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Groningen vs GO Ahead Eagles carries a Groningen edge, though the fixture has repeatedly resisted a simple hierarchy. GO Ahead Eagles won 2–1 at home on 18 January 2025 and 1–0 away on 29 September 2024, while the teams drew 1–1 on 21 December 2025. Those dated results leave a compelling question about whether Groningen can reassert control or face another close contest.
Past matches, Groningen vs GO Ahead Eagles
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes GO Ahead Eagles
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15M
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20D
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33G
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25D
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11F
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34M
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18F
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6D
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30G
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27D
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29F
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23F
Groningen Substitutes
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M
44
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F
19
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F
20
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F
11
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D
5
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G
13
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D
15
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G
30
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M
53
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D
42
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M
16
Match events
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32'⚽Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson Normal Goal (Asst: Pelle Clement)
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60'Thibo Baeten Alfons Sampsted
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64'Jacob Ondrejka David van der Werff
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67'Yassir Salah Rahmouni Evert Linthorst
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70'Marco Rente Wouter Prins
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77'Nils Eggens Pelle Clement
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78'Oskar Zawada Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
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78'Erik Flataker Hovden Julius Dirksen
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78'Oskar Siira Sivertsen Dean Ruben James
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79'Giovanni Van Zwam Mathis Suray
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82'⚽Søren Tengstedt Normal Goal (Asst: Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson)
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90' +3Yassir Salah Rahmouni Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Groningen VS GO Ahead Eagles
Groningen’s platform, Eagles’ interruptions
Groningen have the stronger historical profile, but GO Ahead Eagles have demonstrated that the gap is negotiable. Their 1–0 win at Groningen on 29 September 2024 was followed by a 2–1 home victory on 18 January 2025. The two results came in different venues, making the counterpoint more substantial than a single isolated upset and keeping home status from settling the contest by itself.
Draws keep the margins honest
The sides shared a 1–1 draw at GO Ahead Eagles on 21 December 2025, then finished 0–0 in Groningen on 11 April 2026. Together, those scorelines temper any claim of sustained separation: Groningen’s advantage remains clear in the wider profile, yet later resistance has been tangible. Future meetings will ask whether Groningen can convert that standing into a decisive result while GO Ahead Eagles continue to make low-margin games their opportunity. The contest remains meaningful precisely because both responses are documented.