 2 75% 32 0 0 2/3 1/1 8.5
B. Willumsson F 80 1 0 2 (2) 1 44% 16 0 0 0/1 1/1 7.2
M. Csinger D 31 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.0
N. Brandis D 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
J. Ondrejka F 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 —
T. Hernes M 3 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 8 0 1 0/0 0/0 —
N. Eggens F 10 1 0 1 (1) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.